Trenton

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Trenton

Total population

18,125

Median home value

$210,600

27.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$82,212

Trenton$82k

National$74k

Founded

1855

Elevation182 m

Land area19.44 km²

Weather66°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates42.14°, -83.19°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Trenton is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Trenton is located roughly 18 miles (29.0 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,544.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Trenton, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Kevin Nash

American professional wrestler (born 1959)

Robert Sabuda

American illustrator

Lee Majors

American actor (born 1939)

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Mark Waters

American film director

Sandy Adams

American politician

Andy Greene

American ice hockey player

Dann Florek

American actor

Page Kennedy

American actor

L

Larry DePalma

American ice hockey player

T

Thomas Max Tipton

American actor (1926-2007)

Jilleanne Rookard

American speed skater

Thomas McGuane

American novelist (born 1939)

Mike Cervenak

American baseball player

Anthony Bass

American former professional baseball player

Bob Guiney

American television personality, singer, football player, and insurance carrier

Charles-Joseph Coursol

former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1871 - 1873)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Woodhaven
  2.2 mi away
• Wyandotte
  5.2 mi away · pop. 25,058
• Rockwood
  5.4 mi away · pop. 3,161
• Taylor
  7 mi away · pop. 62,081
• Lincoln Park
  7.2 mi away · pop. 39,257
• Allen Park
  8.3 mi away · pop. 27,925
• Melvindale
  9.6 mi away · pop. 12,554
• River Rouge
  9.9 mi away · pop. 7,008
• Dearborn
  12 mi away · pop. 106,383
• Inkster
  12.5 mi away · pop. 25,428
• Wayne
  13.8 mi away · pop. 17,310
• Stony Point
  13.9 mi away · pop. 1,825

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Trenton

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Golovinomyces asperifoliorum

Golovinomyces asperifoliorum

Seen 2026-10-12

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-10-12

Pale Green Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus

Seen 2026-10-12

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Seen 2026-10-12

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Seen 2026-10-12

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-10-12

Small Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Seen 2026-10-12

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Seen 2026-10-12

Furrow Orbweaver

Larinioides cornutus

Seen 2026-10-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).