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West Bloomfield Township
West Bloomfield Township, officially the Charter Township of West Bloomfield, is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, within the Detroit metropolitan area. It is one of the most expensive places to live in Oakland County. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 65,888. Communities *Westacres is an unincorporated community in the township at Keith and Commerce Roads ( Elevation: 925 ft./282 m.). Geography West Bloomfield is sometimes referred to by its residents as the "lake township of Oakland County", due to it being heavily dotted with small and medium-sized lakes. Cass Lake, the largest lake in the county, is in part of West Bloomfield, and Pine Lake, which has a private country club on its shore, is only a few miles away from Cass and lies completely within West Bloomfield. In addition, directly west of Pine Lake is Orchard Lake, which also has a private country club on its shore. Orchard Lake is surrounded by the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter Township
A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediate between those of a Administrative divisions of Michigan#City, city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a Administrative divisions of Michigan#Villages, village. Unless it is a home-rule village, a village is subject to the authority of any township in which it is located. History Following World War II, suburbanization increased the population in many formerly outlying communities. In 1947, the state legislature created a special charter township status, which grants additional powers and streamlined administration in order to provide greater protection for townships against annexation of land by cities and villages. As of November 2014, there were 118 charter townships in Michigan (Alpena Township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchard Lake (Michigan)
Orchard Lake is a 795-acre lake located in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lake is within the city of Orchard Lake Village. It has a maximum depth. Orchard Lake is the second-largest lake and third-deepest lake in Oakland County. The lake has a 35-acre island in the middle of it, Apple Island. The island was frequently inhabited by local Native Americans before the coming of Western settlers, who later planted an apple orchard on the island, giving rise to the current name of the lake. Apple Island is now abandoned and has been designated a protected wildlife sanctuary. Once a year the island is circumnavigated by runners of Team CG across the lake’s frozen surface. Another island, Cedar Island, is near the lake's western shore. The campus of the old Michigan Military Academy is on the northeast shore of the lake. The campus is now home to SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary and St. Mary's Preparatory. See also *List of lakes in Oakland County, Michigan Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham City School District
Birmingham Public Schools (BPS), formally the Birmingham City School District, is the public school district for Birmingham, Michigan. Beyond Birmingham, the district provides public school services for Southfield Township, Michigan, which encompasses the villages of Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, and Franklin; and parts of these municipalities: Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Southfield (city), Troy and West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. The current superintendent is Dr. Embekka Roberson. History In 1834, the first "district" school in Birmingham opened. This school was housed in John Hamilton's old log house at Hamilton Road and Old Woodward Ave. Rev. Lemuel M. Partridge served as the teacher. In 1855, the brick "Old Red Schoolhouse" was built at Maple and Southfield roads and served as a school until 1869. The Allen House, part of the Birmingham Historical Museum, now stands where the school was. A new school was in 1869 and became the site of Birmingham's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmington Public Schools (Michigan)
Farmington Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in Farmington, Michigan, in southern Oakland County in Greater Detroit. As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district serves 8,995 students. It provides services for students in Farmington, Farmington Hills, and a portion of West Bloomfield. The district has a total staff of 1,380, making it the second largest employer in the Farmington-Farmington Hills area. History In 2008, as part of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy "Show Michigan the Money" project, the district began publicly posting its check registers on the internet. Robert Herrera became superintendent in May 2019. In December 2020 he announced he would resign effective January 22, 2021. Shelby Tankersley of Hometownlife.com (printed by ''Detroit Free Press'') wrote that "early every board member lamented the loss of Herrera's leadership, saying he has been a strong superintendent in his short time in the role." Schools High schools * Farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford School District
Waterford School District is a school district headquartered in Waterford Township, Michigan. History Waterford Township lays claim to the first public school in Oakland County. That school was established in 1821 on the shores of Silver Lake with seven students. That number grew to thirteen when its first permanent home, a log schoolhouse, was dedicated the next year. Ira Donelson, for whom Donelson Hills Elementary is named, was elected as the township's first Supervisor of Education in 1835, the year Waterford Township was organized. As the township grew, more schoolhouses were built, including Drayton Plains in 1865, Four Towns in 1866 and Waterford Center in 1869 While one-room schoolhouses were the norm during the rural 19th century, multiroom school buildings became the norm as Waterford transitioned into a suburban community. The first was the Waterford School, built in 1910 and expanded in 1927 and later to be renamed Waterford Village Elementary (which was closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bloomfield School District
