Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 1,640 people per square mile (633/km²). There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile (257/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.66% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 2.71% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.31% Native American

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, 2.14% Asian

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander

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, 0.39% from other races

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, and 1.77% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race. 18.1% were of German, 17.1% Polish, 13.6% Italian

Italian people

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, 7.5% Irish

Irish people

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 and 5.5% English

English people

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 ancestry according to Census 2000. 87.6% spoke only English

English language

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 at home; 1.7% spoke Italian

Italian language

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, 1.4% Polish

Polish language

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, 1.2% Spanish

Spanish language

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, 1.1% Arabic

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 and 1.1% Syriac

Syriac language

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.

Two Native American tribes had over 1,000 residents in Macomb County in 2000. The Cherokee

Cherokee

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 tribe counted 1,781 county residents, while 1,038 reported membership in the Chippewa tribe. This is the tribe known as the Ojibwa.

Among Asian ethnic groups, six numbered over 1,000 people in Macomb County. The most numerous were the 5,713 Asian Indians, followed by Filipinos (4,155), Chinese (2,489), Koreans (1,853) Vietnamese (1,557), and Hmong (1,103).

There were 309,203 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,102, and the median income for a family was $62,816. Males had a median income of $48,303 versus $30,215 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $24,446. About 4.00% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.00% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.

The years 2000-2005 saw the African American population in Macomb County more than double. This growth largely resulted from an exodus of African Americans from Detroit. By 2005 Census estimates for Macomb County showed it was 5.6% African American, meaning that the growth of the African-American population in the county had been well over 100% in the last five years. The percentage of Asians had risen to 2.9%, largely fueled by the exodus of the Detroit Hmong population northward into Warren. The American Community Survey showed 1.5% of Macomb County's population reporting two or more races.

According to the 2006 American Community Survey the average family size is 3.15. The population of 25 and over is 571,463. 86.9% of that population has graduated from high school, 21% of that population has a Bachelor's degree

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 or higher. About 14.3 of that population is disabled. 12.5% of Macomb's population can speak another language at home.

As of 2010 the population of Macomb County was 83.91% Non-Hispanic white, 8.65% Black, 0.31% Native American, 2.98% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.10% Non-Hispanics of some other race, 2.10% Two or more races and 2.27% Hispanic or Latino.

History

The Ojibwa

Ojibwa

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 lived in the area centuries before European contact. The first European explorers arrived in the area during the 17th century. A Moravian colony was established in the county in the late 18th century. They included French

French people

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 fur trappers and missionaries. In addition to the original French and English

English people

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, later settlers included Germans, Belgians and others who came directly from Europe. In the 19th century the county received many American migrants from New York and New England who were attracted to the area for land and booming jobs.

Macomb County was formally organized on January 15, 1818 as the third county in the Michigan territory. At that time, it covered a much larger area than it does today. In 1819 and 1820, large portions of the county were removed to form the counties of Oakland, Lapeer

Lapeer County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 87,904 people, 30,729 households, and 23,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 134 people per square mile . There were 32,732 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile...

, Genesee

Genesee County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...

 and St. Clair

St. Clair County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....

. The county was named in honor of General Alexander Macomb, a highly decorated veteran of the War of 1812

War of 1812

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.

The county gained fame in the 1980s and '90s as a bellwether

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 of state and national politics. Macomb's large cohort of working-class, socially conservative

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 whites gave it one of the nation's most prominent concentrations of "Reagan Democrat

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s". Outsider candidates with a conservative-populist

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 bent have done well there in the past (e.g. George Wallace

George Wallace

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 in 1968 and Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan

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 in 1992).

Parks and recreation

Macomb County is home to more than 130 parks covering 12000 acres (48.6 km²) managed by the state, regional, county, and local government. There are four major public parks in the County - Freedom Hill County Park, Macomb Orchard Trail, Metro Beach Metropark, and Stony Creek Metropark

Stony Creek Metropark

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. The county also has 31 miles of shoreline and over 100 marinas.

