Detroit

Summary

Detroit is a city in the United States^[1]. Detroit ranks in the top 0.085% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,926 views/month, #8 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Detroit is located in Wayne County^[3].
• Detroit is in the country of United States^[4].
• Detroit is on the body of water Detroit River^[5].
• Detroit is on the body of water River Rouge^[6].
• Detroit's head of government is recorded as Mike Duggan^[7].
• Detroit is on the continent of North America^[8].
• Detroit's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Detroit's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Detroit's instance of is recorded as border city^[11].
• Detroit's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Detroit's shares border with is recorded as Windsor^[13].
• Detroit's shares border with is recorded as Dearborn^[14].
• Detroit's founder is recorded as Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac^[15].
• Detroit River is named after Detroit^[16].
• Detroit's headquarters location is recorded as Detroit^[17].
• Detroit's flag is recorded as flag of Detroit^[18].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[19].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toyota^[20].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin^[21].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucharest^[22].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chongqing^[23].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Emirate of Dubai^[24].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kitwe^[25].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nassau^[26].
• Detroit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Basra^[27].

Body

Founding

Detroit's founder is recorded as Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac^[15].

Operations

Detroit's headquarters location is recorded as Detroit^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Detroit include Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30]; Metro Detroit^[31], a metropolitan area^[32], in United States^[33]; Detroit-style pizza^[34], a type of pizza^[35]; fordite^[36]; USS Detroit^[37], a littoral combat ship^[38]; Detroit^[39], a city of Oregon^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1952^[42]; and Detroit street circuit^[43], a street circuit^[44], in United States^[45].

Why It Matters

Detroit ranks in the top 0.085% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,926 views/month, #8 of 9,394).^[2] Detroit has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Detroit is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Detroit include Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30]; Metro Detroit^[31], a metropolitan area^[32], in United States^[33]; Detroit-style pizza^[34], a type of pizza^[35]; fordite^[36]; USS Detroit^[37], a littoral combat ship^[38]; and Detroit^[39], a city of Oregon^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1952^[42].