Allen Park, Michigan

Allen Park, Michigan
City
City of Allen Park
Clockwise: Allen Park City Hall, Lions in training, Uniroyal Giant Tire
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Location within Wayne County
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Coordinates: 42°15′17″N 83°12′37″W / 42.25472°N 83.21028°W / 42.25472; -83.21028
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wayne
Incorporated	1927 (village) 1957 (city)
Government [1]
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Gail McLeod
• Clerk	Michael Mizzi
• City Council	Gary Schlack
• City Council	Nancy Knick
Area [2]
• City	7.01 sq mi (18.16 km2)
• Land	7.00 sq mi (18.12 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	28,638
• Density	4,094.07/sq mi (1,580.82/km2)
• Metro	4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48101
Area code	313
FIPS code	26-01380
GNIS feature ID	0619983[3]
Website	www.cityofallenpark.org

Allen Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 28,638.

Ford Motor Company is an integral part of the community. Many of the company's offices and facilities lie within the city limits. Since 2002, Allen Park is the practice home of the Detroit Lions football team and is also the site of the team's headquarters. The city is known for its tree-lined streets, brick houses, and the Fairlane Green Shopping Center that opened in 2006. The city was once recognized in Money Magazine's list of America's Best Small Cities.^[4] Allen Park is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.

Allen Park is home to the Uniroyal Giant Tire, the largest non-production tire scale model ever built, and one of the world's largest roadside attractions.^[5][6] Originally a Ferris wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair, the structure was moved to Allen Park in 1966.