Pleasant Ridge, Michigan facts for kids
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Pleasant Ridge
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Location within Oakland County
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 Pleasant Ridge
Location in Michigan
Pleasant Ridge
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Michigan | ||
| County | Oakland | ||
| Founded | 1913 | ||
| Incorporated | 1921 (village) 1927 (city) |
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| • Type | City commission | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) | ||
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 650 ft (195 m) | ||
| Population
(2020)
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| • City | 2,627 | ||
| • Density | 4,608.77/sq mi (1,779.46/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 4,392,041 (Metro Detroit) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | ||
| ZIP code(s) |
48069
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| Area code(s) | 248 | ||
| FIPS code | 26-64900 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 635117 | ||
Pleasant Ridge is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Pleasant Ridge is located roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,627.
With a land area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), Pleasant Ridge is the fifth-smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan after the cities of Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor, Petersburg, and Clarkston.
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History
Pleasant Ridge began when Burt Taylor subdivided the Mayday farm in 1913. The community incorporated as a village within Royal Oak Township in 1921 and again as an autonomous city in 1927. The origin of the name is believed to derive from the main thoroughfare of Ridge Road.
One of the more notable establishments within the city was Hedge's Wigwam, which was a Native American-themed restaurant that operated from 1927 until 1967.
Pleasant Ridge was actively involved in resisting the construction of the middle segment of Interstate 696 in the early 1960s.
Historic districts
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all land.
Pleasant Ridge is adjacent to the cities of Oak Park to the west, Huntington Woods to the northwest, Royal Oak to the northeast, and Ferndale to the south and east. The portion of the city located west of Woodward Avenue (M-1) includes the Pleasant Ridge Historic District and its spacious residential homes, while an area of more modest homes is located east of Woodward.
Major highways
I-696 (Walter P. Reuther Freeway) forms the entire northern border of the city. The Detroit Zoo is located on the opposite side of the highway in the cities of Huntington Woods and Royal Oak.
M-1 (Woodward Avenue) is part of the Woodward Corridor that runs south–north through the center of the city.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 472 | — | |
| 1930 | 2,885 | 511.2% | |
| 1940 | 3,391 | 17.5% | |
| 1950 | 3,594 | 6.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,807 | 5.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,989 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,217 | −19.4% | |
| 1990 | 2,775 | −13.7% | |
| 2000 | 2,594 | −6.5% | |
| 2010 | 2,526 | −2.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,627 | 4.0% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,526 people, 1,115 households, and 674 families living in the city. The population density was 4,431.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,711.1/km2). There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of 2,022.8 per square mile (781.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 1.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 1,115 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
The median age in the city was 43.4 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.4% were from 25 to 44; 32.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.
Education
The entire city is served by Ferndale Public Schools, which is headquartered to the south in the city of Ferndale.
See also
In Spanish: Pleasant Ridge para niños
