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Ferndale (Michigan)

2006-08-14T18:46:39Z

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'''Ferndale''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is a [[suburb]] of [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] and is part of the [[Metro Detroit]] area. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the city population was 22,105.

Ferndale is primarily residential, with a small industrial sector featured in the southeast quadrant. Ferndale's thriving business district is anchored by the intersection of [[Woodward Avenue]] and 9 Mile Rd., where privately-owned shops, unique storefronts, dance clubs, and numerous well-visited restaurants are featured. This classic midwestern downtown has broad sidewalks, slow traffic, and many trees and benches.

== History ==

Ferndale began as a bedroom community for Detroit workers about the time of [[World War I]], with most of its growth in housing from 1920-1945. Before [[World War II]] there were [[trolley]] (interurban railroad) lines that ran in the median strip of Woodward Avenue from downtown Detroit out towards [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]. These helped the northern suburbs of Detroit grow as bedroom communities as worker's could just hop on the trolley to shop or work in Detroit.

Until the 1970s Ferndale was a typical American suburban community, a good place for families to raise children during the "[[Baby Boom]]" era, with many elementary schools serving a fast growing youth, a thriving downtown, city parks, active churches and civic groups. Ferndale even had its own community hospital (Ardmore Hospital) on 9 Mile Road at Livernois that closed in the 1970s. St. James Church had their own school for grades 1 through 12. The high school later closed, in late 1960s or early 1970s.

Lincoln Junior High on 9 Mile and Livernois was torn down in the 1970s to make room for a supermarket.(It was formerly Lincoln High, the city high school, until the new and current Ferndale High was built about 1958-59. Lincoln Junior High had been built in 1920 and was falling apart by the 1960s. By this time the population of school-aged children also was declining and more and more elementary schools closed or were consolidated. One elementary school took over as the city middle school after Lincoln was torn down. Recently the school district was again made over with impressive results in test scores. The gap between the disadvantaged and privileged children has closed in recent years.

Ferndale's downtown shopping area, 9 Mile Road, featured many busy, popular stores in the 1940s to 1960s, including: A & P Supermarket, Farmer Jack's Supermarket, Federal Department Store, Cunningham's Drugs, Hagelstein's Bakery, F & M Drugs (the first store in the chain), Frank's Crafts, Sanders Bakery, Western Auto, several clothing and shoe stores, Radio City movie theater, a bowling alley (over some stores at 9 Mile and Woodward, Kresge's, Woolworths and Neisner "dime stores".

The city has recently experienced a dramatic revival of its downtown through the progressive policies implemented during the last ten years. Ferndale's downtown is formed by two major thoroughfares, Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. Several years ago the City made the downtown more pedestrian friendly by narrowing West Nine Mile Road, the heart of the downtown, to one lane in each direction and adding on-street parking. The result has been a return of pedestrian traffic and an influx of new stores and restaurants. The city has continued to make itself more accessible to people by reducing traffic lanes on Hilton Road and Pinecrest Road, two major local north/south streets, and adding bicycle lanes.

A recently updated zoning ordinance has similarly led to some positive development in Ferndale as well as to one of the biggest residents uproars in Ferndale history. Ferndale residents had to fight for their right not to be re-zoned from a residential zone into a parking lot and therefore dropping property values. This also led to the result of not raising the City Councils wages in the elections of 2005. The City now encourages mixed retail and residential land uses along its major corridors resulting in renewed interest by developers. Many mid-rise, mixed use projects are currently under construction. The city is currently experiencing a building boom with more new homes being built then at any time since the 1950s. The edgy, modern design of many of these buildings reflects the new reality of Ferndale as a center for the "creative class" in metropolitan Detroit.

==Geography==
Ferndale is located at {{coor dms|42|27|40|N|83|7|44|W|}}[[Geographic references#1|1]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 3.9 [[square mile]]s (10.0 [[km²]])—3.9 square miles (10.0 km²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|²]] of 2000, there were 22,105 people, 9,872 households, and 5,103 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 5,697.9 people per square mile (2,199.7/km²). There were 10,243 housing units at an average density of 2,640.3 per square mile (1,019.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.58% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population were [[Hispanic American|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,872 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 35.2% 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 2.23 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,629, and the median income for a family was $51,687. Males had a median income of $40,392 versus $30,859 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,133. About 7.2% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==

*[[Ron Carter]], jazz bassist
*[[Dana Elcar]], actor
*[[Conrad hilberry|Conrad Hilberry]], poet
*[[James Stephen]], indie folk song writer
*[[George Tysh]], writer/poet

Also, the [[R&B]] group called [[The Spinners (soul music)|The Spinners]] was formed in Ferndale.

