Plymouth, Michigan
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Plymouth City. It lies in ZIP code area 48170. It stands on South Branch Tonquish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wayne quadrangle. 9,370 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
On record in Plymouth
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Henry W. Baker Houselisted 1982
Charles G. Curtiss Sr. Houselisted 1993
Starkweather Schoollisted 2016- United States Post Office Plymouth Stationlisted 2024
- Carlton D. Wall Houselisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresPlymouth grew from 9,132 to 9,370 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,132 | |
| 2020 | 9,370 | +238 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Plymouth quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1912 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Plymouth between 2010 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FD 0002021 - 2019 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0005396 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0007106 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0006927 - 2019 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0004628 - 2018 |
| 19 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0006169 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTHVILLE FD 0021362 - 2018 |
| 15 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FD 0001614 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Plymouth: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Washed S & G, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mijal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plymouth in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Plymouth | 1 killed, 2 hurt | The tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Schoolcraft Rd and Eckles Rd and traveled northeast into Mason Rd, just north of I-96. The tornado continued into the intersection of Nola Rd and Lyndon Rd, uprooting large trees, snapping off large tree limbs, and producing some damage to residential housing. The tornado then traveled across Newburgh Rd into Levan Rd near the 5-mile intersection, close to the intersection of Ellen Dr. and 5-mile, where mainly tree damage was found. The tornado continued to travel northeast into Farmington and 6-mile, uprooting trees around this location. The tornado continued through Rotary Park where large trees and tree limbs were sheared off, and then moved into Beverly Park, where the damage was mainly sporadic downed tree limbs. The tornado lifted just southwest of 7 mile and Middlebelt Rd. Maximum wind speeds with this tornado were estimated to be up to 95 mph. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $3,250,000 | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Plymouth | $250,000 | At 918 PM Saturday September 13th a tornado occurred in parts of Plymouth and Livonia in Wayne County. The Tornado path length was 2.6 miles and began just west of Starkweather Street near the railroad tracks in Plymouth and tracked eastward across the intersection of Interstates 96 and 275 and ended in Livonia at the intersection of Newburgh and Richfield Roads near Ladywood High School. The maximum path width of the tornado was roughly 200 yards in Plymouth and was 100 yards or less in most other locations along its path. Most of the damage along the path was to trees and was rated mostly at the EF0 level (less than 86 MPH). However, a short stretch of significant roof damage occurred in Plymouth to two apartment buildings in Lake Pointe Village and Brougham Manor. This damage was rated at the EF2 level, or roughly winds to 120 mph. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $135,000 | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Large tree uprooted, but likely with shallow roots. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Wet mirco-burst winds downed trees in Plymouth. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Measured wind gust via MDOT mesonet. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Multiple trees uprooted with shingles blown off roofs. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Multiple trees were reported down, along with large tree limbs. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A large tree was reported blown down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Several large tree limbs were reported down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Numerous trees and tree limb reported down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A trained weather spotter reported small trees blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Spotters reported that several large tree branches were blown down in thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View Acres | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Northville | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Canton | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Westland | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Stark | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Cherry Hill | 5.7 miles | 24 | |
| Livonia | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Sheldon | 6.7 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Plymouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1640912 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635148. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












