Southgate, Michigan Southgate, Michigan Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan Southgate is a middle-class suburb in central Wayne County, Michigan.

Southgate was established as a town/city in October 1958, which was one of the last remaining portions of the now-defunct Ecorse Township, Michigan.

Historically a non-urban area of Ecorse Township, the areas inside present-day Southgate were originally platted with street grids beginning in the 1920s - though most developments did not start until just after World War II.

There are two accounts of the city's name: Southgate is described in small-town guides as being the "South Gate" or entrance to the Metro Detroit area.

Eureka Road in the Old Homestead region of Southgate Anderson, also stated in 1956 that the name originated from the newly assembled Southgate Shopping Center at the southeast corner of Eureka & Trenton roads.

"The name Southgate was chosen because of the shopping center then under consideration, and the board agreed that it was an appropriate name.

Anderson had previously suggested the town/city be titled Southgate due to its locale south of Detroit.

Southgate Anderson High School was titled after him in 1982. Southgate Tower is the city's tallest building.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.86 square miles (17.77 km2), of which 6.85 square miles (17.74 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Southgate borders the metros/cities of Riverview (south), Wyandotte (east), Allen Park (northwest), Taylor (west), and Lincoln Park (north), as well as Brownstown Township (southwest).

M-85, Fort Street, is a half-mile road that forms most of the boundary between Wyandotte and Southgate.

At Leroy Street, Fort Street veers southwest for a half-mile through a retail precinct before turning due south again as a mile road.

Eureka Road - a primary east-west mile road most of the city's shopping areas are along it.

Goddard Road - a minor east-west mile road that forms the boundary between Southgate and Allen Park.

Northline Road - a primary east-west mile road, positioned between Goddard and Eureka Roads.

Trenton Road - a minor north-south road that runs through the east end of the city, connecting Dix-Toledo Highway at Northline Road to Fort Street at Pennsylvania Road.

Quarry Road - a minor north-south half-mile road that chapters off of Fort Street and shortly runs along the border with Wyandotte before entering Riverview at Pennsylvania Road.

Allen Road and Pennsylvania Road form Southgate's and southern borders, in the order given.

Brest Street - an east-west half-mile road (residential street), positioned between Northline and Goddard roads Superior Street - an east-west half-mile road (residential street) between Eureka and Northline roads Leroy Street - an east-west half-mile road (residential street) between Eureka and Pennsylvania roads Burns Street - a north-south mile road (residential street) between Fordline and Fort Street Fordline Avenue - a north-south half-mile road (residential street) between Mc - Cann and Burns streets Mc - Cann Avenue - a north-south mile road (residential street) between Reeck Road and Fordline Reeck Road - a north-south half-mile road (mostly residentiary street) between Mc - Cann Street and Allen Road The Conrail Shared Assets Lincoln Secondary runs through the northwest corner of Southgate and is notable for the large undertaking crossing (one of the biggest in the world) through the intersection of Northline and Allen Roads, and also has a crossing at Reeck Road.

Three Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation bus routes pass through the town/city of Southgate, providing service seven days a week.

There were 13,062 homeholds of which 27.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

Southgate is also served by county-wide newspapers Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, as well as by Detroit's radio and tv outlets.

Southgate is the home of the Southgate Fun & Fitness Centre YMCA at Interstate 75 and Northline Road.

The Southgate Shopping Center, which opened in 1957, is positioned at Eureka and Trenton Roads.

CVS Pharmacy, Planet Fitness and Downriver Gymnastics serve as anchors, as does the MJR Southgate Digital Cinema 20, which has served Southgate and the encircling area since opening on November 6, 1998.

In addition, Southgate is home to many other retailers, which include a Meijer supercenter, a Walmart supercenter, Lowe's, Kroger, Downriver's only Sam's Club, Dunham's Sports, Big Lots, Toys "R" Us and TJMaxx, among others.

In a 2007 News-Herald article, then Mayor Norma Wurmlinger stated that the town/city is the Dining Capital of Downriver. It is home to a several chain restaurants, including three Mc - Donald's outlets (the locale at Eureka and Richmond Street was the second Mc - Donald's in Michigan when it opened in the early 1960s, the first being a locale in Lansing), two KFC outlets, two Taco Bell outlets, two Arby's outlets, multiple Subway outlets (including locations inside the Meijer and Walmart stores), four Tim Hortons outlets (including a multibrand locale with Cold Stone Creamery), two Little Caesars outlets and a Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins multibrand location, among others.

The first Sonic Drive-In locale in the state of Michigan, which opened on May 21, 2008, is positioned inside Southgate on Fort Street in front of the Meijer store.

Jeff Jones- Detroit Tigers pitching coach-attended Southgate Anderson High School Southgate Community School District operates enhance schools.

Southgate Anderson High School Dorsey Schools (Southgate Campus) "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Southgate city, Michigan".

Southgate, Michigan website.

"'Southgate' Name Favored in Poll." "Southgate Becomes New City." City of Southgate official website Southgate Schools Southgate, Michigan