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81-596: Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan . A northern suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor , Bloomfield Hills is located roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of downtown Detroit , and is surrounded on most sides by Bloomfield Township . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 4,460. On June 28, 1820, Oakland County was divided into two townships: Pontiac Township and Bloomfield Township ,

162-482: A 22-point margin in the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election and again by a 12-point margin in the 2014 election ; conversely, the county favored Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer by a 17-point margin in the 2018 election and again by a 23-point margin in the 2022 election . Republicans held a majority on the County Commission for most of its history, but following the 2018 elections, Democrats won

243-577: A concentration of Arab Americans , who also live in nearby areas, and numerous Asian Americans , particularly Indians , have also settled in these areas. As of the 2020 Census there were 1,274,402 people and 524,762 households in the county with an average of 2.4 persons per household. 70.0% were Non-Hispanic White alone, 13.9% Black or African American alone, 8.8% Asian , 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 2.5% of two or more races . 5% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). Roughly 13.1% of county residents were foreign-born. Of households in

324-574: A decline of 1,860 members and 7,124 enrollees in church school since 2008. The UUA has, for the first time, also reported decline in average weekly attendance to 100,693 people. This is a drop of 1.5% on the 2010 reported figure. Many atheists and humanists are also a part of the various congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The UUA was given corporate status in May 1961 under special acts of legislature of

405-508: A male householder with no wife present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age in the city was 54.1 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 11.8% were from 25 to 44; 33.5% were from 45 to 64; and 29.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

486-504: A member of various organizations, both religious and secular. The UUA does not have a central creed in which members are required to believe, and has found it useful to articulate its common values in what has become known as the Principles and Purposes statement. The first version of the principles was adopted in 1960, and the modern form was adopted in 1984 (including the 7th principle). They were amended once again in 1995 to include

567-630: A narrow 11-10 majority on the commission. In the 118th Congress , Oakland County is represented by four Democrats: Debbie Dingell ( 6th ), Elissa Slotkin ( 7th ), Haley Stevens ( 11th ), and Rashida Tlaib ( 12th ) and two Republicans: John James ( 10th ) and Lisa McClain ( 9th ). The following airports are located in neighboring counties: Amtrak 's thrice-daily Wolverine serves Oakland County, with stations in Pontiac , Troy , and Royal Oak , before continuing on to Detroit and west to Chicago . Surface-street navigation in metro Detroit

648-481: A nationally known publisher of both fiction and non-fiction books. Skinner House Books publishes books primarily of interest to Unitarian Universalists. The UUA also participates in interfaith organizations such as the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility . The UUA is governed by delegates elected to the annual General Assembly . GA delegates elect the president, the moderator, and members of

729-595: A nominal fee. Some funds are earned through charitable gifts or estate planning. Additionally, the UUA pools together investment funds from congregations or other constituents and manages them for a small percentage. UUA leaders concerned with membership numbers fluctuating from barely perceptible growth to slight decline, are working with a variety of experimental UU communities that represent alternative models of congregational formation—or that may point to new forms of affiliation. Two non-congregational organizations belong to

810-660: A result, there are no designated Bicycle Friendly Communities within Oakland County. Only the city of Ferndale has a built comprehensive bicycle network of bike lanes and signed shared roadways. The County of Oakland counterpart in public education (K–12) is the Oakland Schools , an Intermediate school district . The county is also home to multiple renowned private elementary and high schools, including The Roeper School and Cranbrook . School districts: The NFL's Detroit Lions played their home games at

891-554: A set of awards that are recognized by the UUA and BSA. In 2013, BSA opened membership to gay youth, followed by opening membership to gay adults in 2015; this policy change resolved the main UUA objection to supporting BSA and by December 2015, the UUSO had self-dissolved and the UUA religious emblems programs were again recognized by BSA. In the wake of this controversy, a number of SpiralScouts International circles and dozens of Navigators USA Chapters have formed within congregations of

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972-576: Is Bloomfield Hills High School , formed in 2013 by the mergers of Andover High School and Lahser High School . The Bloomfield Hills district administers the International Academy , a tuition-free, public consortium high school in Bloomfield Township that hosts students from ten different public schools districts (including some Bloomfield Hills School District students). A southern portion of Bloomfield Hills resides in

1053-522: Is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan . It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area , containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs. Its seat of government is Pontiac , and its largest city is Troy . As of the 2020 Census , its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan (behind neighboring Wayne County ), and the most populous county in

1134-696: Is a center of information and action at the United Nations , was an Associate Member organization until it became an office within the UUA in 2011. The UUA also recognizes many organizations as Independent Affiliate organizations. These organizations are created by Unitarian Universalists as needed to meet the special needs of the diversity within Unitarian Universalism. These groups may provide specialized spiritual support, work for specific social justice issues, provide support for religious professionals, etc. The UUA owns Beacon Press ,

1215-563: Is commonly anchored by "mile roads", major east–west surface streets that are spaced at one-mile (1.6 km) intervals and increment as one travels north and away from the city center. Mile roads sometimes have two names, the numeric name (e.g., 15 Mile Road), used in Macomb County, and a local name (e.g., Maple Road), used in Oakland County (for the most part). The conditions on most non-residential roads in Oakland County are not favorable to bicycling. Exceptions to this are primarily in

1296-463: Is concentrated in suburbs such as Royal Oak, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield, and Southfield. Some suburbs, such as Novi, Troy, Birmingham, and Rochester, were historically strongly Republican but are now relatively split between the two parties, with younger adults tending to support Democrats and older residents tending to support Republicans. In 1996, Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to carry Oakland County since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and only

1377-457: Is headquartered at 24 Farnsworth Street, within Boston , Massachusetts . This serves as the historical center of Unitarianism in the U.S. As of 2009, the UUA comprised 19 Districts , 1,041 congregations with 164,656 certified members and 61,795 church school enrollees served by 1,623 ministers. However, as of 2011 the UUA had 162,796 certified members and 54,671 church school enrollees. This shows

1458-634: Is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills. Other companies headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI include Taubman Centers , TriMas Corp., Larson Realty Group, Princeton Enterprises, TIP Capital, Bloomfield Hills Bancorp, Reverie, BlackEagle Partners, Gregory J. Schwartz & Co., Inc., Alidade Capital, and Penske Automotive Group. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.04 square miles (13.05 km), of which 4.96 square miles (12.85 km)

1539-403: Is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km) is water. As of the 2005–2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there were 3,774 people, 1,570 households, and about 1,382 families living in the city. The population density was 796.4 inhabitants per square mile (307.5/km). There were 1,628 housing units at an average density of 329.1 per square mile (127.1/km). The racial makeup of the city

1620-416: Is not a denomination in the traditional sense; the UUA is an association of congregations with no one organization able to speak authoritatively for the whole. It is the congregations that have authority over the larger body, through the annual General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Since the general public understands denomination much more readily than association of congregations ,

1701-405: Is the boundary between these counties. The baseline was used during the original surveying for Michigan, and it serves as the northern/southern boundaries for counties from Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan . As more working and middle-class populations moved to the suburbs from the 1950s on, this divide (8 Mile Road) became historically known as an unofficial racial dividing line between what became

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1782-552: Is the location of the National Historic Landmark Cranbrook Educational Community and other historic sites listed on the national register of historic places. In popular culture, Bloomfield Hills was the setting for the 2005 film The Upside of Anger . In the 2002 film 8 Mile , Eminem mentions Cranbrook Kingswood while making fun of "Doc" because he attended Cranbrook, which is not considered cool or impressive in

1863-697: The Birmingham City School District . The Bloomfield Hills area is also home to many private schools. The city limits include the nonsectarian Cranbrook Schools , Cranbrook Academy of Art , St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School (established in 1940), and the Roeper School . The neighboring communities of Bloomfield Township and Beverly Hills have two single-sex Catholic schools: Brother Rice High School for boys and Marian High School for girls, as well as

1944-643: The Cranbrook Educational Community . The Congregational Church of Birmingham United Church of Christ was founded in Birmingham but moved to its present location in at 1000 Cranbrook Road (at Woodward Avenue) in Bloomfield Hills in 1966. St. Hugo of the Hills Roman Catholic Church was funded by Theodore F. MacManus (1872–1940) and his wife in memory of their deceased children, Hugo and Hubert. St. Hugo of

2025-590: The Detroit and Pontiac Railroad helped draw settlers in the 1840s. By 1840, Oakland had more than fifty lumber mills, processing wood harvested from the region and the Upper Peninsula. Pontiac, located on the Clinton River , was Oakland's first town and became the county seat. After the Civil War, Oakland was still primarily a rural, agricultural county with numerous isolated villages. By the end of

2106-716: The Philippines and Pakistan . In recent times, UUA policy is for new congregations from outside the USA to form their own national bodies and having these bodies join the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists or, after the ICUU dissolution in 2021, its successor organization. Until 2002, almost all member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) were also members of

2187-857: The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac from 1975 through 2001, when they moved to Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The Detroit Pistons played at the Silverdome from 1978 to 1988. The Silverdome was also the site of Super Bowl XVI , where the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals , the first of 5 Super Bowl titles for the 49ers. The Pontiac Silverdome also hosted various other sporting events, prior to being demolished in 2017. From 1988 to 2017, prior to

2268-515: The county jail , a civil division, marine division, alcohol and traffic enforcement units, and an aviation division. The marine patrol and rescue unit patrols 450 lakes across the county. Roads that are not maintained by a local community (city/village) are maintained by the independent Road Commission for Oakland County, which is governed by three board members appointed by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Oakland County

2349-484: The plenary sessions , workshops, district gatherings, and worship services. The UUA requests annual contributions from its member congregations. The requested contribution, known as Fair Share, is calculated for each congregation by multiplying an annually determined membership fee times the number of registered members of that congregation. The UUA also has alternative modes of raising funds. In order for congregations to participate in certain programming, they will pay

2430-429: The 19th century, three rail lines served Pontiac, and the city attracted carriage and wagon factories. In the late 1890s streetcars were constructed here and operated between Detroit. At that time, developers made southern Oakland County a suburb of Detroit; a Cincinnati firm platted a section of Royal Oak called "Urbanrest". Migration worked both ways. Several thousand people moved from Oakland County farms to Detroit as

