Woodhaven, Michigan

About Woodhaven

Set in the southeastern part of Michigan, Woodhaven is a close-knit town counting 12,575 people who proudly call it home.

Woodhaven holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.39 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,968 residents per square mile.

📰 Woodhaven News Today

• Woodhaven High School (Brownstown, MI) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Catherine Elizabeth Ashlin The Martenson Family of Funeral Homes · Aug 3
• Woodhaven Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Dennis Raymond Slusarz, Jr. Legacy obituary · Aug 3
• Stephen Michael Marcuz Obituary (1965 - 2026) - Woodhaven, MI - MLive.com MLive.com · Jun 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Woodhaven Unique

• The only place in America named Woodhaven — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 12,575.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Woodhaven

• Applebee's — american
• IHOP — breakfast
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Sabor Mexican & Mediterranean
• Shish Garden — arab
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Baldo's Italian Restaurant — italian
• Bearclaw Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Big Boy — burger
• Biggby Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Woodhaven

• Cora Park reviews ★
• Brownstown Prairie State Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Capital Park reviews ★
• Civic Center Park reviews ★
• Frazier Park reviews ★
• Heritage 1 Park reviews ★
• Heritage IV Park reviews ★
• King Road Ballfields reviews ★
• Lower Constitution Park reviews ★
• Prairie Creek Park reviews ★
• Sibley Prairie Nature Preserve - West Prairie reviews ★
• Thorn Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Woodhaven

• Bates Elementary School
• Erving Elementary School
• Frank E Weiss Elem School
• Gudith Elementary School
• Patrick Henry Middle School
• Special Education Building
• Yake Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Woodhaven

🏘️ Nearby Communities