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners

County commission

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 controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

In May 2008, Macomb County voters approved the inclusion of a County Executive

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 in a new charter to be submitted to the voters by 2010. A charter commission was elected in November 2008 for the purpose of drafting a charter for submission to Governor Granholm, which was submitted and approved and placed on the November 2009 ballot. The Charter passed with a 60.4% to 39.6% margin.

Macomb County Elected Officials

• Prosecuting Attorney
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  : Eric J. Smith (Democrat
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  )
• County Executive
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  : Mark A. Hackel (Democrat
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  )
• Sheriff
  Sheriff
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  : Anthony Wickersham (Democrat)
• County Clerk/Register of Deeds: Carmella Sabaugh
  Carmella Sabaugh
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   (Democrat)
• County Treasurer
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  : Ted B. Wahby (Democrat)
• Public Works Commissioner
  Drain commissioner
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  : Anthony V. Marrocco (Democrat)
• County Commission or Board of Commissioners: 13 members, elected from districts (7 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
• Charter Commission: 26 members, elected from same districts as county commissioners (22 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
• Circuit Court: 12 judges (non-partisan)
• Probate Court: 2 judges (non-partisan)

Actors/Actresses

• Dean Cain
  Dean Cain
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  , actor, Mount Clemens
  Mount Clemens, Michigan
  Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:...
  
  
• Dave Coulier
  Dave Coulier
  David Alan "Dave" Coulier is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist, television and voice actor, and television host. He is well-known for his role as Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House, which ran from 1987 to 1995....
  
  , actor/comedian, St. Clair Shores
  St. Clair Shores, Michigan
  St. Clair Shores is a suburban city bordering Lake St. Clair in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms a part of the Metro Detroit area, and is located approximately northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,715. The current mayor is...
  
  
• Adrienne Frantz
  Adrienne Frantz
  Adrienne Danielle Frantz is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her role as Amber Moore in The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless .-Career:First breaking into the soap opera genre in 1997 as Tiffany Thorne on Sunset Beach, Frantz left the show...
  
  , actress/singer, Mount Clemens, Michigan
  Mount Clemens, Michigan
  Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:...
  
  
• Faye Grant
  Faye Grant
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  , actress, St. Clair Shores
  St. Clair Shores, Michigan
  St. Clair Shores is a suburban city bordering Lake St. Clair in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms a part of the Metro Detroit area, and is located approximately northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,715. The current mayor is...
  
  
• Christopher Howe
  Christopher Howe
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  , actor, Shelby Township
  Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
  -Demographics:The U.S. Census Bureau has also defined Shelby Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
  
  

Athletes

• George Herbert Allen,coached in the NFL and USFL, St. Clair Shores
• David Booth, NHL player, Washington
  Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan
  Washington Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 19,080 at the 2000 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo, Ray Township, Shelby Township, and Oakland Township....
  
  
• Dave Debol
  Dave Debol
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  , NHL player, St. Clair Shores
• John DiGiorgio
  John DiGiorgio
  John DiGiorgio is a retiredAmerican football linebacker. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State.-Buffalo Bills:...
  
  , NFL Player, Macomb, Shelby Township
• Denny Felsner
  Denny Felsner
  Denny Walter Felsner is a retired American professional ice hockey winger.Denny Felsner is the brother of hockey player, Brian Felsner.-Playing career:...
  
  , NHL player, Warren
• Derian Hatcher
  Derian Hatcher
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  , NHL player, Sterling Heights
  Sterling Heights, Michigan
  Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit's core suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 129,699...
  
  
• Kevin Hatcher
  Kevin Hatcher
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  , NHL player, Sterling Heights
• Bryan Herta
  Bryan Herta
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  , race car driver, Warren
• Matt Hunwick
  Matt Hunwick
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  , NHL player, Warren
  Warren, Michigan
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• Craig Krenzel
  Craig Krenzel
  Craig Krenzel is a former college and professional American football quarterback. He is currently a radio commentator for WBNS 97.1 The FAN in Columbus, which broadcasts the Ohio State Buckeyes football games.-High school career:...
  
