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Westland, Michigan

Westland is in Wayne County, with approximately 85,000 residents.

Well-Known Places in Westland

Westland Shopping Center, Tattan Park, Mike Modano Ice Arena.

Westland Business Districts

• Wayne Road Corridor
• Ford Road Shopping District
• Warren Road Industrial Area
• Norwayne

Major Employers in Westland

Henry Ford Health, Westland Shopping Center, Wayne-Westland Schools.

About Westland, Michigan

Westland is a Metro Detroit suburb in western Wayne County, Michigan, that famously took its name from a shopping mall. Carved out of the former Nankin Township in 1966, it is a largely residential, blue-collar community that is now one of Michigan's ten most populous cities. Its most storied site is Eloise, a sprawling former poorhouse and psychiatric complex on Michigan Avenue.

History of Westland

• The area was home to a Potawatomi village and served as hunting territory for Algonquian tribes before white settlement began around 1824.
• Organized as part of Bucklin Township in 1827, the land was set off as Lima in 1829 and renamed Nankin Township, after the Chinese city of Nanking, to avoid a duplicate Michigan post office name.
• By 1960 Nankin Township had about 70,000 residents, making it the largest township in the state.

Landmarks and Places in Westland

• Westland Shopping Center, the 1965 mall that gave the city its name.

The Westland Economy

• Primarily a bedroom/commuter community, with residents working across Detroit, Dearborn, and Ann Arbor.
• Leading local sectors are manufacturing, healthcare and social assistance, and retail trade.

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