Huntington Woods is a city in
Oakland County, Michigan
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan. It is a northern suburb of
Metro Detroit. The population was 6,238 at the
2010 census.
Huntington Woods is situated along the
Woodward Corridor (
M-1) and is bounded by Ten and Eleven Mile Roads to the north and south and by Woodward and Coolidge Highway to the east and west. The city is widely known as the "City of Homes", as it consists mostly of residences.
Rackham Golf Course is located along the southern end of the city. The western portion of the
Detroit Zoo
The Detroit Zoo is a zoo located in Royal Oak, Michigan, spanning 125 acres and housing more than 2,000 animals and more than 245 different species. It was the first U.S. zoo to feature bar-less habitats, and is regarded to be an international ...
is located within the city limits and is a contributor to its tax base.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Rackham Golf Course, owned by the city of Detroit, makes up 20% (0.3 square miles) of the total area of the city.
Huntington Woods is adjacent to the cities of
Pleasant Ridge to the southeast,
Oak Park to the south and west,
Royal Oak to the east, and
Berkley to the north.
Huntington Woods is bordered to the south by 10 Mile Road/
I-696, to the west by Coolidge Highway, to the east by
Woodward Avenue (M-1), Hendrie Boulevard, York Road, Dundee Road, and Hereford Road, and to the north by 11 Mile Road.
Demographics
Huntington Woods has the highest percentage of
Jews of any municipality in the state.
[ 65% of households in the 48070 zip code — which covers all of Huntington Woods and the small portion of the uninhabited Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak — identified as Jewish.]
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,238 people, 2,354 households, and 1,784 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,429 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 1.0% African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslav ...
, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 2,354 households, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.2% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.
The median age in the city was 42 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,151 people, 2,381 households, and 1,802 families living in the city. The population density was 4,196.0 people per square mile (1,615.6/km2). There were 2,416 housing units at an average density of 1,648.1 per square mile (634.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.96% White, 0.68% African American
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, 0.05% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the
population.
There were 2,381 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $87,086, and the median income for a family was $97,055. Males had a median income of $73,750 versus $43,565 for females. The per capita income for the city was $45,264. About 1.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
All residents live within Berkley School District
Berkley School District is a United States school district serving the entirety of Berkley, Huntington Woods, and the northern portion of Oak Park, in the state of Michigan. The superintendent is Scott Francis. Created in 1840, the district cu ...
boundaries.
Many residents also attend local private schools, such as University of Detroit Jesuit High School, Detroit Country Day School
Detroit Country Day School (also known as DCD, DCDS, or Country Day) is a private, secular school located in four campuses in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan, north of Detroit. The administrative offices, facility services, safety a ...
, Shrine Catholic High School
Shrine Catholic Schools is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic school serving preschool through grade 12. It is located in Royal Oak, Michigan and affiliated with National Shrine of the Little Flower Church.
The school consists of Shrine Ca ...
, The Roeper School, Farber Hebrew Day School, Hillel Day School
Hillel Day School, named after the Jewish religious leader, sage and scholar Hillel, is an independent Pre-K – 8 Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a city in the Detroit metropolitan area. Founded in 1958, it was the first ...
, Cranbrook-Kingswood School, Brother Rice High School, and Mercy High School.
Notable people
* Kristen Bell, actress[Kristen Bell's yard gets a makeover]
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* Danny Fenster
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, American journalist formerly imprisoned in Myanmar on charges of incitement and sedition by that country's military junta
* Rachel Jacobs, social entrepreneur
* Angela Povilaitis, former assistant attorney general who led the prosecution of Larry Nassar
* Jef Mallett, artist and writer of the syndicated comic strip Frazz
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, current resident
*Ellen Lipton
Ellen Cogen Lipton (born March 26, 1967) is an American politician and patent attorney from Huntington Woods, Michigan. She currently serves on the Michigan State Board of Education.
She formerly served as a member of the Michigan State House of ...
, American politician and former Democratic member of the Michigan State House of Representatives
* Ellen Sandweiss, actress
* Justin Wedes, community activist and social entrepreneur, co-founder of Occupy Wall Street
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* Jan van der Marck, Dutch-born American museum administrator, curator, and art historian, he lived in Huntington Woods for more than 20 years.[
]
See also
* Woodward Corridor
References
External links
City of Huntington Woods official website
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Cities in Oakland County, Michigan
Metro Detroit
1926 establishments in Michigan
Populated places established in 1926