Flat Rock, Michigan

Flat Rock
(Delta County)

Fleming
(Livingston County)

Summary

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Current Weather

The city of Flat Rock is located in Wayne County.

Flat Rock is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Flat Rock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Flat Rock can be found in:

	Alabama	Mississippi
	Arizona	Newfoundland and Labrador
	Arkansas	North Carolina
	Connecticut	Ohio (historic)
	Georgia (historic ^<2>)	Pennsylvania
	Idaho	South Carolina
	Illinois	Tennessee (historic)
	Indiana	Texas
	Kentucky	Virginia

At the time of the 2000 Census, Flat Rock had a population of 8,488 people ^<3> (or 0.41% of the total population of Wayne County). The population of Flat Rock represented 0.09% of the total of Michigan, making it the state's 106th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Flat Rock had a population of 8,771 people. This is an increase of 3.33% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Flat Rock.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	8,771	+3.33%	-2.43% since 2007
2007	8,989	+5.9%	-2.14% since 2006
2006	9,186	+8.22%	-0.2% since 2005
2005	9,204	+8.44%
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2000	8,488	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Allen Park	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	26,014	11.44% decrease
Dearborn Heights	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	51,972	10.8% decrease
Dearborn	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	86,477	11.56% decrease
Garden City	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	26,743	11% decrease
Inkster	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	26,621	11.6% decrease
Lincoln Park	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	35,317	11.73% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Flat Rock.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat Rock - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flat Rock, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Flat Rock. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Flat Rock and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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