  , NFL player, Sterling Heights
• John Mazza
  John Mazza
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  , PBA
  Professional Bowlers Association
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   bowler, Shelby Township
  Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
  -Demographics:The U.S. Census Bureau has also defined Shelby Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
  
  
• Shirley Muldowney
  Shirley Muldowney
  Shirley Muldowney , also known professionally as "Cha Cha" Muldowney and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is a pioneer in professional auto racing. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association to drive a top fuel dragster...
  
  , race car driver, Armada
  Armada, Michigan
  Armada is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,573 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 1,657. The village is located within Armada Township....
  
  
• Steve Phillips, MLB coach, Warren
• John Smoltz
  John Smoltz
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  , MLB player, Warren
• Jim Sorgi
  Jim Sorgi
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  , NFL player, Fraser
  Fraser, Michigan
  Fraser is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,297 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Metro Detroit region.The Village of Fraser was incorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1894...
  
  
• Matt Taormina
  Matt Taormina
  Matthew Angelo Taormina is an American professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League .-Playing Career:...
  
  , NHL player, Warren
• Michele Van Gorp
  Michele Van Gorp
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  , WNBA player from Duke University
  Duke University
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  , Warren
• Doug Weight
  Doug Weight
  Douglas Daniel Weight is a retired American professional ice hockey player who is currently an Assistant Coach and Special Assistant to the General Manager for the New York Islanders. During his 19-year National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina...
  
  , NHL player, Warren
  Warren, Michigan
  Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....
  
  
• Mark Wells
  Mark Wells
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  , member of the 1980 Olympic hockey team, St. Clair Shores
• Johnny White
  Johnny White
  Johnny White , was an American racecar driver.Born in Warren, Michigan, White died in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1963 and 1964 seasons, with 11 career starts, including the 1964 Indianapolis 500...
  
  , race car driver, Warren
• Ernie Whitt
  Ernie Whitt
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  , MLB player, Roseville
• Frank Zombo
  Frank Zombo
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  , NFL player, Sterling Heights
• Kyle Cook
  Kyle Cook
  David Kyle Cook born August 29, 1975 in Frankfort, Indiana, is a member of the band Matchbox Twenty. He plays lead guitar, banjo and sings backing vocals for the band. He attended the Atlanta Music Institute. He also lived in Oviedo, Florida for a time...
  
  , NFL player, Macomb Twp.

Musicians

• Kid Rock
  Kid Rock
  Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
  
  , Romeo
  Romeo, Michigan
  Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,721 at the 2000 census. The village is situated at the southeast corner of Bruce Township, with a portion extending south into Washington Township. Armada Township is adjacent to the east and Ray Township to the...
  
  
• Mitch Ryder
  Mitch Ryder
  William S. Levise, Jr , better known by his stage name Mitch Ryder, is an American musician who has recorded over two dozen albums in more than four decades.-Career:...
  
  , Roseville
  Roseville, Michigan
  Roseville is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,299...
  
  
• Justin Jeffre, (98 Degrees
  98 Degrees
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  ), Mount Clemens
  Mount Clemens, Michigan
  Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:...
  
  
• Uncle Kracker
  Uncle Kracker
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  , Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Michigan
  Harrison Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 24,461. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 26,004.- Places :...
  
  
• Eminem
  Eminem
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
  
  , Warren
  Warren, Michigan
  Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....
  
  
• Proof
  Proof (rapper)
  DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...
  
  , Warren
• Fred 'Sonic' Smith, St. Clair Shores

Other

• Joe Cada
  Joe Cada
  Joseph "Joe" Cada is an American professional poker player from Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker ....
  
  , professional poker player, Shelby Township
  Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
  -Demographics:The U.S. Census Bureau has also defined Shelby Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
  
  
• Dick Enberg
  Dick Enberg
  Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg is an American sportscaster. He currently provides play-by-play for telecasts of San Diego Padres baseball on 4SD, following a long career calling various sports for such networks as NBC, CBS, and ESPN...
  
  , sportscaster, Armada
• Martha Griffiths
  Martha Griffiths
  Martha Wright Griffiths was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means and the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as...
  
  , Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
  Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
  The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...
  