==Quick facts about Ferndale==

* Popular nicknames include "Fashionable Ferndale" and "Fabulous Ferndale".
* Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit, [[Oak Park, Michigan|Oak Park]], [[Hazel Park, Michigan|Hazel Park]], [[Pleasant Ridge, Michigan|Pleasant Ridge]], and [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]].
* Ferndale is bordered to the south by [[8 Mile Road]] (made famous in the film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''starring [[Eminem]]), to the north (west of [[Woodward Avenue]]) by Oakridge St., and (east of Woodward Ave.) by 10 Mile Rd.
* Ferndale is a focal point of the Michigan gay, lesbian and transgendered communities and host of the annual [[Michigan Pride Fest]].
* The [[Woodward Dream Cruise]], the largest automobile-related gathering in the country, begins in Ferndale.
* Ferndale is home to both the Detroit Curling Club[http://www.detroitcurlingclub.com] and the Renaissance Fencing Club[http://www.renaissancefencing.net].

==External links==
*[http://www.ferndale-mi.com/Default.htm The City of Ferndale's home page]
*[http://www.ferndaleschools.org/main.htm Ferndale Schools Official Web page]
*[http://www.james-stephen.com James Stephen - Singer/Songwriter ]

[[Category:Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Cities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]

Ferndale (Michigan)

2006-08-14T18:02:16Z

Subdn: added infobox

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'''Ferndale''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is a [[suburb]] of [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] and is part of the [[Metro Detroit]] area. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the city population was 22,105.

Ferndale is primarily residential, with a small industrial sector featured in the southeast quadrant. Ferndale's thriving business district is anchored by the intersection of [[Woodward Avenue]] and 9 Mile Rd., where privately-owned shops, unique storefronts, dance clubs, and numerous well-visited restaurants are featured. This classic midwestern downtown has broad sidewalks, slow traffic, and many trees and benches.

== History ==

Ferndale began as a bedroom community for Detroit workers about the time of [[World War I]], with most of its growth in housing from 1920-1945. Before [[World War II]] there were [[trolley]] (interurban railroad) lines that ran in the median strip of Woodward Avenue from downtown Detroit out towards [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]. These helped the northern suburbs of Detroit grow as bedroom communities as worker's could just hop on the trolley to shop or work in Detroit.

Until the 1970s Ferndale was a typical American suburban community, a good place for families to raise children during the "[[Baby Boom]]" era, with many elementary schools serving a fast growing youth, a thriving downtown, city parks, active churches and civic groups. Ferndale even had its own community hospital (Ardmore Hospital) on 9 Mile Road at Livernois that closed in the 1970s. St. James Church had their own school for grades 1 through 12. The high school later closed, in late 1960s or early 1970s.

Lincoln Junior High on 9 Mile and Livernois was torn down in the 1970s to make room for a supermarket.(It was formerly Lincoln High, the city high school, until the new and current Ferndale High was built about 1958-59. Lincoln Junior High had been built in 1920 and was falling apart by the 1960s. By this time the population of school-aged children also was declining and more and more elementary schools closed or were consolidated. One elementary school took over as the city middle school after Lincoln was torn down. Recently the school district was again made over with impressive results in test scores. The gap between the disadvantaged and privileged children has closed in recent years.

Ferndale's downtown shopping area, 9 Mile Road, featured many busy, popular stores in the 1940s to 1960s, including: A & P Supermarket, Farmer Jack's Supermarket, Federal Department Store, Cunningham's Drugs, Hagelstein's Bakery, F & M Drugs (the first store in the chain), Frank's Crafts, Sanders Bakery, Western Auto, several clothing and shoe stores, Radio City movie theater, a bowling alley (over some stores at 9 Mile and Woodward, Kresge's, Woolworths and Neisner "dime stores".

The city has recently experienced a dramatic revival of its downtown through the progressive policies implemented during the last ten years. Ferndale's downtown is formed by two major thoroughfares, Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. Several years ago the City made the downtown more pedestrian friendly by narrowing West Nine Mile Road, the heart of the downtown, to one lane in each direction and adding on-street parking. The result has been a return of pedestrian traffic and an influx of new stores and restaurants. The city has continued to make itself more accessible to people by reducing traffic lanes on Hilton Road and Pinecrest Road, two major local north/south streets, and adding bicycle lanes.

