Beverly Hills is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of

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. A northern suburb of Detroit, Beverly Hills is located within Southfield Township, roughly northwest of

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. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 10,599, making it the most populous village in the state by a wide margin.

History

The area was incorporated as a village named Westwood in 1958. It was incorporated in the same year as the much larger city of Southfield to the south. By incorporating as a village, it prevented the area from being annexed into the city and allowed the village to retains its own autonomy. In 1959, the village changed its name to Beverly Hills.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water, most of which is the main branch of the Rouge River.

Government

Federal, state, and county legislators

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 10,267 people, 4,038 households, and 2,888 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 4,212 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 89.2%

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, 6.6%

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, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 4,038 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the village was 44.7 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 10,437 people, 4,085 households, and 2,998 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 4,196 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.21%

, 3.05%

, 0.15% Native American, 1.85% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. There were 4,085 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $90,341, and the median income for a family was $102,223. Males had a median income of $80,283 versus $49,265 for females. The

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for the village was $43,452. About 1.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Beverly Hills is a part of the Birmingham Public School District. It is home to several public schools: Groves High School, Berkshire Middle School, Beverly Elementary, and Greenfield Elementary. The upper school and administrative offices of the Detroit Country Day School, a private prep school, are in Beverly Hills. The school's middle school campus is also in Beverly Hills. The French School of Detroit holds its middle school classes at Berkshire Middle School, and high school classes at Groves High School. Beverly Elementary School provides classes for FSD elementary school students. Kensington Academy, a Catholic PK-8 school, previously had its campus in Beverly Hills.Home pageArchive
. Kensington Academy. February 20, 2003. Retrieved on June 20, 2015. "Kensington Academy is at 32605 Bellvine Trail located south off 14 Mile Road between Lahser and Evergreen Roads in Beverly Hills." In 2006 the school announced that it was merging into the Academy of the Sacred Heart.ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS AND KENSINGTON ACADEMY IN BEVERLY HILLS ANNOUNCE MERGER

Archive
. Academy of the Sacred Heart. July 31, 2006. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.

Recreation

*Beverly Hills Athletic Club - summer swim and tennis club *Beverly Hills Club - indoor tennis and fitness club *Woodside Athletic Club - summer swim and tennis club

Notable people

* Jordan Gruber (born 1983), American-Israeli soccer player * Mike Posner, singer and songwriter who attended Groves High School * Charles Erwin Wilson (born 1890), U.S. Medal of Freedom Recipient, 5th U.S. Secretary of Defense, and President/CEO of General Motors interred at Acacia Park Cemetery (a Masonic cemetery) *

Anita Barone Anita L. Barone (born September 25, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her appearances in sitcoms ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'', ''Daddio'', ''Shake It Up (U.S. TV series), Shake It Up'', ''The War at Home (TV series), The War at Home'' ...

, TV, film and stage actress, attended Groves High School

References

External links

Village of Beverly Hills official site
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