   (1983–1991), Armada
  Armada, Michigan
  Armada is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,573 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 1,657. The village is located within Armada Township....
  
  
• Alex Groesbeck
  Alex Groesbeck
  Alexander Joseph Groesbeck was an American politician who served as Attorney General and the 30th Governor of the State of Michigan.-Early life:...
  
  , politician, Warren
  Warren, Michigan
  Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....
  
  
• Butch Hartman
  Butch Hartman
  Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV is an American animator, executive producer, animation director, storyboard artist, voice actor, occasional singer, producer, and creator of the animated series The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and T.U.F.F. Puppy.-Childhood:Hartman was born in Highland Park,...
  
  , creator of the cartoon show The Fairly OddParents
  The Fairly OddParents
  The Fairly OddParents is an American-Canadian animated television series created by Butch Hartman about the adventures of Timmy Turner, who is granted fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. The series started out as cartoon segments that ran from September 4, 1998 to March 23, 2001 on Oh Yeah!...
  
  , New Baltimore
  New Baltimore, Michigan
  New Baltimore is a city and coastal resort community in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,405 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 11,346. New Baltimore is in Metropolitan Detroit....
  
  
• Ian Hornak
  Ian Hornak
  Ian Hornak was an American draughtsman, painter and printmaker associated with the Hyperrealist and Photorealist art movements.-Biography:...
  
  , Artist, Mount Clemens
• Jerry M. Linenger
  Jerry M. Linenger
  Jerry Michael Linenger, M.D., M.S.S.M., M.P.H., Ph.D. is a former NASA astronaut, who flew on the Space Shuttle and Space Station Mir.-Background:...
  
  , NASA
  NASA
  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
  
   astronaut
  Astronaut
  An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
  
  , Eastpointe
  Eastpointe, Michigan
  Eastpointe is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 34,077. Eastpointe forms a part of the Metro Detroit area. It borders on 8 Mile Road on the northern edge of Detroit.- History :The community was first settled by Irish and German...
  
  

Cities, villages, and townships

Cities

• Center Line
  Center Line, Michigan
  Center Line is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,531 at the 2000 census. Completely surrounded by the city of Warren, it was known as Kunrod's Corner during the mid-nineteenth century.-History:...
  
  
• Eastpointe
  Eastpointe, Michigan
  Eastpointe is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 34,077. Eastpointe forms a part of the Metro Detroit area. It borders on 8 Mile Road on the northern edge of Detroit.- History :The community was first settled by Irish and German...
  
  
• Fraser
  Fraser, Michigan
  Fraser is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,297 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Metro Detroit region.The Village of Fraser was incorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1894...
  
  
• Grosse Pointe Shores
  Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
  Grosse Pointe Shores is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. With only land area, the city is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. The city, which is entirely residential, is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake Saint Clair. The city's population was 3,008 at the...
  
   (partial)
• Memphis
  Memphis, Michigan
  Memphis is a city on the line between Macomb and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Mount Clemens
  Mount Clemens, Michigan
  Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:...
  
   (county seat)
• New Baltimore
  New Baltimore, Michigan
  New Baltimore is a city and coastal resort community in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,405 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 11,346. New Baltimore is in Metropolitan Detroit....
  
  

• Richmond
  Richmond, Michigan
  Richmond is a city on the border between Macomb and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,606. Most of the city is located in Macomb County, though there is a small portion in St....
  
  
• Roseville
  Roseville, Michigan
  Roseville is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,299...
  
  
• St. Clair Shores
  St. Clair Shores, Michigan
  St. Clair Shores is a suburban city bordering Lake St. Clair in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms a part of the Metro Detroit area, and is located approximately northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,715. The current mayor is...
  
  
• Sterling Heights
  Sterling Heights, Michigan
  Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit's core suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 129,699...
  
  
• Utica
  Utica, Michigan
  Utica is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,577 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 4,924.- History :...
  
  
• Warren
  Warren, Michigan
  Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....
  
  

Villages

• Armada
  Armada, Michigan
  Armada is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,573 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 1,657. The village is located within Armada Township....
  
  
• New Haven
  New Haven, Michigan
  New Haven is a village in Lenox Township, Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,071 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,132.-Geography:...
  
