Ecorse

This highly industrialized riverfront city is located about eight miles south of Detroit. It is one of the oldest downriver communities in Wayne County even though it was incorporated in 1942.

Since the end of the Civil War, it has developed as a shipping and trade center with saw mills and steel mills.   

The city's largest industry today is Great Lake Steel Company, a division of National Steel Corporation.

The main thoroughfare is Jefferson Avenue which intersects Outer Drive and Southfield [M-39], both of which conveniently access Interstate I-75 and 94 Freeways providing linkage to the region.

The city has excellent water shipping facilities due to its location on the Detroit River which has always been an important commercial center connecting Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.

Date Created or Inc.	1942		Labor Force [2000 avg.]	4,875
Area [Square Miles]	2.74		Unemployment Rate [2000 avg.]	5.1%
Population 2000	11,229		Per Capita Income [1989]	$9,781
% Population Change [1990-2000]	-7.8%		% PCI Change 79-89	43.3%
% Aged 18 & Over [1990]	72.6%		Years of Schooling
% Aged 65 & Over [1990]	12.2%		High School Only	36%
Median Age [2000]	33.1 years		College 1-3 years	18%
# of Households[2000]	4,339		College 4+ years	3%
# of Households [1990]	4,570	Ecorse 3869 West Jefferson Ecorse, MI 48229 Ph: 313-386-3371 http://www.city-ecorse.org »
# of Persons Per Household [1990]	2.31
# of Housing Units [2000]	4,861
% Change Housing Units 90-00	-7.3%
Average Housing Sales Price [1999]	$34,796

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