CITY HALL:
3131 Biddle Ave.
734.324.4500
ORIGIN OF NAME:
In honor of the Wyandot Native Americans
AREA:
5.54 Square Miles
POPULATION:
28,006
(2000 Census)
MAJOR EMPLOYERS:
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital,
&
BASF
NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS:
12,419
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME:
$49,400
MEDIAN AGE:
34.2
ALTITUDE:
580' above sea level
CLIMATE:
Annual Temperature 48.5 degrees F.;
Average rainfall 38.85 inches
HOSPITAL:
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, is a 344-bed teaching hospital,
with the largest medical staff Downriver with over 600 primary
care specialty physicians. The hospital offers general medicine;
surgical, pediatric and obstetrical services; cardiac diagnostic.
treatment and rehabilitation services; ambulatory surgery;
ancillary testing; inpatient and outpatient physical medicine and
rehabilitation care; mental health services; and a 24-hour
emergency department with pediatric specialty care.
Built in 1926;
Recently added a
new $40M wing.
CHURCHES:
(QUICK-LINK)
(28) serving 11 denominations
NEWSPAPERS:
1 weekly - Heritage Newspaper
"The News Herald"
COMMUNITY THEATRE:
(QUICK-LINK)
1 - Wyandotte Theatre
FINANCIAL DATA:
4 Banks and 4 Credit Unions with a total resources of over $300
billion
RAILROADS:
(2) Grand Trunk Western & (2) Conrail
PUBLIC DOCKING FACILITIES:
Cruise Ship Docking Available
@ Bishop Park
INDUSTRY:
67 manufacturing establishments, with principal
products as follows: chemicals, gaskets, paint, malleable pipe
fittings, cooperage, auto parts, screw machine products and paper
products.
UTILITIES:
Wyandotte Municipal Services,
3005 Biddle Ave.
734.324.7190
Community owned and operated electrical, water, cable television services,
high speed internet access, & high temperature hot water provider.
Electric plant produces 65,500 kilowatts per day.
City has 3,168 street lights.
Largest municipally owned cable TV
system in the Michigan with 69 channels, 70 miles of distribution
and 10,000 subscribers.
Capacity of water works - 16 Million gallons per day; 107 miles of
mains.
COMMUNICATION TOWERS:
Wyandotte has (2) public commercial utility towers located at:
Space has been provided on both
towers for up to twelve (12) 2-way Antennas to be placed on a
rotating platform at one hundred eighty-five (185) feet, as well
as up to five (5) cellular carries at various heights with panel
antennas.
BACON
MEMORIAL DISTRICT LIBRARY:
Janet Cashin, Director
jcashin@baconlibrary.org
45 Vinewood
734.283-7158
Hours:
Mon - Thurs. 10am to 9pm,
Fri - Sat. 10am to 5pm,
Books, Videos, Sd's, Community Programming, Internet Access
Website:
www.BaconLibrary.org |
Wyandot Sculpture @ BASF Waterfront Park
New Plaza @ Biddle, Elm & First
United First Methodist Church @ Biddle and Oak
Wyandotte Municipal Satellite tower & Dishes
Wyandotte Municipal Water Tower
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