Delray, Detroit
| Delray | |
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| Neighborhood of Detroit | |
Delray looking south along West Jefferson
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| Coordinates: 42°17′45″N 83°07′00″W / 42.29583°N 83.11667°WCoordinates: 42°17′45″N 83°07′00″W / 42.29583°N 83.11667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| City | Detroit |
| Platted | 1836 |
| Incorporated | 1897 |
| Annexed by Detroit | 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.938 sq mi (7.61 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,783 |
| • Density | 947.2/sq mi (365.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48209 |
| Area code(s) | 313 |
Delray is a neighborhood and former incorporated village, located on the southwest side of Detroit, Michigan. It is isolated from other areas of Detroit by industrial warehouses and Interstate 75 (I-75). As a neighborhood, Delray has no legally defined boundaries, but its area usually extends south to the River Rouge, east to the Detroit River, west to M-85 (Fort Street) and I-75, and north to Dragoon Street at Fort Wayne or sometimes further north to Clark Street.
In 1930, Delray had approximately 23,000 residents. As of the 2010 Census, the two tracts that cover the area had a population of 2,783, a 33% decrease in population from the 2000 Census. Residents have relocated over the years due to the increased industrialization of the neighborhood. Much of Delray consists of riverfront industries, interspersed with residential properties, mostly single-family and duplex houses. Due to this high level of disrepair, in 2007, the Detroit Metro Times described Delray as "the closest thing to a ghost town within a city."
Delray is located at the southern edge of the city limit of Detroit, although it is not the city's southernmost territory. The neighborhoods of Boynton and Oakwood Heights occupy the southernmost strip of Detroit along Outer Drive and Fort Street extending down to the city of Lincoln Park. With no official boundaries, Delray is considered mostly conterminous with two Census Bureau tracts that cover 2.938 square miles (7.61 km2). Major thoroughfares through Delray, which typically represent the neighborhood's boundaries, include Fort Street, I-75 (Fisher Freeway), and West Jefferson Avenue. Delray is relatively isolated from the rest of the city.
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