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Macomb County, Michigan

US county information
NameMacomb County
StateMichigan
SeatMt. Clemens
Largest cityWarren
US Area
Total Area570 sq mi (1476.3 km2)
Land Area480 sq mi (1243.2 km2)
Water Area89 sq mi (230.5 km2)
Population788149 (2000)
Density633/km2 (1639.5/sq mi)
FoundedJanuary 15, 1818

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Macomb County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2000 census recorded its population to be 788,149. In 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 831,427. The county seat is Mt. Clemens. Macomb County is part of the Detroit metropolitan area; the city of Detroit is located south of 8 Mile Road, the county's southern border. Macomb County contains 28 cities, townships and villages, including three of the top ten most populous municipalities in Michigan as of the 2009 census estimate: Warren (#3), Sterling Heights (#4) and Clinton Township (#8). The communities range from mature, inner-ring suburbs like the cities of Warren and Roseville to newer, wealthier locales such as Sterling Heights, Macomb Township, Shelby Township, Clinton Township and Washington Township. The county is named for Alexander Macomb, Jr., an early U.S. Army commander.

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Macomb County Michigan Short Sale Help: The 5 Steps You Must Follow For a ... - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--As one of -Macomb- Counties -MI- leading Short Sale experts. Rick Giese wrote this article to Help ensure that homeowners were and are being given sound advice ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:35:17 GMT+00:00
Taylor sentenced to life in prison in Landry slaying - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--“Don't let them glorify you as a hero,” she told a jail-jumper clad Taylor, who stood just feet away from her in a -Macomb County- Circuit courtroom. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:36:15 GMT+00:00
Computers strong in weather forecasts - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--"(The forecast) was a big help because right now there is no traffic," Bob Mykytiak of the -Macomb County- Roads Department said Wednesday morning. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:06:08 GMT+00:00
Drew Sharp: Michigan State's rep will save them from NIT misery - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press---MACOMB COUNTY- Bruce Township 15920 Thirty-four Mile Rd., $265000 23714 Hollweg St. The best part about an indoor water park? The feeling of summer in the ... - Date : Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:33:03 GMT+00:00
Macomb County Michigan Short Sale Help: Seven Ways You Benefit From a Short Sale - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 27, 2011 - -Macomb County MI- - A home owner thinking of a short sale recently asked us why they should short sale versus just ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:01:26 GMT+00:00
Detroit NAIAS news 2011-01-25 - Motorsport.com Tweet this news
Motorsport.com---...- Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and -Macomb County- Executive Mark Hackel. You can see it as a "-Michigan- Matters" special airing 11 am on Saturday, ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:54:29 GMT+00:00
Macomb County Michigan Short Sales: US Bankruptcies Reach a 5 Year High! - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 22, 2011 - -Macomb County MI- - According to data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, US bankruptcies have reached a 5 ... - Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:07:25 GMT+00:00
Forecast: Macomb jobs outlook improving - Crain's Detroit Business Tweet this news
Crain's Detroit Business---Macomb County- is adding jobs and its jobless rate will fall this year to its lowest level since autumn 2008 � but not without major erosion ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:09:49 GMT+00:00
Macomb County retains favorable bond rating - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Mount Clemens� -Macomb County- has retained its AAA bond rating from Standard & Poor's, county executive Mark Hackel said today. "The S&P rating came out ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:38:18 GMT+00:00
Victims Of Ponzi Scheme Hope Others Come Forward - WNEM Saginaw Tweet this news
WNEM Saginaw--Epstein is currently serving a one year sentence in -Macomb County- for borrowing from customers and writing bad checks. He's also facing federal charges.--- - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:47:04 GMT+00:00

Major highways :
(Ford Freeway) runs east-west through Detroit and serves Ann Arbor to the west (where it continues to Chicago) 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 and Dearborn during World War II. It was called the Willow Run Expressway.
(Walter Reuther Freeway) runs east-west from the junction of I-96 and I-275, providing a route through the northern suburbs of Detroit.
M-3 Gratiot Avenue (M-3) is a major road that runs from Port Huron to downtown Detroit.
M-19
M-29
M-53 (Christopher Columbus Freeway from Sterling Heights 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 to Gratiot Avenue in Detroit.
M-59 (Veterans Memorial Freeway from Utica to Pontiac), continues east as Hall Road to Clinton Township and west as various surface roads to I-96 near Howell
M-97
M-102 8 Mile Road, known by many due to the film 8 Mile, 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 used in surveying Michigan; that baseline is also the boundary for a number of Michigan counties as well as the boundary for Illinois and Wisconsin. Designated as M-102 for much of its length in Wayne County.

Municipalities and communities of Macomb County, Michigan

County seat: seatname=Mt. Clemens, Michigan
CitiesCenter Line * Eastpointe * Grosse Pointe Shores � * Fraser * Memphis � * Mount Clemens * New Baltimore * Richmond � * Roseville * St. Clair Shores * Sterling Heights * Utica * Warren
VillagesArmada * New Haven * Romeo
Charter
townships
Chesterfield * Clinton * Harrison * Shelby
Civil
townships
Armada * Bruce * Lenox * Macomb * Ray * Richmond * Washington
Unincorporated
community
Lakeside
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Metro Detroit

TopicsArchitecture * Culture * Detroit River * Economy * Freeways * History * Historic places * International Riverfront * Lake St. Clair * Media * Music * Parks and beaches * People * Skyscrapers * Sports * Theatre * Tourism * Transportation
Central cityDetroit
Suburbs
over 80,000
Canton Township * Clinton Township * Dearborn * Livonia * Sterling Heights * Troy * Warren * Westland
Suburbs
50,000 to 80,000
Dearborn Heights * Farmington Hills * Grosse Pointe * Macomb Township * Novi * Pontiac * Redford Township * Rochester Hills * Royal Oak * Saint Clair Shores * Shelby Township * Southfield * Taylor * Waterford Township * West Bloomfield Township
Satellite citiesAnn Arbor * Brighton * Flint * Howell * Lapeer * Monroe * Port Huron * Windsor, Ontario
Counties in MSALapeer * Livingston * Macomb * Oakland * St. Clair * Wayne
Counties in CSAGenesee * Monroe * Washtenaw
RegionSoutheast Michigan
Outlying regionsCentral Michigan * Flint/Tri-Cities * Northwest Ohio * Southwestern Ontario



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