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 | |
Nickname(s): Ypsi, The Free Zone | |
Motto: "Pride. Diversity. Heritage." | |
![]() Location within Washtenaw County | |
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 | Official website |
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 part of the Ann Arbor metropolitan area, the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor combined statistical area and the Great Lakes megalopolis. The city is also the home of Eastern Michigan University.
Ypsilanti is known mostly for being the home of Eastern Michigan University since the university's founding in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, 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 bombers during World War II. Ford Motor Company is also known for damming the Huron River to generate hydroelectric power and create Ypsilanti's Ford Lake. It is also the location of the first Domino's Pizza restaurant.
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