Ecorse, Michigan
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Ecorse (/iːkɒrs/ EE-korrss) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,512 at the 2010 census.[4]
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Ecorse, Michigan | |
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City of Ecorse | |
Coordinates: 42°15′02″N 83°08′54″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
Incorporated | 1903 (village) 1942 (city) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Lamar Tidwell |
• Clerk | Dana Hughes |
Area | |
• City | 3.71 sq mi (9.62 km2) |
• Land | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 9,305 |
• Density | 3,279.87/sq mi (1,266.35/km2) |
• Metro | 4,285,832 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48218 (River Rouge) 48229 |
Area code | 313 |
FIPS code | 26-24740[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0625337[3] |
Website | www |
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Ecorse is part of the Downriver community within Metro Detroit. The city shares a northwestern border with the city of Detroit and also borders the cities of Lincoln Park to the west, River Rouge to the north, and Wyandotte to the south. The city shares its name with the Ecorse River, which forms its southern border with Wyandotte.[5] The Detroit River forms the city's eastern border as part of the Canada–United States border with LaSalle, Ontario.