Detroit, Michigan

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 370.2 km² (142.9 mi²). 359.4 km² (138.8 mi²) of it is land and 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.92% water.

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United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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Sitting atop a large salt mine http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=17&category=business, Detroit is located on the north bank of the Detroit River, between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, in southeastern Michigan. It lies north of Windsor, Ontario—Detroiters sometimes quip that Canada is "our neighbor to the south." Detroit features two public border crossings, the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, with a railroad tunnel also connecting the two countries.

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Salt - Detroit River - Lake Erie - Lake St. Clair - Michigan - Windsor, Ontario - Ambassador Bridge - Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

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Detroit completely encircles the cities of Hamtramck and Highland Park. It forms most of the northeast corner of Wayne County, but the extreme corner is occupied by Harper Woods and the four cities and one village that make up Grosse Pointe. Detroit itself is divided into the East Side and West Side, with Woodward Avenue being the dividing line between the two.

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Hamtramck - Highland Park - Harper Woods - Grosse Pointe - East Side - West Side - Woodward Avenue

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The two large bodies of water are near the city are Lake St. Clair (northernmost) and Lake Erie. The city is crisscrossed by three systems of roads: the oldest French roads running perpendicular to the river, radial roads from a Washington, D.C.-inspired system and true north-south roads from the Northwest Ordinance township system.

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Lake Erie - Northwest Ordinance

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Some of the current and historic neighborhoods in Detroit include: Black Bottom, Bricktown Brightmoor, Brush Park, Corktown, Chaldean Town, Cultural Center, Delray, East English Village, Eastern Market, Five Points, Greektown, Indian Village, Mexicantown, Midtown, New Center, Old Redford, Palmer Woods, Poletown, Riverdale, Rosedale Park, Springwells, Warrendale, and Rivertown

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Black Bottom - Bricktown - Brightmoor - Brush Park - Corktown - Chaldean Town - Cultural Center - Delray - East English Village - Eastern Market - Five Points - Greektown - Indian Village - Mexicantown - Midtown - New Center - Old Redford - Palmer Woods - Poletown - Riverdale - Rosedale Park - Springwells - Warrendale - Rivertown

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