Ypsilanti (pronounce /ˌɪpsɨˈlænti/ Ǐp'-sǐ-lǎn-tē, but often /ˌjɪpsɨˈlænti/ by outsiders) is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti.