Editing Walled Lake, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Walled Lake, Michigan
| official_name      = City of Walled Lake
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = WalledLake01.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Facing east along East Maple Road
| image_seal         = Walled Lake, MI seal.jpg
| seal_size          = 100
| pushpin_map        = Michigan
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Walled Lake
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Walled Lake, MI location.png
| 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]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Linda Ackley
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Jennifer Stuart
| leader_title2      = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name2       = L. Dennis Whitt
| established_date   = 1954
| established_title  = Incorporated
| 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     = 6.19
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.39
| area_land_km2      = 5.72
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.21
| area_water_km2     = 0.47
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.18
| elevation_ft       = 942
| elevation_m        = 287
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 7250
| population_density_km2 = 1267.48
| population_density_sq_mi = 3282.03
| population_metro   = 4296250 ([[Metro Detroit]])
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|32|16|N|83|28|52|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48390, 48391
| area_code          = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-83060<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1615720<ref>{{gnis|1615720}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = {{URL|http://walledlake.us/|Official website}}
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
}}
'''Walled Lake''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. A northwestern [[Metro Detroit|suburb of Detroit]], Walled Lake is located roughly {{convert|32|mi|km|1}} northwest of [[downtown Detroit]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 7,246.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Walled Lake city, Michigan, United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/walledlakecitymichigan,US/PST045223 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The town's name is said to have been given by the first American settler, Walter Hewitt, in 1825. Upon his arrival, he noticed what appeared to be a stone wall along the western bank of a [[Walled Lake (Michigan)|nearby lake]], possibly constructed by earlier [[Potawatomi]] Indian tribes.<ref>[http://www.lorimarshick.com/WLHistory.html Walled Lake History] - ''LoriMarshick,.com'', retrieved December 14, 2007</ref>

Walled Lake was a village inhabited by [[Ojibwe|Ojibwa]] and [[Potawatomi|Potowatamie]] people until about 1830.<ref>[[Helen Hornbeck Tanner]], ed., ''Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History''. (Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1987) p. 135 (Map 25)</ref> It appears that these people had relocated from an earlier village in the area that is today [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]].

Resting spots along the [[Underground Railroad]], where [[fugitive slave|runaway slaves]] could sleep and eat, were called "[[railroad station|depot]]s". One of these was the Foster Farmhouse (built in 1833) in Walled Lake, which served as a refuge for those making their way to freedom in [[Canada]].<ref>[http://www.globalindex.com/comindex/mi/walled_l.shtml Walled Lake facts page] - ''globalindex.com'', retrieved December 14, 2007</ref> The Foster Farmhouse was located on Pontiac Trail near 15 mile road until 1997, when it was moved to Riley Park in downtown Walled Lake to avoid demolition.<ref>http://walledlakelibrary.org/local_history/foster/underground_rr.html, Oakland Press article from December 10, 2001, retrieved July 8, 2008</ref>

In the 1920s Herman chankush ordered the Walled Lake amusement park to be built. He died in 1928, but the park finally opened on memorial Day of 1929. It prospered for 39 years until competition with Edgewater Park and Boblo island led to its closure in 1968.<ref>{{cite news | title = Michigan History: Walled Lake Amusement park | newspaper =[[Michigan State University]] | url =http://michiganhistory.leadr.msu.edu/walled-lake-amusement-park/| access-date =January 15, 2021}}</ref>

In September 2022, a [[QAnon]] adherent and local resident [[Timeline of incidents involving QAnon#Walled Lake family shooting|shot multiple members of his family]] before being killed by police.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Gilbert |title=QAnon Follower Killed Wife and Shot Daughter Before Cops Shot Him Dead |date=12 September 2022 |work=[[Vice News]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qanon-igor-lanis-walled-lake-michigan-murder/ |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25}}</ref>

Walled Lake is north of the [[Novi, Michigan|City of Novi]]<ref name=Feighanconsol>Feighan, Maureen. "[http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090403/METRO/904030382/-1/rss Obstacles curb cities' plans to merge services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052129/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090403/METRO/904030382/-1/rss |date=December 8, 2015 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052129/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090403/METRO/904030382/-1/rss Archive]). ''[[Detroit News]]''. April 3, 2009. Retrieved on December 3, 2015.</ref> and east of the [[Wixom, Michigan|City of Wixom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.michiganrelocationguides.com/Walled-Lake-Relocation|title = Walled Lake Relocation}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 3550
|1970= 3759
|1980= 4748
|1990= 6278
|2000= 6713
|2010= 6999
|2020= 7250
|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 the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,999 people, 3,347 households, and 1,771 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3210.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,689 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1692.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 3,347 households, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.1% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% 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 2.82.

The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,713 people, 3,158 households, and 1,689 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,956.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,390 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,493.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.68% of the population.

