Southfield, Michigan | |
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     Left to right from top:Southfield Town Center,American Center,Southfield Public Library, One Towne Square, andLawrence Technological University. | |
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| Nicknames: SFLD | |
| Motto: The Center of it All | |
 Location withinOakland County | |
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| Coordinates:42°28′47″N83°14′42″W / 42.47972°N 83.24500°W /42.47972; -83.24500 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Oakland |
| Organized | 1830 (asSouthfield Township) |
| Incorporated | 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Kenson Siver(I)[1] |
| • Manager | Frederick Zorn |
| Area | |
• City | 26.26 sq mi (68.01 km2) |
| • Land | 26.25 sq mi (67.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 76,618 |
| • Density | 2,918.5/sq mi (1,126.83/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 48033–48034, 48037, 48075–48076, 48086 |
| Area codes | 248 and 947 |
| FIPS code | 26-74900[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0638439[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Southfield is a city inOakland County in theU.S. state ofMichigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Southfield borders Detroit to the north, roughly 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of downtownDetroit. As of the2020 census, the city had a population of 76,618.[5]
Southfield home to multiple business districts, including theSouthfield City Centre (anedge city which contains the tallest building in Detroit's suburbs) and the area surrounding the formerNorthland Center shopping mall. It is also home toLawrence Technological University. The city was originally part ofSouthfield Township before incorporating in 1958. The autonomous city ofLathrup Village is an enclave within Southfield.
Southfield was surveyed in 1817 according to the plan by Michigan territorial governorLewis Cass.[6] The first settlers came from nearbyBirmingham andRoyal Oak, Michigan, as well as New York andVermont. The area that became Southfield was settled by John Daniels in 1823. Among thefounders were the Heth, Stephens, Harmon, McClelland and Thompson families.
Town 1 north, 10 east was first organized asOssewa Township on July 12, 1830, but the name was changed toSouthfield Township 17 days later.[6] Thetownship took its name from its location in the "south fields" ofBloomfield Township. A US post office was established in 1833 and the first town hall built in 1873.
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The Southfield Fire Department was formed on April 6, 1942, and the Southfield Police Department in 1953.[7] In the 1950s, cities and villages began to incorporate within the township, includingLathrup Village in 1950, andBeverly Hills in 1957. Most of what was left of the township was formally incorporated as a city on April 28, 1958, to protect it from annexation attempts by Detroit; whites who had migrated to the suburbs did not want to be associated with Detroit's expanding black community.[8]
City Hall was built in 1964 as part of the new Civic Center complex, which also became home to Southfield's police headquarters. The Civic Center was expanded in 1971 to include a sports arena with swimming pool. Evergreen Hills Golf Course was added in 1972, and in 1978, a new public safety building, theSouthfield Pavilion, and a new court building were added. In 2003, an expanded and redesignedSouthfield Public Library opened to the public on the Civic Center grounds, featuring state-of-the-art facilities.[9] Outside the Civic Center complex, Southfield has municipal parks and recreation facilities, largely developed in the 1970s, including Beech Woods Recreation Center and John Grace Community Center.
Duns Scotus College is now the home of Word of Faith Christian Center.[10] In 2016, the site was the center of local controversy over a proposed oil drilling site. Due to sustained opposition and environmental concerns, the plan was cancelled.[11]
Southfield is a commercial and business center for the metropolitan Detroit area, with 27,000,000 square feet (2,508,400 m2) of office space, second in the Detroit metro area to Detroit's central business district of 33,251,000 square feet (3,089,100 square meters). Several internationally recognized corporations have major offices and headquarters in Southfield, includingVeoneer,Huf Hülsbeck and Fürst,Denso,Peterson Spring,Federal-Mogul,Lear,R.L. Polk & Co., International Automotive Components,Stefanini, Inc., andGuardian Alarm. More than 100Fortune 500 companies have offices in Southfield.
On October 28, 2014,Fifth Third Bank announced plans to move its Michigan regional headquarters from Southfield todowntown Detroit in what will be named theFifth Third Bank Building at One Woodward.[12] The office had 150 employees.[13]
Northland Center, one of the nation's first shopping malls, opened in Southfield in 1954 and closed in 2015. As of 2022, the property is being redeveloped as a mixed-use residential and commercial complex.[14] Southfield is home to over 780 acres (3.2 km2) of parkland and a nationally recognized public school district.[who?]
Southfield has variousMid-century modern style architecture[15] buildings includingPercival Goodman's brutalistCongregation Shaarey Zedek and many early works byMinoru Yamasaki, including hisReynolds Aluminum building.
Prominent in Southfield isSouthfield City Centre, a mixed-use area consisting of a major business center, private university, and residential neighborhoods, near the intersection ofInterstate 696 (I-696, Walter P. Reuther Freeway) and theM-10 (Lodge Freeway).
