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| Coordinates: 42°35'01?N 83°14'44?W? / ?42.58361°N 83.24556°WCoordinates: 42°35'01?N 83°14'44?W? / ?42.58361°N 83.24556°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Michigan | ||
| County | Oakland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| - Type | Commission-Manager | ||
| - Mayor | Dave Kellett, Sr. | ||
| - City Manager | Jay Cravens | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2) | ||
| - Land | 4.9 sq mi (12.8 km2) | ||
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 3,940 | ||
| - Density | 795.9/sq mi (307.3/km2) | ||
| - Metro | 5,456,428 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP codes | 48301-48304 | ||
| Area code(s) | 248 | ||
| FIPS code | 26-09180[2] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0621616[3] | ||
| Website | http://www.bloomfieldhillsmi.net | ||
Bloomfield Hills is an affluent city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, 20.2 miles (32.5 km) northwest of downtown Detroit.[4] As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,940.[5] Bloomfield Hills consistently ranks as one of the top five wealthiest cities in the United States with population between 2,500 to 9,999 — it currently is listed at the number four position and in 1990 it was ranked number two[6], and has the highest income of any city outside of California or Florida. The median income for a family is over $200,000. In 2000, it was estimated that 49% of residences in Bloomfield Hills have a value of over $1,000,000.[5]
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,940 people, 1,520 households, and 1,167 families residing in the city. The population density was 796.4 per square mile (307.3/km²). There were 1,628 housing units at an average density of 329.1/sq mi (127.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.69% White, 1.65% Black, 0.10% Native American, 6.57% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.
There were 1,520 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 13.8% from 25 to 44, 39.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $170,790, and the median income for a family was over $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $52,273 for females. The per capita income for the city was $104,920. About 1.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 and over.
On June 28, 1820, Oakland County was divided into two townships: Pontiac Township, Michigan and Bloomfield Township, the latter covering the southern part of the county that would include West Bloomfield Township, Royal Oak and Southfield. What is now Bloomfield Hills was a farming area until the turn of the 20th Century when wealthy Detroit residents bought up the land. The settlement became a village in 1927 and in 1932, residents voted to become a city to avoid being incorporated into growing Birmingham.
The origin of the name "Bloomfield" is uncertain. Bloomfield Hills' former names were "Bagley's Corners," after early settler Amasa Bagley, and "Circle City."
Bloomfield Hills is home to the Cranbrook Academy of Art, one of the nation's leading graduate schools of architecture, art and design. It was founded by the Booths in 1932. By 1984, the New York Times would say that "the effect of Cranbrook and its graduates and faculty on the physical environment of this country has been profound ... Cranbrook, surely more than any other institution, has a right to think of itself as synonymous with contemporary American design."
The city is served by the Bloomfield Hills School District, a public school district. The district operates the International Academy, a tuition-free, public consortium high school which offers the IB Diploma Program and is consistently rated by Newsweek magazine among the top ten public high schools in the United States.
There are now four elementary schools in the district: Lone Pine Elementary, Way Elementary, Conant Elementary, and Eastover Elementary. Pine Lake, and Hickory Grove were consolidated into the remaining 4 schools for the 2009-2010 school year. There are three middle schools in the district: Bloomfield Hills Middle School, West Hills Middle School and East Hills Middle School.
The district runs two main high schools, Andover High School whose mascot is the Baron, and Lahser High School whose mascot is the Knight. The district also offers a Model High School which is run out of what used to be Hickory Grove, and the Bowers Academy, an alternative high school which is located at the Charles L. Bowers Farm. In 2010, the Bloomfield Hills School Board began discussing more strenuously a move to merge Andover and Lahser High schools and build a super-high school that would reside on Andover's grounds. Much debate has surrounded the school board's thoughts on the project, and many local residents have asserted at school board meetings and in local news affiliates that the proposed consolidation is fiscally irresponsible and under-researched. The plan includes provisions for Lahser's athletic facilities to be be kept for use by the new high school. [7][8][9]
The Wing Lake Developmental Center, located in Bloomfield Township, is operated by the school district for special education.
Bloomfield Hills is also home many acclaimed private schools. These include the nonsectarian Cranbrook Schools, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, as well as The Roeper School, and St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School. The neighboring community of Bloomfield Township has two single-sex Catholic schools: Brother Rice High School for boys and Marian High School for girls.
Baptist - Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church
Presbyterian - Kirk in the Hills
Episcopal: Christ Church Cranbrook, consecrated in 1928 as part of George Booth's plan for the Cranbrook Educational Community, is affiliated with the Episcopal Church USA and located on Cranbrook Road.[10]
Congregational: The Congregational Church of Birmingham[11] is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The church, which was founded in the neighboring city of Birmingham, was built at its present location (a secluded 9-acre parcel of land) in 1966.[12] It is located at 1000 Cranbrook Road (at Woodward Ave) in Bloomfield Hills.
Roman Catholic: St. Hugo of the Hills a is Roman Catholic parish whose chapel was funded by Theodore F. MacManus and his wife in memory of their deceased children, Hugo and Hubert. St. Hugo of the Hills was built from 1931-1936, with approval from Bishop Michael J. Gallagher and was designed by Artur Des Rossiers.Current priest is Monsenior Anthony Toco.[13]
Mormon: The Detroit Michigan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in Bloomfield Hills. It is the only LDS Temple in Michigan. It is on a piece of property that also includes the Bloomfield Hills Stake Center of the Church, one of only eight stake centers in Michigan.[14] The Bloomfield Hills Stake Center was dedicated on Apr. 26, 1959 with the dedication done by David O. McKay and the service conducted by George W. Romney who was president of the Detroit Stake, which at that time included all of the tri-county area as well as part of Ontario and Toledo, Ohio.[15]
Unitarian: The Birmingham Unitarian Church[16] is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association.[17] It is located on Woodward Avenue, north of Lone Pine Road, in Bloomfield Hills.[18]
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