Woodhaven is a suburban city in southern Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,875. It is part of a collection of 18 suburban communities known as Downriver. Woodhaven remains well known as home to the Ford Stamping Plant.
The development of what is now the city’s main retail area, centered on the intersection of Allen and West Roads, began with the 1971 opening of Kmart, two gas stations had already existed. By 1974, Long John Silver’s and Pizza Hut had opened. A strip mall anchored by Kroger, along with a Dunkin’ Donuts, had joined in by the end of the 1970s. Meijer opened in 1990, followed by Target in 1994 and Sears Hardware by the end of the 1990s. In the late 1990s, the Mobil Oil Refinery and canning site at the intersection was torn down and cleaned up. Between 1999 and 2005, it was replaced by Woodhaven Village Square, which includes Walmart, The Home Depot, Applebee’s, and PetSmart. More recently, Lowe’s, Kohl’s and LA Fitness opened on West Road in front of the Ford Stamping Plant all between 2007 and 2013, and have been joined by Buffalo Wild Wings and World of Beers. Along Allen Road, over a half-mile north of West Road, a movie theater multiplex opened in 2009, initially operated by Emagine Entertainment, though as of 2017 it is operated by AMC Theatres.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.45 square miles, of which 6.39 square miles is land and 0.06 square miles is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,875 people, 5,159 households, and 3,535 families residing in the city.