Southfield City Centre was created in 1992 as a special assessment district, and was originally planned to improve pedestrian amenities and facilitate economic development.
TheConsulate of Macedonia in Detroit and Consulate of Lebanon in Detroit are located in theSouthfield Town Center,[16] and theConsulate of Iraq in Detroit is in Southfield.[17]
Penguicon has been held in Southfield regularly since 2014.[18][relevant?]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 26.28 square miles (68.06 km2), of which 26.27 square miles (68.04 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (0.04%) is water.[19]
The main branch of theRiver Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south byEight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road. Southfield's northern border does not follow a single road, but lies approximately along Thirteen Mile Road. The city is bordered by Detroit andRedford Township to the south,Farmington Hills to the west,Franklin,Bingham Farms, andBeverly Hills to the north andRoyal Oak,Berkley andOak Park to the east. The separate city ofLathrup Village sits as anenclave in the eastern part of the city, completely surrounded by Southfield.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 31,531 | — | |
| 1970 | 69,298 | 119.8% | |
| 1980 | 75,608 | 9.1% | |
| 1990 | 75,745 | 0.2% | |
| 2000 | 78,322 | 3.4% | |
| 2010 | 71,758 | −8.4% | |
| 2020 | 76,618 | 6.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[20] 2010[21] 2020[22] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[23] | Pop 2010[21] | Pop 2020[22] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 30,025 | 17,537 | 16,126 | 38.35% | 24.45% | 21.05% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 42.259 | 50,181 | 53,713 | 53.97% | 69.95% | 70.10% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 147 | 135 | 132 | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.17% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2,404 | 1,217 | 1,790 | 3.07% | 1.70% | 2.34% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 24 | 16 | 33 | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 309 | 154 | 535 | 0.39% | 0.21% | 0.70% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 2,194 | 1,542 | 2,580 | 2.80% | 2.15% | 3.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 934 | 957 | 1,709 | 1.19% | 1.33% | 2.23% |
| Total | 78.296 | 71,739 | 76,618 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of thecensus[24] of 2010, there were 71,739 people, 31,778 households, and 18,178 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 2,730.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,054.4/km2). There were 35,986 housing units at an average density of 1,369.9 units per square mile (528.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 70.3%African American, 24.9%White, 0.2%Native American, 1.7%Asian, 0.4% fromother races, and 2.4% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 31,778 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% weremarried couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.8% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 42. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.7% male and 55.3% female.
As of thecensus[3] of 2000, there were 78,296 people, 33,987 households, and 19,780 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,984.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,152.4/km2). There were 35,698 housing units at an average density of 1,360.8 units per square mile (525.4 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 54.22%African American, 38.83%White, 3.09%Asian, 0.20%Native American, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 0.64% fromother races, and 2.99% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
Of the city's 33,987 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% weremarried couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.01.
The age distribution in the city's population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,802, and the median income for a family was $64,543. Males had a median income of $48,341 versus $37,949 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,096. About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
The most common occupations for people in Southfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Southfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and managers. A relatively large number of people living in Southfield work in office and administrative support (16.00%), sales jobs (10.93%), and management occupations (9.72%). Southfield's populace is very well-educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation. Whereas 21.84% of the average community's adult population holds a 4-year degree or higher, 38.73% of Southfield's adults have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. Southfield's per capita income in 2010 was $28,995.[25]
In 2002 Southfield had 42,259 black people, the second-largest black population inMetro Detroit and third-largest in Michigan.[26]
As of 2011, many African Americans from Detroit were moving into Southfield and other suburbs of Oakland and Macomb counties. Tensions have occurred between existing middle-class blacks in Southfield and incoming Detroiters.[27]
As of 2001 manyChaldo-Assyrians live in Southfield; they are descended from the ancientNineveh region of the Assyrian homeland in North Iraq. The Chaldean Federation of America, an umbrella organization for most regional Chaldean groups, is in Southfield. As of that year, the largest Chaldean church, by number of congregants, was based here. The city also had the area's sole Chaldean retirement home.[28]
Southfield is also home to the Detroit area's Consulate-General ofIraq.[29]
Since the rapid suburbanization of the 1950s and 1960s, many Jewish Americans from Northwest Detroit (particularly the Dexter-Davison neighborhood) moved to Southfield and other inner-ring suburbs such asOak Park andHuntington Woods.Congregation Shaarey Zedek moved from Detroit to Southfield in 1962 to a modernist synagogue building designed byPercival Goodman.[30] The city was also previously home to Congregation Beth Achim on 12 Mile Road until its merger with Congregation Adat Shalom. The building was later purchased and demolished by a Jewish day school.[31] Though much of the Conservative and Reform Jewish population has since spread out to suburbs such asWest Bloomfield andFarmington Hills, the city maintains a thrivingOrthodox Jewish andLubavitch community. It is also home toFarber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva, a kosher grocery store, and many independent synagogues.
