Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti, Michigan
City
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
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Ypsi, The Free Zone
Motto:  "Pride. Diversity. Heritage."
Location within Washtenaw County
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Coordinates: 42°14′34″N 83°37′06″W / 42.24278°N 83.61833°W / 42.24278; -83.61833
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 [1]
• 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.