History
Wayne County was one of a original counties formed whenever a Northwest Territory was organized. It was known as for the Western general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed a entire vicinity of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, when well as little sections that come currently a portion of northern Ohio, Indiana & Illinois. By proclamation of the Territorial Secretary & Acting Governor, Winthrop Sargent, on August 15, 1796, a boundaries of Wayne County were declared to start at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River then west to Fort Wayne, then to the southernmost point of Lake Michigan and along the american shore northward to the territorial boundary around Lake Superior and then along the territorial boundary across Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, and Lake Erie back to the starting point.

In January 14, 1803, the Governor of Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison, issued a similar proclamation defining the boundaries when beginning at the point in which an east & west line pass through the southmost extreme of Flow of any stream Michigan would intersect a n & to the south line, passing through the westmost extreme of the flow of any stream, so to the north to the territorial boundary, so along aforesaid mete to a point in which an east & west line passing through the southerly extreme of Flow of any stream Michigan would intersect the equivalent, so along this endure mentioned line to the place of beginning. This boundary would include Chicago, Illinois and a sizable strip of Wisconsin along Lake Michigan.

These boundaries would become adjusted when Indiana and Illinois became states and when more counties were formed in Michigan Territory.

Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,741 km² (672 mi²). 1,591 klick² (614 mi²) of these are l& and 150 kilometre² (58 mi²) of these are h2o. A aggregate vicinity is Octet.64% a body of water (area of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair).

Wayne County borders in Oakland County and Macomb County to the north, Washtenaw County to the west, and Monroe County to the south.

A eastern (& another time southern) boundary occurs as a stream boundary in the Detroit Flow of any stream & Flow of any stream St. Clair using Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Self-propelled traffic crosses this boundary at a Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge. Due to the vary inside counsel of the flow of any stream, this part of Ontario actually lies to the south of Wayne County. Due to a counsel ambiguity, the southern communities of the county come normally known as "Downriver". Adjacent counties
Washtenaw County (west) Monroe County (south) Macomb County (northeast) Oakland County (northwest) Essex County, Ontario (east)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 2,061,162 people, 768,440 households, and 511,781 families residing in the county. A population density is 1,296/km² (3,356/mi²). There are 826,145 housing units at an typical density of 519/km² (1,345/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 51.70% White, 42.16% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. Tierce.75% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 768,440 home away from which 32.80% own tykes under a age of Xviii accept the children, Xl.70% come married couples living together, 20.60% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & 33.40% come non-families. Xxviii.30% of completely menage come mass produced higher of people & Decade.00% develop mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Ii.64 & a typical personal size is Iii.Twenty-six.

In a county the people is spread retired by having Twenty-eight.00% under a age of Xviii, Octad.70% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxx.30% from either 25 to 44, Twenty.90% from either 45 to 64, & Twelve.10% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each C females there are 92.Twenty males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & complete, there are 88.Tenner males.

the median income for a house in the county is $40,776, & the median income for a personal is $48,805. Males have a median income of $42,392 versus $29,027 for females. A per capita income for the county is $20,058. Xvi.40% of the people & Twelve.70% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Xxiii.00% of people under a age of 18 & 11.30% of people 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Cities, villages, and townships

Villages
Grosse Pointe Shores (most, by owning a remainder around Macomb County)