A recently updated zoning ordinance has similarly led to some positive development in Ferndale as well as to one of the biggest residents uproars in Ferndale history. Ferndale residents had to fight for their right not to be re-zoned from a residential zone into a parking lot and therefore dropping property values. This also led to the result of not raising the City Councils wages in the elections of 2005. The City now encourages mixed retail and residential land uses along its major corridors resulting in renewed interest by developers. Many mid-rise, mixed use projects are currently under construction. The city is currently experiencing a building boom with more new homes being built then at any time since the 1950s. The edgy, modern design of many of these buildings reflects the new reality of Ferndale as a center for the "creative class" in metropolitan Detroit.

==Geography==
Ferndale is located at {{coor dms|42|27|40|N|83|7|44|W|}}[[Geographic references#1|1]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 3.9 [[square mile]]s (10.0 [[km²]])—3.9 square miles (10.0 km²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|²]] of 2000, there were 22,105 people, 9,872 households, and 5,103 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 5,697.9 people per square mile (2,199.7/km²). There were 10,243 housing units at an average density of 2,640.3 per square mile (1,019.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.58% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population were [[Hispanic American|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,872 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 35.2% 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 2.23 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,629, and the median income for a family was $51,687. Males had a median income of $40,392 versus $30,859 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,133. About 7.2% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==

*[[Ron Carter]], jazz bassist
*[[Dana Elcar]], actor
*[[Conrad hilberry|Conrad Hilberry]], poet
*[[James Stephen]], indie folk song writer
*[[George Tysh]], writer/poet

Also, the [[R&B]] group called [[The Spinners (soul music)|The Spinners]] was formed in Ferndale.

==Quick facts about Ferndale==

* Popular nicknames include "Fashionable Ferndale" and "Fabulous Ferndale".
* Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit, [[Oak Park, Michigan|Oak Park]], [[Hazel Park, Michigan|Hazel Park]], [[Pleasant Ridge, Michigan|Pleasant Ridge]], and [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]].
* Ferndale is bordered to the south by [[8 Mile Road]] (made famous in the film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''starring [[Eminem]]), to the north (west of [[Woodward Avenue]]) by Oakridge St., and (east of Woodward Ave.) by 10 Mile Rd.
* Ferndale is a focal point of the Michigan gay, lesbian and transgendered communities and host of the annual [[Michigan Pride Fest]].
* The [[Woodward Dream Cruise]], the largest automobile-related gathering in the country, begins in Ferndale.
* Ferndale is home to both the Detroit Curling Club[http://www.detroitcurlingclub.com] and the Renaissance Fencing Club[http://www.renaissancefencing.net].

==External links==
*[http://www.ferndale-mi.com/Default.htm The City of Ferndale's home page]
*[http://www.ferndaleschools.org/main.htm Ferndale Schools Official Web page]
*[http://www.james-stephen.com James Stephen - Singer/Songwriter ]

[[Category:Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Cities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]

Ferndale (Michigan)

2006-08-08T01:36:33Z

Subdn: conform first para. to other suburbs

'''Ferndale''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is a [[suburb]] of [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] and is part of the [[Metro Detroit]] area. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the city population was 22,105.

Ferndale is primarily residential, with a small industrial sector featured in the southeast quadrant. Ferndale's thriving business district is anchored by the intersection of [[Woodward Avenue]] and 9 Mile Rd., where privately-owned shops, unique storefronts, dance clubs, and numerous well-visited restaurants are featured. This classic midwestern downtown has broad sidewalks, slow traffic, and many trees and benches.

== History ==

Ferndale began as a bedroom community for Detroit workers about the time of [[World War I]], with most of its growth in housing from 1920-1945. Before [[World War II]] there were [[trolley]] (interurban railroad) lines that ran in the median strip of Woodward Avenue from downtown Detroit out towards [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]. These helped the northern suburbs of Detroit grow as bedroom communities as worker's could just hop on the trolley to shop or work in Detroit.

Until the 1970s Ferndale was a typical American suburban community, a good place for families to raise children during the "[[Baby Boom]]" era, with many elementary schools serving a fast growing youth, a thriving downtown, city parks, active churches and civic groups. Ferndale even had its own community hospital (Ardmore Hospital) on 9 Mile Road at Livernois that closed in the 1970s. St. James Church had their own school for grades 1 through 12. The high school later closed, in late 1960s or early 1970s.

