Wixom, Michigan | |
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City of Wixom | |
Coordinates: 42°31′29″N 83°32′11″W / 42.52472°N 83.53639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Oakland |
Settled | 1831 |
Platted | 1871 |
Incorporated | 1957 (village) 1958 (city) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Patrick Beagle |
• Manager | Steven Brown |
Area | |
• City | 9.36 sq mi (24.23 km2) |
• Land | 9.14 sq mi (23.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 17,193 |
• Density | 1,881.48/sq mi (726.47/km2) |
• Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48393 |
Area code | 248 |
FIPS code | 26-88140[2] |
GNIS ID | 1616671[3] |
Website | Official website |
Wixom (/ˈwɪksəm/ WIK-səm) is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern suburb of Detroit, Wixom is located roughly 30 miles (48.3 km) from downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 17,193.[4]
The city was home to the now-demolished Wixom Assembly Plant, which operated from 1957–2007.[5] The city is also home to several production and manufacturing businesses, including Trijicon, Discraft, NGK, Rockwell Medical and Majic Window.