West Bloomfield School District is located in the township of West Bloomfield, Michigan. It was formed in 1949 and covers approximately sixteen square miles. It serves portions of West Bloomfield, all of Keego Harbor, about 99% of Orchard Lake Village and about 10% of Sylvan Lake.District Overview " West Bloomfield School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2013. History Settled in the early days of the 19th century, the district was originally a farming community. Late in the 19th and early in the 20th century, it became a popular lake resort area, accessible from De ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bloomfield High School
West Bloomfield High School is a public secondary school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The school is the only public high school in the West Bloomfield School District. The School Enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year is about 1900. West Bloomfield High School was previously located in the Abbott Middle School building, which opened on January 31, 1955 with an enrollment of 406. From fall 1968 through spring 1971, the school was temporarily located at the site of the current Orchard Lake Middle School. The current building was built in 1971. West Bloomfield High School has begun to offer the Advanced Placement International Diploma to the classes of 2011 and beyond. In addition, it established additional Advanced Placement courses starting the 2010-2011 school year. The school has been recognized by Newsweek magazine as being in the top 6% of U.S. public high schools. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Lake, Michigan
Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,720 at the 2010 census. As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Sylvan Lake is about northwest of the city of Detroit. The city also shares a northeastern border with the city of Pontiac. With a land area of , Sylvan Lake is the fourth-smallest city by land area in the state after Clarkston, Petersburg, and Keego Harbor. Sylvan Lake borders Keego Harbor on the west. The city uses the tag line "the prettiest little city in the State of Michigan" Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (37.8%) is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,720 people, 809 households, and 474 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 864 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% White, 2.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keego Harbor, Michigan
Keego Harbor is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,970 at the 2010 census. With a land area of , Keego Harbor is the third-smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan after the cities of Petersburg and Clarkston. History The first non-native settlers to the area arrived between 1825 and 1830. Cass Lake drew many wealthy residents to purchase land along the lake for vacationing. In 1890, a railway line was built through Keego Harbor to connect to Detroit and Pontiac, making the area much more accessible. At the turn of the century, a prominent Pontiac lawyer, Joseph E. Sawyer, purchased and platted land just to the southwest along Orchard Lake. He built a canal to connect the smaller Dollar Lake to Cass Lake and declared the area to be a harbor on the eastern edge of Cass Lake. He named the area Keego, which was an Ojibwe word meaning "fish" from the poem ''The Song of Hiawatha''. The community was originally part of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford Township, Michigan
Waterford Township is a charter township in the geographic center of Oakland County, Michigan, United States. In 2020, the population of Waterford Township was 70,565. Communities Waterford Township has five unincorporated communities: * Clintonville () is located on Walton Boulevard between Clintonville Road and Sashabaw Road. * Drayton Plains () is located at Dixie Highway on the west end of Loon Lake. * Elizabeth Lake () is an historic resort community located on Elizabeth Lake. * Four Towns () is located at Lochaven Road and Cooley Lake Road. * Waterford Village () is an historic village located at Dixie Highway and Andersonville Road. History Lewis Cass, the third governor of Michigan Territory, established the boundaries of Oakland County in 1819. Waterford Township was organized in 1834. In 1818, Oliver Williams selected land in Oakland CountySeeley (1912), p. 484-85. which he purchased for two dollars an acre. Archibald Phillips and Alpheus Williams purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commerce Township, Michigan
Commerce Township, officially the Charter Township of Commerce, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 40,186 at the 2010 census. As a western suburb of Metro Detroit, Commerce Township is about northwest of the city of Detroit. The cities of Walled Lake and Wixom border to the south, and the township contains the village of Wolverine Lake. Originally settled as a resort destination, the township has seen a large population increase of permanent residents due to the townships rural environment and recreation areas, including most of Proud Lake State Recreation Area. The Huron River runs mostly north–south through the township, and the township also contains numerous lakes. The northern terminus of M-5 is within Commerce Township. This highway was originally meant to connect the spur route Interstate 275 back to Interstate 75, but the project was canceled due to the difficulty of construction around the township's nume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Troy, with a population of 83,986 at the 2020 census. Farmington Hills consistently ranks as one of the safest cities in the United States, as well as in the state of Michigan. The area ranked as the 30th safest city in the U.S in 2010 and as the 2nd safest city in Michigan in 2020. Farmington Hills also ranks as the 36th highest-income place in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more and ranked as 14th America's best cities to live by 24/7 Wall St. in 2016. Although the two cities have separate services and addresses, Farmington and Farmington Hills are often thought of as the same community. These two cities combined were part of Farmington Township in the time of the Northwest Territory. Features of the community include a recently renovated downtown, boutiques, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