  
• Romeo
  Romeo, Michigan
  Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,721 at the 2000 census. The village is situated at the southeast corner of Bruce Township, with a portion extending south into Washington Township. Armada Township is adjacent to the east and Ray Township to the...
  
  

Townships

• Armada Township
  Armada Township, Michigan
  Armada Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,246. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,451.The village of Armada is located within the township...
  
  
• Bruce Township
  Bruce Township, Macomb County, Michigan
  Bruce Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,158. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 8,757.-Geography:...
  
  
• Chesterfield Charter Township
  Chesterfield Township, Michigan
  Chesterfield Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 37,405. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 44,612. The township was organized in 1842, formed out of a portion of Macomb Township...
  
  
• Clinton Charter Township
  Clinton Charter Township, Michigan
  The Charter Township of Clinton, usually referred to as Clinton Township, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a part of Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 96,796, and is Michigan's most populous township...
  
  

• Harrison Charter Township
  Harrison Township, Michigan
  Harrison Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 24,461. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 26,004.- Places :...
  
  
• Lenox Township
  Lenox Township, Michigan
  Lenox Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,433. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 11,051...
  
  
• Macomb Township
  Macomb Township, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 50,478 people, 16,946 households, and 14,065 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,391.7 per square mile . There were 17,922 housing units at an average density of 494.1 per square mile...
  
  

• Ray Township
  Ray Township, Michigan
  Ray Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,739. Wolcott Mill Metropark, a park is located entirely within the township. The park is named for and is home to an historic grist mill built in 1847...
  
  
• Richmond Township
  Richmond Township, Macomb County, Michigan
  Richmond Township is a civil township of Macomb County, Michigan, USA. At the 2000 census, the township population was 3,416. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 3,784...
  
  
• Shelby Charter Township
  Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
  -Demographics:The U.S. Census Bureau has also defined Shelby Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
  
  
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan
  Washington Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 19,080 at the 2000 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo, Ray Township, Shelby Township, and Oakland Township....
  
  

High schools

• Anchor Bay High School
  Anchor Bay High School
  Anchor Bay High School is a four-year secondary school located in Fair Haven, Michigan , and it is part of the Anchor Bay School District. Anchor Bay graduates approximately 500 students each year, and there are over 2,000 enrolled...
  
  
• Arts Academy in the Woods
  Arts Academy in the Woods
  Arts Academy in the Woods, also known as AAW, is a charter, "magnet" high school located in Fraser, Michigan, U.S.A.. The school's educational focus is on the arts; primarily visual art, music, and performance art.-Overview:...
  
  
• Armada High School
• Centerline High School
• Chippewa Valley High School
• Clintondale High School
• Cousino High School
  Cousino High School
  Paul K. Cousino Senior High School is a secondary public school located in Warren, Michigan. It lies on Hoover Road, just south of 13 Mile Road. Part of the Warren Consolidated Schools district, it serves the north Warren area and parts of southern Sterling Heights...
  
  
• Dakota High School
• De La Salle Collegiate High School
  De La Salle Collegiate High School
  De La Salle Collegiate High School is an all-boys Catholic high school run by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Founded in 1926, the school was located on the east side of Detroit before moving to its current location in Warren, Michigan in 1982. The school is dedicated to the Catholic education...
  
  
• East Detroit High School
• Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
• Fitzgerald High School
• Fraser High School
• Henry Ford II High School
  Henry Ford II High School
  Henry Ford II High School is a public high school located in northern Sterling Heights, Michigan. It is part of Utica Community Schools and has a population of about 2,000 students. Mr. Steven M. Beyer is the current principal, a replacement from Adlai E. Stevenson High School for Mr. Robert Monroe...
  
  
• International Academy of Macomb
  International Academy of Macomb
  The International Academy of Macomb is a high school in Macomb County, Michigan located at the old Seneca Middle School in Clinton Township. The school opened in the spring of 2008 and is an International Baccalaureate school as of early 2010....
  
