Southgate (Michigan)

Wayne County

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Southgate is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan with 30 136 inhabitants ( 2000). She was the last territory from the former Ecorse Township, which achieved the status of a city. Southgate is in a group of villages, the south of Detroit near the Detroit River are located and are known as Downriver.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city area is 17.8 km ², the average height is 182 m. Southgate is adjacent to the cities of Riverview (south), Wyandotte ( East), Allen Park (northwest), Taylor ( west) and Lincoln Park (north). The city is bordered to the north by the Goddard Road, from the M-85/Fort Street to the east, the Pennsylvania Road in the south and the Allen Road in the west. About ten kilometers west of Southgate is the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

In Southgate is the head office of The News - Herald, a local magazine in Downriver, which covers more than 20 communities. In the late 1950s and in the 1960s, moreover, was in this area of ​​Southgate Sentinel.

History

On the origin of the town name, there are two theories. The first assumes that Southgate forms the southern gateway to the metropolitan Detroit area. The other leads the city name on a initiative of the mayor, Thomas J. Anderson back, who chose in 1953 the name of the yet to be established city for a shopping center, and left of the name sign off on the planning committee.

Anderson was 1958, the first mayor of the city, after he had previously worked five years in the line of the former Ecorse Township. According to him, one of the urban high schools is named.

Management

In addition to the mayor, the city council of seven elected council members, a treasurer and a clerk is formed. All terms of office are for two years.

Population

At the 2000 census, the city had 30,136 inhabitants, nearly 94 % of them white, the remainder divided among African- Americans ( 2.11% ), American Indians ( 0.50% ), Asians (1.67 %) and other ethnic groups. Hispanics or Latinos represented 3.98% of the population. The per capita income was 23,219 U.S. dollars and 4.6% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Dining Capital of Downriver

In the magazine News - Herald noted the mayor of South Gate, that the city is the "food capital of Downriver " (Dining Capital of Downriver ). In the city there are numerous restaurant chains and restaurants with different national cuisines.

Education

The city has six private schools, several elementary and middle schools and high schools, and college and two universities: the Dorsey Business School ( Business College ), the Madonna University ( Downriver Campus ) and the Northwood University ( South Gate campus).

Personalities

  • Nate Kiser - Player of the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays for the
  • Eric Champ Ella - author and screenwriter ( Eddie, Mr. 3000)
  • Bedford Drive - Alternative Rock Band
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