Southfield uses thecouncil-manager form of government, and thus is governed by aCity Council consisting of seven council members. The city council appoints aCity Administrator, who manages the day-to-day operations of the city. The popularly elected mayor, who does not vote on council actions, has the right to veto council actions and appoints the city's planner, assessor, attorney, and members of various commissions. The city'sclerk and treasurer are also popularly elected officials. All these officials hold nonpartisan positions.
| District | Representative | Party | Since |
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| 12th | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 2023 |
| District | Senator | Party | Since |
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| 7th | Jeremy Moss | Democratic | 2019[a] |
| District | Representative | Party | Since |
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| 5th | Natalie Price | Democratic | 2023 |
| 18th | Jason Hoskins | Democratic | 2023 |
| 19th | Samantha Steckloff | Democratic | 2023 |
| District | Commissioner | Party | Since |
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| 17 | Yolanda Smith Charles | Democratic | 2023 |
| 18 | Linnie Taylor | Democratic | 2023 |
Southfield Public Schools operates area public schools.Southfield Senior High School for the Arts and Technology (commonly known as Southfield A&T) is the district's sole high school. There were originally two high schools in the district, Southfield andSouthfield-Lathrup, but they were consolidated after the 2015–16 school year.[38] Students living in parts of Northern Southfield attend schools in theBirmingham City School District, while students living in the southeast corner of Southfield attend schools in theOak Park School District.[39] Southfield A&T also competes in theOakland Activities Association in the Red Division for high school sports, and has membership in the MHSAA.[40]
AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School is anArmeniancharter in Southfield.
Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva is a private Jewish school in Southfield.
Southfield Christian School is a private school in Southfield.
Southfield Public Library operates public libraries in the city.Providence Medical Center offersresidency training in various fields of medicine.
Southfield is home to eight colleges, includingLawrence Technological University,Abcott Institute, Everest Institute andOakland Community College. TheSpecs Howard School of Media Arts is in Southfield.
Southfield is the broadcast media center for the Detroit area, with studios and broadcast facilities for several television stations, includingWXYZ-TV,WJBK,WKBD-TV,WMYD-TV,WWJ-TV, and City Cable 15. Metro Detroit'sregional sports networkBally Sports Detroit is in Southfield on 11 Mile and Evergreen roads. A transmitter forWDIV-TV is in the city; it is the only television station based in downtown Detroit.
The city is home toAudacy's Detroit studios. Southfield is also served byWSHJ 88.3 FM, a student-run radio station sponsored by Southfield Public Schools.
In 1970, radio pioneer and entertainerSpecs Howard founded theSpecs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield.[41][42]
In addition toThe Detroit News andFree Press, Detroit's two metropolitan daily newspapers, Southfield is served by theSouthfield Eccentric, a suburban paper that reports on local and community events, which is published twice a week, on Sunday and Thursday.[citation needed] The headquarters ofThe Detroit Jewish News is in Southfield.[43] TheChaldean News is also headquartered in Southfield.[44]
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) operates local and regional bus transit.
The major thoroughfares in the city include the John C. Lodge Freeway (M-10), which is among the first urban to suburban highways constructed in the United States. The city also containsI-696, Southfield Freeway (M-39), andUS 24 (Telegraph Road). The city has several freeway interchanges connecting local roads to the freeways. Most prominently, "The Lodge" freeway connects downtown Detroit to "The Mixing Bowl," the sprawling interchange of I-696, US 24, M-10, Lahser Road, and Franklin Road, all of which are in Southfield.
Most major streets adhere to a north–south/east–west orientation, forming a grid of major streets spaced one mile (1.6 km) apart from each other. The major east–west streets are8 Mile Road (which forms the southern boundary of the city),9 Mile Road (which is split by the Southfield Freeway), 10 Mile Road, 11 Mile Road (which is split by the Lodge), and 12 Mile Road. Major north–south streets are Telegraph Road, Lahser Road, Evergreen Road, Southfield Road (the northern extension of the Southfield Freeway) and Greenfield Road (which forms the eastern boundary of the city).
TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit formerly operated the Church of St. Bede. By 2013 there was a debate on how the property should be rezoned, and therefore reused.[45]
Jewish places of worship in Southfield includeCongregation Shaarey Zedek, Ahavas Olam, Congregation Yagdil Torah,Young Israel of Southfield, Congregation Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah, Ahavas Yisrael Society, Congregation Shomrey Emunah, and the F.R.E.E. Russian Jewry Center.[46]
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The Southfield Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for 775 acres of parks, nature preserves and open space and historic properties at 33 sites within the city. There are numerous ball fields, tennis and handball courts, picnic areas and shelters. There are soccer fields, play lots and sand volleyball courts throughout the city.[47][48]
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