River Rouge, MI Road Trips
Plan drives from River Rouge, MI with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
Photo: Malena Talauer
Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
229.9 mi
Troy, MI
Quickest Drive
4h 47m
Troy, MI
Plan Around River Rouge, MI
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River Rouge, MI by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
7,092
Median Income
$32,568
Median Home Value
$55,900
Median Age
36.6
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
River Rouge, MI at a Glance
Founded
1899
Elevation
584 ft
Area
3 mi²
Notable People from River Rouge, MI
A sampling of people born in River Rouge, MI.
Brent Darby
1981–2011
American basketball player (1981-2011)
Chester Taylor
1979
American football player
Ken Wilburn
1944–2016
American Basketball player (1944–2016)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in River Rouge, MI.
West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge
NRHP-listed bridge in Michigan
City data from Wikidata (Q2049746), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
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