YPSILANTI

city, Washtenaw County, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It lies along the Huron River just east of Ann Arbor. Originally called Woodruff's Grove, it grew up around a French trading post (180919) and was renamed in 1833 for Demetrios Ypsilanti, a Greek patriot whose monument stands in the city. While retaining its role as a farm-trading centre, Ypsilanti has become industrially important with a wide range of manufactures. Immediately east are the Willow Run Airport (serving the Detroit metropolitan area) and the huge Willow Run auto plants. Ypsilanti is the site of Eastern Michigan University (1849) and Cleary College (1883). Inc. village, 1832; city, 1858. Pop. (1990) 24,846.