  
• Lake Shore High School
  Lake Shore High School
  Lake Shore High School is a high school located in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. The school, a part of Lake Shore Public Schools, serves grades 9-12. The mascot for Lake Shore is the Shorian.-History:...
  
  

• Lakeview High School
• L'Anse Creuse High School
  L'Anse Creuse High School
  L'Anse Creuse High School is a public school in Harrison Township, Michigan. It is a part of L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.-Curriculum:LCHS offers a full curriculum...
  
  
• L'Anse Creuse High School - North
• Lutheran High School North
• Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences
  Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences
  Often referred to as MA2S, the Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences in Armada, Macomb County, Michigan is a school for gifted students and forms part of the Armada Area School District. However, MA2S is not limited to students enrolled in Armada Area Schools...
  
  
• Mount Clemens High School
  Mount Clemens High School
  Mount Clemens High School was established in the 19th century. It is located in Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States. The school's nickname is the "Battling Bathers". The school colors are Red and Gray...
  
  
• New Haven High School
• Richmond High School
  Richmond High School (Richmond, Michigan)
  Richmond High School is a public high school in Richmond, Michigan. The school is a part of Richmond Community Schools. The school mascot is the blue devil. The school colors are blue and white....
  
  
• Romeo High School
  Romeo High School
  Romeo High School is located in northern Macomb County, Michigan approximately 30 miles north of the city of Detroit.Romeo provides a comprehensive 9-12 academic curriculum for students, including College Prep, Independent Study, Vocational, Technical, and Mentor programs.Advanced Placement Courses...
  
  
• Roseville High School
• Southlake High School
• Sterling Heights High School
  Sterling Heights High School
  - History :"SHHS", as it is commonly referred to as, opened in 1971. Originally, as was WCS policy at the time, it served grades 10-12, while grades 7-9 were served by the junior highs, but since 1993 it has conformed to the traditional American high school model and included 9th grade.- Major...
  
  
• Sterling Heights Parkway Christian
• Stevenson High School
  Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Sterling Heights, Michigan)
  Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a part of Utica Community Schools located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, a suburb north of Detroit. The school was named for Adlai E. Stevenson, a two-time candidate for President of the United States and former United Nations ambassador. The school is casually...
  
  
• Utica High School
• Warren Connor Creek Academy West
• Warren Mott High School
  Warren Mott High School
  Warren Mott High School is a Blue Ribbon school located in Warren, Michigan.Warren Mott High School is located on 12 Mile Road in between Ryan Road and Dequindre Road, and is one of three high schools in the Warren Consolidated School System...
  
  
• Warren Lincoln High School
• Warren Woods Tower High School
  Warren Woods Tower High School
  Warren Woods Tower High School, commonly referred to as Tower, is a public high school in Warren, Michigan which educates students in grades 9–12. It is a part of the Warren Woods Public Schools school district. As of 2008, Mike Mackenzie is the school principal. Its athletic teams are known...
  
  

Air

• Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET)
  Coleman A. Young International Airport
  Coleman A. Young International Airport , also known as Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport, is a public use airport located five nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Detroit, in Wayne County, Michigan, United States...
  
   (Detroit) - General aviation only
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport covering in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan's busiest airport....
  
   (Romulus
  Romulus, Michigan
  Romulus is a suburban city of Metro Detroit, located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census, an increase from 22,979 in 2000. Romulus is home to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and a General Motors plant that opened in 1976...
  
  ) - Major commercial airport, hub for Delta Airlines and Spirit Airlines
  Spirit Airlines
  Spirit Airlines is a United States ultra low-cost carrier operating scheduled flights throughout the Americas. The airline is headquartered in Miramar, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. Spirit currently maintains a base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
  
  
• Oakland County International Airport (PTK)
  Oakland County International Airport
  Oakland County International Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The airport is five nautical miles west of the central business district of Pontiac....
  
   Waterford Township
  Waterford Township, Michigan
  Waterford Charter Township is a charter township in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 71,707.-History:...
  
  ) - Charter passenger facility
• St. Clair County International Airport
  St. Clair County International Airport
  St. Clair County International Airport is a public airport owned by the government of St. Clair County, Michigan, USA. It is located in Kimball Township, five miles southwest of the central business district of Port Huron.-Facilities:...
  
