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River Rouge, Michigan

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The city of River Rouge is located in Wayne County.

River Rouge is 170 feet [51.82 m] above sea level.<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of River Rouge, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, River Rouge had a population of 9,917 people<2> (or 0.48% of the total population of Wayne County). The population of River Rouge represented 0.1% of the total of Michigan, making it the state's 94th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, River Rouge had a population of 8,449 people. This is a decrease of 14.8% 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 River Rouge.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
20088,449-14.8%-2.93% since 2007
20078,704-12.23%-2.71% since 2006
20068,946-9.79%-2.06% since 2005
20059,134-7.9% 
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20009,917The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Detroit   N7 mi [11.27 km]912,0624.12% decrease
 Farmington Hills   NW19 mi [30.58 km]78,5224.37% decrease
 Livonia   NW15 mi [24.14 km]91,2209.27% decrease
 Royal Oak   N16 mi [25.75 km]57,1104.91% decrease
 Saint Clair Shores   NE19 mi [30.58 km]60,3644.33% decrease
 Southfield   NW15 mi [24.14 km]75,3923.71% decrease
 
 
<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

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




Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) River Rouge. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around River Rouge:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on River Rouge? Please visit the Map Page for River Rouge.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Rouge - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for River Rouge.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between River Rouge and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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