Editing Wolverine Lake, Michigan

{{For|the village in Cheboygan County|Wolverine, Michigan}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Wolverine Lake, Michigan
|official_name            = Village of Wolverine Lake
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Commerce Township, Michigan|Commerce]]

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|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Brian Nedrow
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = David Gillam
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|established_date         = 1954

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|population_total         = 4544
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'''Wolverine Lake''' is a village in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,312 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].  The village is located within [[Commerce Township, Michigan|Commerce Township]].<ref name=CENS>{{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=October 19, 2012 |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]]| accessdate = January 30, 2022|page=36 Michigan}}</ref>

==History==
Before 1918, Howard Stuart and L. A. Green proposed the idea of damming several small streams in order to create a larger lake.  The project was completed in March 1923, and the growing community was petitioned to be named Wolverine Lake by the end of the year.  The name was chosen after the [[wolverine]], which is the state animal.  Wolverine Lake incorporated as a village in 1954.<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 |work=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| pages=610–611}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (25.0%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2404
|1970= 4301
|1980= 4968
|1990= 4727
|2000= 4415
|2010= 4312
|2020= 4544
|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=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,312 people, 1,733 households, and 1,214 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3395.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,840 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1448.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 1,733 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 42.7 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,415 people, 1,671 households, and 1,253 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|3,391.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,733 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,331.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 97.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 1,671 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $65,682, and the median income for a family was $70,893. Males had a median income of $50,054 versus $32,342 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $30,026.  About 2.2% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is within the [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]].<ref name=WLDistrictmap>"[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.</ref> Guest Elementary School and Loon Lake Elementary School serve portions of Wolverine Lake.<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/loon.pdf Loon Lake Elem.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140810192940/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/loon.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 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=2014-07-03 }}" ([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> All of Wolverine Lake is zoned to [[Walled Lake Central High School]].<ref name=Zonemap>"[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>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.wolverinelake.com/ Official website of the village of Wolverine Lake]

{{Commerce Township, Michigan}}
{{Oakland County, Michigan}}{{Adjacent communities|North-east=[[Four Towns, Michigan]]|WEST=[[Milford, Michigan]]|Centre=Wolverine Lake, Michigan|EAST=[[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan]]|South-west=[[Wixom, Michigan]]|South=[[Walled Lake, Michigan]]}}{{authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1954]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in Michigan]]