Welcome to Our City of Lincoln Park Michigan!

We are a residential community and suburb of the city of Detroit. This area was laid out in 1906, incorporated as a village in 1921 and 1925 it became incorporated as a city.

Lincoln Park is approximately 5.93 sq. miles and is intersected by I-75, Fort Street,  and Southfield Rd. I-94.  We are bordered by the Cities of Allen Park, Southgate, Wyandotte, Melvindale, and Ecorse. The Detroit River is are about 1 mile and we are about 15 minutes  to downtown Detroit.

For many years residents of Lincoln Park were often referred to as "Lincoln Parkers". There was once a newspaper for Lincoln Park that had this name of Lincoln Parker as well.

The City of Lincoln Park is a (weak) Mayor/Council Form of Government. To view more details about our local government and specific information about our City Services, refer to our City Departments section here.

The City of Lincoln Park employs approximately 150 full-time employees and more than 100 part-time employees during different seasons.  The number of full-time and part-time employees are subject to change.

Business Expo
The Lincoln Park Community hosts an annual Lincoln Park Business Expo to introduce new and existing business to the City of Lincoln Park and surrounding communities.

Lincoln Park Days
The Lincoln Park Days event is one that our entire community looks forward to. There are many events & attractions and a great chance to meet your neighbors and people that volunteer for many of our groups.