   (near Port Huron, Michigan
  Port Huron, Michigan
  Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...
  
  ) - A minor international airport on the U.S. and Canadian Border.
• Selfridge Air National Guard Base
  Selfridge Field
  Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens.-Units and organizations:...
  
   (Mount Clemens
  Mount Clemens, Michigan
  Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:...
  
  ) - Military airbase

Major highways

	(Ford Freeway) runs east-west through Detroit and serves Ann Arbor to the west (where it continues to Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... ) and Port Huron to the northeast. The stretch of the current I-94 freeway from Ypsilanti to Detroit was one of the first American limited-access freeways. Henry Ford built it to link his factories at Willow Run Willow Run The Willow Run manufacturing plant, located between Ypsilanti and Belleville, Michigan, was constructed during World War II by Ford Motor Company for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator military aircraft....  and Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan -Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...  during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... . It was called the Willow Run Expressway.
	(Walter Reuther Walter Reuther Walter Philip Reuther was an American labor union leader, who made the United Automobile Workers a major force not only in the auto industry but also in the Democratic Party in the mid 20th century...  Freeway) runs east-west from the junction of I-96 and I-275 to I-94, providing a route through the northern suburbs of Detroit.
	M-3 M-3 (Michigan highway) M-3 is a north–south state highway in the US state of Michigan in the Detroit metropolitan area. For most of its length, M-3 is known as Gratiot Avenue...  Gratiot Avenue (M-3) M-3 (Michigan highway) M-3 is a north–south state highway in the US state of Michigan in the Detroit metropolitan area. For most of its length, M-3 is known as Gratiot Avenue...  is a major road that runs from Marysville to downtown Detroit. The portion of the road between 23 Mile Road and New Haven Road is not numbered. Between New Haven Road and Main St.in the city of Richmond the road is part of M-19. Between Richmond and Marysville the road is not numbered.
	M-19 M-19 (Michigan highway) M-19 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. It begins northeast of Detroit at a junction with I-94 and runs northward to a junction with M-142 just east of Bad Axe in the thumb.-Route description:...  Starts in New Haven goes up Gratiot to Richmond. The route leaves Gratiot and goes northwest through Richmond and then north through Memphis. Then it goes north through St. Clair and Sanilac Counties and ends at M-142 between Bad Axe and Harbor Beach in Huron County.
	M-29 M-29 (Michigan highway) M-29 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs in a south–north direction from Chesterfield Township to Marysville. It generally runs along the shore of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River....  Begins as part of 23 Mile Road,east of I-94 and ends in Marysville.
	M-53 M-53 (Michigan highway) M-53 is a gateway route to The Thumb region of the US state of Michigan, carrying vacationers to the many cottages and resorts located on Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron in the vicinity of Caseville and Port Austin. This highway is also used to transport agricultural and manufactured products from the...  (Christopher Columbus Freeway from Sterling Heights Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit's core suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 129,699...  to Washington), more commonly known as the Van Dyke Expressway or Van Dyke Freeway. Continues as Van Dyke Road or Van Dyke Avenue north to Port Austin and south through Warren Warren, Michigan Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....  to Gratiot Avenue in Detroit.
	M-59 M-59 (Michigan highway) M-59 is an east–west state trunkline highway that crosses the northern part of Metropolitan Detroit in the US state of Michigan. It runs between Howell at Interstate 96 and I-94 on the Chesterfield Township – Harrison Township line near the Selfridge Air National Guard Base...   (Veterans Memorial Freeway from Utica Utica, Michigan Utica is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,577 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 4,924.- History :...  to Pontiac), continues east as Hall Road to Clinton Township Clinton Charter Township, Michigan The Charter Township of Clinton, usually referred to as Clinton Township, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a part of Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 96,796, and is Michigan's most populous township...  and west as various surface roads to I-96 near Howell Howell, Michigan Howell is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 9,489. It is the county seat of Livingston County and is located mostly within Howell Township, but is politically independent from Howell Township...
	M-97 M-97 (Michigan highway) M-97 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs from Detroit to north of Mt. Clemens following Groesbeck Highway. The highway starts south of 7 Mile Road and runs northeasterly through Macomb County suburbs to Hall Road, which takes the place of 20 Mile Road in the Mile...  Begins in Detroit at Gratiot (M-3) and ends at Hall Road (M-59).
	M-102 M-102 (Michigan highway) M-102 is a state trunkline in the US state of Michigan, running along the northern boundary of Detroit. It is known as 8 Mile Road for most of its length. As part of the land surveying of the state, the road follows the Michigan Baseline, and it is called Base Line Road in places. M-102 is the...  8 Mile Road, known by many due to the film 8 Mile 8 Mile (film) 8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, and Kim Basinger.... , forms the dividing line between Detroit on the south and the suburbs of Macomb and Oakland counties on the north. It is also known as Baseline Road outside of Detroit, because it coincides with the baseline Baseline (surveying) In the United States Public Land Survey System, a baseline is the principal east-west line that divides survey townships between north and south. The baseline meets its corresponding meridian at the point of origin, or initial point, for the land survey...  used in surveying Michigan; that baseline is also the boundary for a number of Michigan counties as well as the boundary for Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...  and Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is... . Designated as M-102 M-102 (Michigan highway) M-102 is a state trunkline in the US state of Michigan, running along the northern boundary of Detroit. It is known as 8 Mile Road for most of its length. As part of the land surveying of the state, the road follows the Michigan Baseline, and it is called Base Line Road in places. M-102 is the...  for much of its length in Wayne County.

