Ferndale (Michigan)
| Ferndale | |
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 Location in Michigan
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1918 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Michigan |
| County : | Oakland County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 28 ′ N , 83 ° 8 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
21,127 (status: 2009) 4,452,557 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 2,112.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 197 m |
| Postal code : | 48220 |
| Area code : | +1 248 |
| FIPS : | 26-27880 |
| GNIS ID : | 625911 |
| Website : | www.ferndale-mi.com |
| Mayor : | Dave Coulter |
Ferndale is a city in Oakland County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Michigan . In 2000 Ferndale had 22,105 people; an estimate in 2009 showed a population of 21,127.
The city is part of Metro Detroit , the metropolitan area around the city of Detroit .
Ferndale is primarily a residential town with a small industrial sector in the southeastern part of the city. The business district is at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and 9 Mile Road. There are shops, dance halls, bars and numerous restaurants.
The city is known throughout the region for its high population of sexual minorities , which is due to the city's liberal politics. In 2007, Craig Covey was elected Michigan's first openly gay mayor.
geography
Ferndale lies at 42 ° 27'38 "north latitude and 83 ° 8'5" west longitude and extends over 10.05 km², which consists exclusively of land.
The city is located approximately 20 km northwest of downtown Detroit. It borders Oak Park to the west, Royal Oak to the northwest , Madison Heights to the northeast, Hazel Park to the east, and Highland Park to the southeast .
Interstate 696 , a slip road to Interstate 96, runs east-west on the northern edge of Ferndale . Michigan Highway 1 runs through the city center in a northwest-southeast direction.
history
The Femdale area was first settled by farmers in the 1800s. With the invention of the automobile and the development of the automotive industry in nearby Detroit, Ferndale's population grew rapidly in the early 19th century.
Ferndale was first registered as a village in 1918 and received town status on March 7, 1927. It became a satellite town for Detroit's workers. The strongest growth in residential construction was between 1920 and 1951. During the early 1950s there was a streetcar line from downtown Detroit to Pontiac .
These helped the northern suburbs of Detroit grow as dormitory cities as people could take the streetcar to shop or do work in Detroit.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , 22,105 people lived in 9,872 households and 5,103 families in the city. The population density was 2,199.7 per km 2 . There were 10,243 housing units at an average density of 1,019.3 per km 2 .
The city had 9,872 households with 23.5% living in children under the age of 18. Of these, 35.8% were married couples, 11.5% had a female householder without a husband, and 48.3% were non-families. There were only individuals living in 35.2% of all households and people who were 65 years of age or older lived in 7.8%. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city, 20.4% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1% were 18 to 24 years old, 41.2% were 25 to 44 years old, 19.7% were 45 to 64 years old, and 9, 7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 women there were 99.5 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 45,629 and the median income for a family was $ 51,687. Males had a median income of $ 40,392 versus $ 30,859 for women. The per capita income for the city was $ 23,133. About 7.2% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.0% young people under the age of 18 and 9.6% in the age group 65 years or older.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau 2009 estimate for Ferndale, Michigan. Retrieved June 19, 2011
- ^ Metro Times - Affirming Ferndale. Retrieved June 19, 2011
- ↑ Craig Covey ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 19, 2011
- ↑ Google Maps: Ferndale, MI - Detroit, MI