Lincoln Junior High on 9 Mile and Livernois was torn down in the 1970s to make room for a supermarket.(It was formerly Lincoln High, the city high school, until the new and current Ferndale High was built about 1958-59. Lincoln Junior High had been built in 1920 and was falling apart by the 1960s. By this time the population of school-aged children also was declining and more and more elementary schools closed or were consolidated. One elementary school took over as the city middle school after Lincoln was torn down. Recently the school district was again made over with impressive results in test scores. The gap between the disadvantaged and privileged children has closed in recent years.

Ferndale's downtown shopping area, 9 Mile Road, featured many busy, popular stores in the 1940s to 1960s, including: A & P Supermarket, Farmer Jack's Supermarket, Federal Department Store, Cunningham's Drugs, Hagelstein's Bakery, F & M Drugs (the first store in the chain), Frank's Crafts, Sanders Bakery, Western Auto, several clothing and shoe stores, Radio City movie theater, a bowling alley (over some stores at 9 Mile and Woodward, Kresge's, Woolworths and Neisner "dime stores".

The city has recently experienced a dramatic revival of its downtown through the progressive policies implemented during the last ten years. Ferndale's downtown is formed by two major thoroughfares, Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. Several years ago the City made the downtown more pedestrian friendly by narrowing West Nine Mile Road, the heart of the downtown, to one lane in each direction and adding on-street parking. The result has been a return of pedestrian traffic and an influx of new stores and restaurants. The city has continued to make itself more accessible to people by reducing traffic lanes on Hilton Road and Pinecrest Road, two major local north/south streets, and adding bicycle lanes.

A recently updated zoning ordinance has similarly led to some positive development in Ferndale as well as to one of the biggest residents uproars in Ferndale history. Ferndale residents had to fight for their right not to be re-zoned from a residential zone into a parking lot and therefore dropping property values. This also led to the result of not raising the City Councils wages in the elections of 2005. The City now encourages mixed retail and residential land uses along its major corridors resulting in renewed interest by developers. Many mid-rise, mixed use projects are currently under construction. The city is currently experiencing a building boom with more new homes being built then at any time since the 1950s. The edgy, modern design of many of these buildings reflects the new reality of Ferndale as a center for the "creative class" in metropolitan Detroit.

==Geography==
[[Image:MIMap-doton-Ferndale.PNG|right|Location of Ferndale, Michigan]]
Ferndale is located at {{coor dms|42|27|40|N|83|7|44|W|}}[[Geographic references#1|1]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 3.9 [[square mile]]s (10.0 [[km²]])—3.9 square miles (10.0 km²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|²]] of 2000, there were 22,105 people, 9,872 households, and 5,103 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 5,697.9 people per square mile (2,199.7/km²). There were 10,243 housing units at an average density of 2,640.3 per square mile (1,019.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.58% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population were [[Hispanic American|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,872 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 35.2% 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 2.23 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,629, and the median income for a family was $51,687. Males had a median income of $40,392 versus $30,859 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,133. About 7.2% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==

*[[Ron Carter]], jazz bassist
*[[Dana Elcar]], actor
*[[Conrad hilberry|Conrad Hilberry]], poet
*[[James Stephen]], indie folk song writer
*[[George Tysh]], writer/poet

Also, the [[R&B]] group called [[The Spinners (soul music)|The Spinners]] was formed in Ferndale.

==Quick facts about Ferndale==

* Popular nicknames include "Fashionable Ferndale" and "Fabulous Ferndale".
* Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit, [[Oak Park, Michigan|Oak Park]], [[Hazel Park, Michigan|Hazel Park]], [[Pleasant Ridge, Michigan|Pleasant Ridge]], and [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]].
* Ferndale is bordered to the south by [[8 Mile Road]] (made famous in the film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''starring [[Eminem]]), to the north (west of [[Woodward Avenue]]) by Oakridge St., and (east of Woodward Ave.) by 10 Mile Rd.
* Ferndale is a focal point of the Michigan gay, lesbian and transgendered communities and host of the annual [[Michigan Pride Fest]].
* The [[Woodward Dream Cruise]], the largest automobile-related gathering in the country, begins in Ferndale.
* Ferndale is home to both the Detroit Curling Club[http://www.detroitcurlingclub.com] and the Renaissance Fencing Club[http://www.renaissancefencing.net].

==External links==
*[http://www.ferndale-mi.com/Default.htm The City of Ferndale's home page]
*[http://www.ferndaleschools.org/main.htm Ferndale Schools Official Web page]
*[http://www.james-stephen.com James Stephen - Singer/Songwriter ]

[[Category:Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Cities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]