Ypsilanti, Michigan | |
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Images from top to bottom, left to right: Ypsilanti Performance Space, Depot Town, Eastern Michigan University's Starkweather Hall, Ypsilanti District Library, and Depot Town Merchants Row | |
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| Nickname(s): Ypsi, The Free Zone | |
| Motto: "Pride. Diversity. Heritage." | |
 Location within Washtenaw County | |
  Ypsilanti Location within the State of Michigan  Ypsilanti Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′34″N 83°37′06″W / 42.24278°N 83.61833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Washtenaw |
| Settled | 1823 |
| Incorporated | 1832 (village) 1858 (city) |
| Named for | Demetrios Ypsilantis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Nicole Brown |
| • Mayor pro-tem | Steve Wilcoxen |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.47 sq mi (11.58 km2) |
| • Land | 4.29 sq mi (11.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,648 |
| • Density | 4,809.69/sq mi (1,857.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48197, 48198 |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-89140[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1616910[3] |
| Website | cityofypsilanti |
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Ypsilanti (/ˌɪpsəˈlænti/ IP-sə-LAN-tee[4]), commonly shortened to Ypsi (/ˈɪpsiː/ IP-see), is a college town and city located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, and east by Ypsilanti Township. Ypsilanti is a part of the Ann Arbor metropolitan area, the Huron River Valley, the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor combined statistical area, and the Great Lakes megalopolis. The city is also the home of Eastern Michigan University (EMU).
Ypsilanti is known mostly for being the home of Eastern Michigan University (formerly the Michigan State Normal College) since the university's founding as Michigan's first normal school (teachers' college) in 1849, its location on the historic Detroit-Chicago Road (now US Highway 12), its historic Depot Town commercial district, and for its distinctive Ypsilanti Water Tower constructed in 1890. The city is closely associated with Ford Motor Company's Willow Run Bomber Plant which manufactured over 8,000 Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers during World War II. Ford Motor Company is also known for damming the Huron River to generate hydroelectric power which created Ypsilanti's Ford Lake. Ypsilanti is conveniently located on the intersection of US Highway 23 (North-South) and Interstate 94 (East-West), and is a short 15 to 20 minute drive to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). The city is located 8 miles east of Ann Arbor and is 35 miles west of Downtown Detroit. It is also home to the first Domino's Pizza location, located near EMU's McKenny Student Union in South Campus.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ypsilanti, Michigan
- ^ "LARA - Pronunciation Guide - 'You Say it How in Michigan?' for Michigan Names and Places". www.michigan.gov. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.