There were 3,158 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,386, and the median income for a family was $55,420. Males had a median income of $45,420 versus $31,021 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,199. About 2.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
===Mayor===
The mayor of Walled Lake is Linda Ackley.

===City Council===
The Council consists of seven members, including the mayor and a mayor pro tem, elected to four-year terms. Besides the mayor, current council members include: Casey R. Ambrose, Mindy Fernandes, Tamra Loch, Bennett Lublin, and John Owsinek. Mayor Pro Tem is Ryan Woods.

=== 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]]
|2019
|}
{| 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
|2023
|}
{| 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 49th House of Representatives district|49th]]
|[[Ann Bollin]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|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
|-
|14th
|Ajay Raman
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}

===Police services===
In February 2007 Walled Lake and [[Wolverine Lake, Michigan|Wolverine Lake]] agreed to share police services; Walled Lake took responsibility for dispatch services, and all police operations in Wolverine Lake were moved to Walled Lake. Since then Wolverine Lake has separated, having its own police station once again.<ref name=Feighanconsol/>

==Education==
<!--Do NOT list all of the district schools. Only focus on ones that serve the city limits-->
The [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]] serves Walled Lake and has its district headquarters, the Educational Service Center, in the city.<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/index.cfm Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703021744/http://www.wlcsd.org/index.cfm |date=July 3, 2014 }}." [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012. "850 Ladd Rd, Bldg D :: Walled Lake, MI 48390"</ref><ref name=Districtmap>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/entire_district.pdf Map of Entire District]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140702173528/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/entire_district.pdf Archive]) Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Retrieved on November 8, 2012. "Educational Services Center 850 Ladd Rd, Bldg D, Walled Lake 48390"</ref> The district's Community Education Center is also in Walled Lake.<ref name=Districtmap/>

The schools within the city limits<!--Do NOT add any more - all schools in the city limits are in the *map* they do not all merely have "Walled Lake, MI" addresses--> are Mary Helen Guest Elementary School and Walled Lake Elementary School.<ref>"[http://www.walledlake.com/documents/Website%20Update%20Map%207%20Community%20Facilities.pdf Community Facilities]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140507002127/http://www.walledlake.com/documents/Website%20Update%20Map%207%20Community%20Facilities.pdf Archive]) City of Walled Lake. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> Most of the city is zoned to these schools.<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/walled.pdf Walled Lake Elem.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140701180615/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/walled.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref><ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/guest.pdf Guest Elem.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140703001658/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/guest.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> Portions are zoned to Meadowbrook Elementary School and Hickory Woods Elementary School.<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/maple.pdf Maple Elem.] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140702104533/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/maple.pdf Archive]) City of Walled Lake. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref><ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/hickory.pdf Hickory Woods Elem.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703003403/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/hickory.pdf |date=July 3, 2014 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140703003403/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/hickory.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref>

Portions are zoned to James R. Geisler Middle School,<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/geisler.pdf James R. Geisler M.S.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703001827/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/geisler.pdf |date=July 3, 2014 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140703001827/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/geisler.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> and portions are zoned to Sarah Banks Middle School.<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/banks.pdf Sarah Banks M.S.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140701234759/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/banks.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> Most of Walled Lake is zoned to [[Walled Lake Western High School]],<ref name=Zonemap>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/western.pdf Western H.S.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702061827/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/western.pdf |date=July 2, 2014 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140702061827/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/western.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated School District]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> while a portion of Walled Lake is zoned to [[Walled Lake Central High School]].<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/central.pdf Central H.S.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140702035527/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/central.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref>

Roman Catholic schools are under the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit]]. St. William Catholic School ([[K–8 school|K–8]]) is in Walled Lake.<ref name=StWilliam>{{cite web|url=https://www.stwilliam.com/|title=Home|publisher=St. William Catholic Church|access-date=2020-05-04|quote=Our parish boundaries incorporate approximately 45 square miles, including all of Walled Lake[...]}}</ref>

==Religion==
St. William Church in Walled Lake includes Walled Lake in its service area.<ref name=StWilliam/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
*[http://www.walledlake.com/ City of Walled Lake]
*[http://www.wlcsd.org/ Walled Lake Schools]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204084410/http://www.walledlakecentral.org/ Walled Lake Central High School]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20111003163701/http://www.wlcsd.org/wlwhs/ Walled Lake Western High School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080529150631/http://www.theoaklandcounty.com/ The Oakland County]
*[http://www.lorimarshick.com/WLHistory.html Lori Marshick]: Extensive history and photos

{{Oakland County, Michigan}}
{{Metro Detroit}}
{{Adjacent communities|North=[[Wolverine Lake, Michigan]]|North-east=[[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan]]|WEST=[[Wixom, Michigan]]|Centre=Walled Lake, Michigan|EAST=[[Franklin, Michigan]]|South=[[Novi, Michigan]]|South-east=[[Farmington Hills, Michigan]]}}{{Authority control}}

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