Orchard Lake Village, Michigan

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The City of Orchard Lake Village is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Orchard Lake Village is located roughly Template:Convert from downtown Detroit, and about Template:Convert southwest of Pontiac. The city is mostly surrounded by West Bloomfield Township, with a small northeast border with Keego Harbor. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 2,375.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

About 40% of the city's total area is water, with the main geographic feature being Orchard Lake, which occupies about 30% of the city's total area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Orchard Lake Village is home to St. Mary's Preparatory and SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, in addition to the Orchard Lake Country Club and Pine Lake Country Club. It is also the home of Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory and Orchard Lake Schools, formerly Michigan Military Academy.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (40.78%) is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Orchard Lake, Cass Lake, and Upper Straits Lake are all within or partially within the city limits. Terrain is rolling and high. Orchard Lake Village surrounds Orchard Lake, the third-largest lake in Oakland County (after Cass Lake, which is also partially in Orchard Lake Village, and Kent Lake). The city is surrounded by West Bloomfield Township, except for the northeast boundary along Keego Harbor.

Government

Federal, state, and county legislators

United States House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
District	Representative	Party	Since
11th	Haley Stevens	Template:Party shading/Democratic \|Democratic	2019

Michigan Senate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
District	Senator	Party	Since
13th	Rosemary Bayer	Template:Party shading/Democratic \|Democratic	2023

Michigan House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
District	Representative	Party	Since
20th	Noah Arbit	Template:Party shading/Democratic \|Democratic	2023

Oakland County Board of Commissioners<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
District	Commissioner	Party	Since
11	Marcia Gershenson	Template:Party shading/Democratic \|Democratic	2005

Demographics

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2010 census

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 2,375 people, 802 households, and 665 families living in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 869 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 83.9% White, 6.4% African American, 7.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 802 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 17.1% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 46.9 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.1% were from 25 to 44; 35.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.6% male and 46.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,215 people, 750 households, and 648 families living in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 805 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 91.87% White, 3.84% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.66% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

8.8% of Orchard Lake's population reported ancestries that were characterized as "Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac" by the U.S. Census, making Orchard Lake Village the community with the highest percentage of people in that category of any place in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

There were 750 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $121,126, and the median income for a family was $126,058. Males had a median income of $83,680 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $67,881. About 0.6% of families and 0.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

Education

Almost all of Orchard Lake Village is within the West Bloomfield School District.<ref name=Overview>"District Overview." (Archive) West Bloomfield School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.</ref>

One portion is instead in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.<ref name=Districtmap>"Map of Entire District." (Archive) Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Retrieved on November 8, 2012. "Educational Services Center 850 Ladd Rd, Bldg D, Walled Lake 48390"</ref>

Also, there is another school called St. Mary's Preparatory, which is a Catholic Preparatory for boys.