Metro Detroit Wayne County Charter township
Plymouth Charter Township
The green ring around Plymouth, where Team USA's teenage hockey stars play
- People (2025 estimate)
- 27,130
- Land area
- 15.9 sq mi · 41.3 km²
- From downtown
- 23.2 miles · 37 km · west
Nothing on our calendar here this week yet.
01 / Why it matters
Why Plymouth Charter Township matters
Plymouth Township wraps around the city of Plymouth but runs itself, with its own police and fire departments. It used to be much bigger: its southern part became Canton in 1834, and in 1898 Northville Township broke away too, supposedly because folks up there felt the township only paid attention to Plymouth village.
Today it's quiet neighborhoods, a golf course and office parks, with I-275, I-96 and M-14 all meeting here. For hockey fans the big draw is USA Hockey Arena: built in 1996, bought by USA Hockey in 2015, it's home to the National Team Development Program, and it hosted the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Hines Park runs through here along the Middle Rouge, and the I-275 Metro Trail stays inside the park to get bikes around the freeway interchange. The former St. John's Provincial Seminary trained priests from 1949 to 1988 and reopened as a hotel in 2006.
02 / Known for
What Plymouth Charter Township is known for
USA Hockey Arena, home of the National Team Development Program
Host of the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship
Former home of the Plymouth Whalers junior hockey team (1996 to 2015)
The former St. John's Provincial Seminary of the Archdiocese of Detroit (1949 to 1988)
03 / What’s on
What’s on in Plymouth Charter Township
Nothing on our calendar in Plymouth Charter Township right now. Try the neighbors:
04 / What to do
If you’re in Plymouth Charter Township
USA Hockey Arena
A two-rink arena where USA Hockey's National Team Development Program plays its home games: up-close hockey with future NHL stars.
Official site ↗Hilltop Golf Course
The township's 18-hole course on Powell Road, with pines and rolling hills.
Official site ↗Hines Park
The county park ribbon passes through the township too; a good place to start a bike ride east along Hines Drive.
Official site ↗
05 / History
Plymouth Charter Township through the years
- 1834
Canton Township is created from the township's southern part.
- 1898
Northville Township splits off.
- 1949
St. John's Provincial Seminary opens.
- 1996
Compuware Sports Arena, today's USA Hockey Arena, goes up in six months.
- 2015
USA Hockey buys the arena and moves its National Team Development Program here.
- 2017
In April, the arena hosts the IIHF Women's World Championship.
06 / Born here
3 people in our lexicon were born here
Sources
Population and area are Census Bureau figures (Plymouth charter township).
- 2020 Census, Michigan (PL 94-171)
- Census Bureau population estimates: cities and towns
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Hockey_Arena
- usahockeyntdp.com
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Township,_Michigan
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Provincial_Seminary
- usahockeyarena.com
- plymouthtownshipmi.gov/government/departments/parks_and_recreation/hilltop_golf_course.php
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_N._Hines_Park
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton,_Michigan
- cantonmi.gov/211/History-of-Canton
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northville_Township,_Michigan
- plymouthtownshipmi.gov
Change since 2020, per the Census Bureau estimate: −2.9 percent.
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