Orchard Lake Village, Michigan

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Orchard Lake Village is a small, exclusive suburb of Metro Detroit located in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census.

Though its exact position is oft disputed, Oakland County is touted as the wealthiest county in the Midwestern United States and the fourth wealthiest county in the United States among those with a population that exceeds 1 million. [1]. Orchard Lake Village is ranked as the 7th highest income city in Michigan.[2].

Orchard Lake Village surrounds Orchard Lake, the second-largest lake in Oakland County (after Cass Lake, which is also partially in Orchard Lake Village). The city is mostly surrounded by West Bloomfield. It also shares a border with Keego Harbor to its east. 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 the now-defunct Michigan Military Academy.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²). 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (36.83%) is water. Orchard Lake, Cass Lake, and Upper Straits Lake are all within or partially within the city limits. Terrain is rolling and high.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,215 people, 750 households, and 648 families residing in the city. The population density was 330.2/km² (855.7/mi²). There were 805 housing units at an average density of 120.0/km² (311.0/mi²). 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.

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.