Other Major Roads

• Jefferson Avenue
  Jefferson Avenue (Detroit)
  Jefferson Avenue is a scenic road along the eastern part of the Detroit metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan. It travels alongside Lake Erie, the Detroit River, and Lake Saint Clair. This road also provides access to many recreational facilities in the area...
  
   is a scenic highway that runs parallel to the shore of the Detroit River
  Detroit River
  The Detroit River is a strait in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which translates literally as "River of the Strait". The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The river...
  
   and Lake St. Clair
  Lake Saint Clair (North America)
  Lake St. Clair is a fresh-water lake named after Clare of Assisi that lies between the Province of Ontario and the State of Michigan, and its midline also forms the boundary between Canada and the United States of America. Lake St. Clair includes the Anchor Bay along the Metro Detroit coastline...
  
  . It is also the principal thoroughfare for the Grosse Pointe
  Grosse Pointe
  Grosse Pointe refers to a coastal area in Metro Detroit, Michigan, United States that comprises five adjacent individual communities. From southwest to northeast, they are:*Grosse Pointe Park, city*Grosse Pointe, city*Grosse Pointe Farms, city...
  
  s, where it is called Lake Shore Drive. Another important dividing line between Detroit and the city of Grosse Pointe Park
  Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
  Grosse Pointe Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,555 at the 2010 census. Bordering on Detroit with frontage on southern Lake Saint Clair, it is the westernmost of the noted Grosse Pointe suburbs, with the oldest overall housing stock of the five cities...
  
   is Alter Road
  Alter Road
  Alter Road is a north-south thoroughfare of approximately four miles length in southeastern Michigan's Wayne County.-Basic History:Although Alter Road itself is completely within the Detroit city limits, nevertheless it is a symbolic dividing line between the overwhelmingly African-American City of...
  
  , where portions of some intersecting streets have been reconfigured or walled-off in order to thwart vehicular and pedestrian movement from Detroit into Grosse Pointe Park.

• "Mile" roads: Surface street navigation in Metro Detroit is commonly anchored by "mile roads," major east-west surface streets that are spaced at one-mile intervals and increment as one travels north and away from the city center. Mile roads sometimes have two names, the numeric name (ex. 15 Mile Road) used in Macomb County and a local name (ex. Maple Road) used in Oakland County mostly.

External links

• Macomb County - Official Website
• Office of Carmella Sabaugh (County Clerk/Register of Deeds)
• Macomb County Library
• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Macomb County
• Macomb County Voice
• Macomb County Fallen Heroes Memorial (EMS, Fire fighter and Police)