The Wyandotte Police Department, like that of its fellow Downriver community Woodhaven, has a Police Explorers post for youths ages 14-21 that have an interest in law enforcement.

The cruise takes place in June and is widely publicized by the Downriver community.

Today, Grosse Ile is considered a Downriver community as part of Metro Detroit, although the island is markedly different from the surrounding communities.

Jennifer is a native of Allen Park, MI, a Downriver community in Metro Detroit.

The ferry is the primary crossing for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) trucks between Windsor and La Salle in Ontario, and Detroit and the Downriver communities in Michigan.

Morrison is a native of Lincoln Park, Michigan, a Downriver community situated south of Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is located in the Downriver community of Romulus.

Through the late 1880s Trenton, like several Downriver communities, was known for its extensive shipyards.

Socially speaking, the Downriver communities collectively have a distinct cultural identity within suburban Detroit although some individual Downriver communities share many similarities with towns in the western, northern and eastern suburbs of Detroit.

The composition of the workforce in Downriver communities is diverse as residents work in white-collar and blue-collar occupations.