Bloomfield Hills

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Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills (Michigan)
Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills
Location in Michigan
Basic data
Foundation : 1927
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Oakland County
Coordinates : 42 ° 35 ′  N , 83 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′  N , 83 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
3,869 (as of 2010)
5,456,428 (as of 2000)
Population density : 302.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 12.9 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 12.8 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 254 m
Postcodes : 48301-48304
Area code : +1 248
FIPS : 26-09180
GNIS ID : 0621616
Website : www.bloomfieldhillsmi.net
Mayor : Michael Zambricki

Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County in the US state of Michigan . It is the richest city in the United States outside of California and Florida and has a population of 3,869. The area is 12.9 km². Detroit is approximately 14 miles away.

Bloomfield Hills is home to the Cranbrook Educational Community , which includes the Cranbrook Schools , a natural history museum and a renowned art museum.

The city became well-known in particular for the Machus Red Fox restaurant , the hangout of the controversial union leader Jimmy Hoffa , from whose parking lot he disappeared on July 30, 1975 without a trace.

Actor Robin Williams and Chad Smith , the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers , and Ann Romney , the wife of Mitt Romney , grew up in Bloomfield Hills.

Known residents