Detroit is in England.
Detroit ( [ dᵻˈtrɔɪt ] ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan , the largest city on the United States -- Canada border , and the seat of Wayne County . The metropolitan area , known as Metro Detroit , is home to 4.3 million people , making it the second-largest in the Midwest . The Midwestern United States , also referred to as the American Midwest or simply the Midwest , is one of the four geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau , occupying the northern central part of the United States of America .