Pleasant Ridge, Michigan

Coordinates: 42°28′16″N 83°08′32″W / 42.47111°N 83.14222°W / 42.47111; -83.14222
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Pleasant Ridge
City
City of Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge East Historic District
Pleasant Ridge East Historic District
FIPS code
26-64900[5]
GNIS feature ID635117[6]
WebsiteOfficial website

Pleasant Ridge is a city in

2020 census, the city had a population of 2,627.[4]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Historic districts

Same-sex households

Further information: LGBT culture in Metro Detroit

Pleasant Ridge is bordered on the south by the city of

Williams Institute from the University of California, Los Angeles recorded 59.55 same-sex couples for every 1,000 households in the city of Pleasant Ridge, while the state as a whole ranked low with only 5.6 for every 1,000 households. However, the study did not record the number of homosexual residents, only the number of same-sex households. The study listed Pleasant Ridge as having the highest same-sex household ratio in the state, ahead of Ferndale with 35.0 same-sex couples for every 1,000 households.[12]

These numbers rank Pleasant Ridge as having the seventh-highest same-sex household ratio in the nation.[13] Cities in the nation with a higher ratio include Provincetown, Massachusetts; Wilton Manors, Florida; Palm Springs, California; Rehoboth Beach, Delaware; Guerneville, California; and West Hollywood, California.[14]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all land.[3]

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.[15]

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.
  • Woodward Corridor
    that runs south–north through the center of the city.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920472—
19302,885511.2%
19403,39117.5%
19503,5946.0%
19603,8075.9%
19703,9894.8%
19803,217−19.4%
19902,775−13.7%
20002,594−6.5%
20102,526−2.6%
20202,6274.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[16]

2010 census

As of the

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.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 1,110 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $80,682, and the median income for a family was $92,134. Males had a median income of $66,071 versus $44,231 for females. The

poverty line
, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The entire city is served by Ferndale Public Schools, which is headquartered to the south in the city of Ferndale.[18]

References

  1. ^ City of Pleasant Ridge. "Mayor and City Commission". Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Oakland County. "Oakland County Clerks: City Clerks" (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau (January 5, 2023). "Pleasant Ridge, Michigan".
  5. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Pleasant Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. pp. 34, 37–38. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  8. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6
    .
  9. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Case, Wendy. "Affirming Ferndale". Metro Times. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  11. ^ CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (August 25, 2011). "Pleasant Ridge In Top 10 For Same-Sex Couples". Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  12. ^ McConnell, Michael (August 25, 2011). "Pleasant Ridge in the top 10 for gay couples nationwide". Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Alexander, Charles (June 22, 2017). "And What's This About Pleasant Ridge?". Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Berg, Nate (October 11, 2011). "The Geography of Same-Sex Couples". Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Feighan, Maureen (June 1, 2017). "Family friendly in Pleasant Ridge". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  16. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  17. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  18. ^ Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Oakland County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved August 28, 2022.

External links

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