Editing Sylvan Lake, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Sylvan Lake, Michigan
|official_name            = City of Sylvan Lake
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|pushpin_map            = Michigan
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|pushpin_label          = Sylvan Lake
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan
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|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|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]]
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1824
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = 1921 (village)<br />1947 (city)
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =Jim Cowper 
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name1             = John Martin
|area_magnitude           = 
|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           = 2.20
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.85
|area_land_km2            = 1.35
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.52
|area_water_km2           = 0.86
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.33
|elevation_ft             = 955
|elevation_m              = 291
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1723
|population_density_km2   = 1280.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 3313.46
|population_metro         = 4296250 ([[Metro Detroit]])
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|36|41|N|83|19|43|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.sylvanlake.org/|Official website}}
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48320 ([[Keego Harbor, Michigan|Keego Harbor]])
|area_code                = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-77860<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 1614519<ref>{{gnis|1614519}}</ref>
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}}

'''Sylvan Lake''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. A northern [[Metro Detroit|suburb of Detroit]], Sylvan Lake is located roughly {{convert|26|mi|km|1}} from [[downtown Detroit]], and borders [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] to the east. As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the city had a population of 1,720.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Sylvan Lake city, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=August 19, 2011}}</ref>   With a land area of {{convert|0.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, Sylvan Lake is the [[List of municipalities in Michigan|fourth-smallest city by land area]] in the state after [[Clarkston, Michigan|Clarkston]], [[Petersburg, Michigan|Petersburg]], and neighboring [[Keego Harbor, Michigan|Keego Harbor]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.82|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (37.8%) is water.<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|format=PDF |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]]| accessdate = May 1, 2020|page=37 Michigan}}</ref>

== Government ==

=== Federal, state, and county legislators ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[United States House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=Clara |date=2024-11-05 |title=US Rep. Haley Stevens reelected to another 2-year term in Congress, defeating Nick Somberg |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/05/us-rep-haley-stevens-reelected/75807876007/ |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 11th congressional district|11th]]
|[[Haley Stevens]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|2023{{efn|Stevens has represented the 11th district since 2019, but the district has only included Sylvan Lake since 2023.|name=fn1|group=lower-alpha}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State Senate Districts (Linden) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/i67p-mi6f/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senators |url=https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/senators/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Michigan Senate}}</ref>
!District
!Senator
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 13th Senate district|13th]]
|[[Rosemary Bayer]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2019{{efn|Bayer has represented Sylvan Lake since 2019, but has only represented the 13th district since 2023.|name=fn2|group=lower-alpha}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State House Districts (Hickory) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/fjje-2wv6/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=2024 MI State House General Election Results |url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/2024-11-05/michigan/state-house |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district|20th]]
|[[Noah Arbit]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Oakland County Board of Commissioners]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioner Districts |url=https://oakgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4f848e8372074b6b864d919929127fe4 |access-date= |website=Oakland County |via=[[ArcGIS]]}}</ref>
!District
!Commissioner
!Party
!Since
|-
|10
|Kirsten Nelson
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2019
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 799
|1940= 1041
|1950= 1165
|1960= 2004
|1970= 2219
|1980= 1949
|1990= 1884
|2000= 1735
|2010= 1720
|2020= 1723
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,720 people, 809 households, and 474 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3372.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 864 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1694.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 809 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.9% 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 2.13 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 33.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,735 people, 826 households, and 465 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|3,305.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 855 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,629.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 95.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.81% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 826 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,875, and the median income for a family was $90,931. Males had a median income of $70,526 versus $45,341 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $48,744.  About 0.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
A portion is in the [[Pontiac School District]].<ref>Murray, Diana Dillaber. "[http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20130612/law-being-proposed-could-dissolve-pontiac-schools-other-struggling-districts Law being proposed could dissolve Pontiac schools, other struggling districts]." ''[[Oakland Press]]''. June 12, 2013. Retrieved on May 7, 2014. "Pontiac school district spreads from Pontiac into portions of seven surrounding communities including Auburn Hills, Sylvan Lake, Lake Angeles and townships of Bloomfield, Orion, Waterford and West Bloomfield."</ref>

About 10% of Sylvan Lake is within the [[West Bloomfield School District]].<ref name=Overview>"[http://www.westbloomfield.k12.mi.us/wbsd/__SYSTEM__/Front-Page-News/District-Overview-137.html District Overview]." ([https://archive.today/20130908224520/http://www.westbloomfield.k12.mi.us/wbsd/__SYSTEM__/Front-Page-News/District-Overview-137.html Archive]) [[West Bloomfield School District]]. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
*[http://www.sylvanlake.org/ City of Sylvan Lake]
*[http://www.sylvanlakehometour.com/ Sylvan Lake Home and Garden Tour]
{{Oakland County, Michigan}}
{{Metro Detroit}}

[[Category:Cities in Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1824]]
[[Category:1824 establishments in Michigan Territory]]