Editing Pleasant Ridge, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Pleasant Ridge
| official_name                   = City of Pleasant Ridge
| settlement_type                 = [[City (Michigan)|City]]
| nickname                        = 
| website                         = {{URL|http://www.cityofpleasantridge.org/|Official website}}
| image_skyline                   = Pleasant Ridge East Historic District C.JPG
| imagesize                       = 275
| image_caption                   = [[Pleasant Ridge East Historic District]]
| image_flag                      = Flag of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan.svg
| image_seal                      = Seal of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan.svg

|pushpin_map            = Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label          = Pleasant Ridge
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
|pushpin_mapsize        = 
|image_map                = Pleasant Ridge, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]

| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_name1               = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]]

| government_footnotes            = <ref>{{cite web|last=City of Pleasant Ridge|url=https://cityofpleasantridge.org/government/mayor-commission/|title=Mayor and City Commission|accessdate=January 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=[[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]|url=https://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/elections/Documents/local_clerk_contact_info.pdf|title=Oakland County Clerks: City Clerks|accessdate=January 1, 2023}}</ref>
| government_type                 = [[City commission government|City commission]]
| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Bret Scott
| leader_title1                   = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1                    = Kersten Emsley
| established_title               = Founded
| established_date                = 1913
| established_title1              = Incorporated 
| established_date1               = 1921 (village)<br>1927 (city)
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.57
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.57
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_water_percent              = 
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 1.48
| area_land_km2                   = 1.48
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est                  = 
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| population_footnotes            = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pleasant+ridge,+Michigan|title=Pleasant Ridge, Michigan|date=January 5, 2023}}</ref> 
| population_total                = 2627
| population_density_km2          = 
| population_density_sq_mi        = 4608.77
| population_metro                = 4392041 ([[Metro Detroit]])	
| timezone                        = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset                      = −5
| timezone_DST                    = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST                  = −4
| coordinates                     = {{coord|42|28|16|N|83|08|32|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m                     = 195
| elevation_ft                    = 650
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 48069
|area_code                = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 26-64900<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 635117<ref>{{cite gnis|635117|Pleasant Ridge|May 23, 2023}}</ref>
| footnotes                       = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
}}
'''Pleasant Ridge''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. An inner-ring [[Metro Detroit|suburb of Detroit]] on the [[Woodward Corridor]], Pleasant Ridge is located roughly {{convert|11|mi|km|1}} northwest of [[downtown Detroit]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 2,627.<ref name=C2020/>

With a land area of {{convert|0.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, Pleasant Ridge is the fifth-smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan after the cities of [[Sylvan Lake, Michigan|Sylvan Lake]], [[Keego Harbor, Michigan|Keego Harbor]], [[Petersburg, Michigan|Petersburg]], and [[Clarkston, Michigan|Clarkston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States census]]| access-date = April 24, 2010|pages=34, 37–38}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=448}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/us/pleasant-ridge-journal-the-freeway-it-took-a-generation-to-build.html|title=Pleasant Ridge Journal; The Freeway It Took A Generation to Build|last1=Schmidt|first1=William E.|date=1989-12-15|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-03|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Historic districts===
*[[Pleasant Ridge East Historic District]]
*[[Pleasant Ridge Historic District]]

===Same-sex households===
{{further|LGBT culture in Metro Detroit}}
Pleasant Ridge is bordered on the south by the city of [[Ferndale, Michigan|Ferndale]], which is considered the center of the [[LGBT]] community in the Metro Detroit region.<ref name=MetroTimes-samesex>{{cite web |last= Case |first= Wendy |title= Affirming Ferndale |url= http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=10562 |work= Metro Times |access-date= August 25, 2011}}</ref>  The city of Pleasant Ridge is among the top cities in the nation with same-sex couple households, with at least 60 per 1,000 according to figures from the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CBS Broadcasting|url=https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/08/25/census-pleasant-ridge-in-top-10-for-gay-couples/|title=Pleasant Ridge In Top 10 For Same-Sex Couples|date=25 August 2011|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>  A study by the [[Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy|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.<ref>{{cite web|last=McConnell|first=Michael|url=https://www.dailytribune.com/sports/pleasant-ridge-in-the-top-for-gay-couples-nationwide/article_3322fe77-c360-5608-9ce5-0b6c5f9e7fa7.html|title=Pleasant Ridge in the top 10 for gay couples nationwide|date=25 August 2011|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

These numbers rank Pleasant Ridge as having the seventh-highest same-sex household ratio in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Charles|url=https://pridesource.com/article/81927-2/|title=And What's This About Pleasant Ridge?|date=22 June 2017|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>  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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Berg|first=Nate|url=https://www.citylab.com/design/2011/10/geography-same-sex-households/259/|title=The Geography of Same-Sex Couples|date=11 October 2011|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

Pleasant Ridge is adjacent to the cities of [[Oak Park, Michigan|Oak Park]] to the west, [[Huntington Woods, Michigan|Huntington Woods]] to the northwest, [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]] to the northeast, and [[Ferndale, Michigan|Ferndale]] to the south and east. The portion of the city located west of Woodward Avenue ([[M-1 (Michigan highway)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family friendly in Pleasant Ridge|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/home-garden/2017/06/01/family-friendly-pleasant-ridge/102406118/|publisher=The Detroit News|last=Feighan|first=Maureen|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|696|name1=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, Michigan|Huntington Woods]] and [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|1|name1=Woodward Avenue}} is part of the [[Woodward Corridor]] that runs south–north through the center of the city.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 472
|1930= 2885
|1940= 3391
|1950= 3594
|1960= 3807
|1970= 3989
|1980= 3217
|1990= 2775
|2000= 2594
|2010= 2526
|2020= 2627
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
{{As of|2010|alt=[[2010 United Stares census|As of the census of 2010]]}},<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> there were 2,526 people, 1,115 households, and 674 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|4431.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2022.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 census of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,594 people, 1,110 households, and 712 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,563.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,129 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,986.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[per capita income]] for the city was $40,846. About 1.2% of families and 2.0% of the population were below 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, Michigan|Ferndale]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_OAKLAND%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Oakland County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cityofpleasantridge.org/ City of Pleasant Ridge official website]

{{Oakland County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Cities in Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1913]]
[[Category:1913 establishments in Michigan]]