2511-573: The 36th largest Asian population of any county in the country. In 2002, of the Oakland- Wayne - Macomb tricounty area, Oakland County had 49% of the tri-county area's Asian population. The median income for a household in the county in 2020 was $ 92,620, making Oakland County the 71st wealthiest county in the United States and the wealthiest county in Michigan. Of housing units in the county, 71.9% were owner occupied. About 8.72% of

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2592-468: The 6th source. Both of these were added to explicitly include members with Neopagan , Native American, and other natural theist spiritualities. Because Unitarian Universalism is a living tradition, always open to re-imagining, there is currently a reevaluation study process occurring that could see these principles and sources shift. The principles and purposes are accompanied by a list of sources, and statements of inclusion and freedom of belief. "We,

2673-767: The Association is to serve the needs of its member congregations, organize new congregations, extend and strengthen Unitarian Universalist institutions and implement its principles." "The Association declares and affirms its special responsibility, and that of its member societies and organizations, to promote the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to race, color, sex, disability, affectional or sexual orientation, age, or national origin and without requiring adherence to any particular interpretation of religion or to any particular religious belief or creed." "Nothing herein shall be deemed to infringe upon

2754-589: The CUC. The Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) is a member church of the Unitarian Universalist Association providing denominational services to persons unable to attend a physical congregation because of distance or mobility, or who wish to belong to a congregation other than their local congregation. Many of these are Unitarian Universalists in other countries, members of the military, prisoners or non-mobile elderly. The Unitarian Universalist Association

2835-742: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York. See Chapter 148 of the acts of 1960 of the Massachusetts legislature and Chapter 827 of the Acts of 1960 of the New York legislature. Copies of said acts are attached to the minutes of the organizing meeting of the association held in Boston, Massachusetts, in May 1961 and also are printed in the 1961–62 directory of the association. The UUA

2916-711: The Hills Catholic Church was built from 1931 to 1936, with approval from Bishop Michael J. Gallagher , and was designed by Arthur DesRossiers . Other churches include St. George Greek Orthodox, Bloomfield Hills Baptist, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church ( ELCA ) on Adams Road ( Bloomfield Township ), Detroit Michigan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and Birmingham Unitarian Church on Woodward Avenue. Home of O2 Investment Partners, Straightaway Tire and Auto, Acme Group, consisting of , Acme Mills , Great Lakes Filters, and Fairway Products,

2997-562: The Living Your Religion program in 2004 as a parallel award for Unitarian Universalist youth. The program was approved by the BSA Religious Relationships committee in 2005 and was promoted at the 2005 National Scout Jamboree as well as at the following jamborees in 2010 and 2013. The UUA stated that the UUSO was not recognized as an affiliate organization despite the stated UUSO goal to create

3078-701: The Oakland County Sheriff since 1999. Ten townships, 3 cities, and 2 villages in the county do not have municipal police forces, but rather contract with the sheriff for police services specific to the municipalities. Those municipalities are Addison Township (including the village of Leonard ), Brandon Township (including the village of Ortonville ), Clarkston , Commerce Township , Highland Township , Independence Township , Lyon Township , Oakland Township , Orion Township , Oxford Township , Springfield Township , Pontiac , and Rochester Hills . The Oakland County Sheriff's Office also operates

3159-418: The UUA and most services to CUC member congregations were provided by the UUA. However, after an agreement between the UUA and the CUC, since 2002 most services have been provided by the CUC to its own member congregations, with the UUA continuing to provide ministerial settlement services. Since 2002, some Canadian congregations have continued to be members of both the UUA and CUC while others are members of only

3240-719: The UUA as Associate Member organizations. Associate Member organizations are esteemed as inherently integral to the work of the UUA and its member congregations, and are accorded two voting delegates each to the annual General Assembly. The Associate Member organizations are the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), which is active in social change actions, and the Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation, which provides education and advocacy on women's issues. The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, which

3321-465: The UUA is the chair of the Board of Trustees and is the presiding officer at General Assembly . The moderator is the highest UUA position traditionally held by laity . Moderator Jim Key was elected for a six-year term at General Assembly in 2013. Due to "significant health concerns", Key resigned from office on May 13, 2017, less than a month before his death. Because of the amount of work needed for

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3402-629: The UUA, despite having no official affiliation with the UUA. Navigators USA, was founded by volunteers of All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City after terminating its charter with Boy Scout Troop 103 because of the BSA policies. Its founders describe as "...committed to providing a quality scouting experience that is inclusive and available to all children and families regardless of gender, race, religion, economic status, sexual orientation and social background." There are currently 120 chapters in

3483-526: The UUA. The Religion in Life religious emblems program of UUA were once unrecognized by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The UUA published statements opposing the BSA's policies on homosexuals , atheists, and agnostics in 1992; and in 1993, the UUA updated Religion in Life to include criticism of these BSA policies. In 1998, the BSA withdrew recognition of Religion in Life, stating that such information

3564-679: The United States and is one of the wealthiest places in Michigan. 39% of owner-occupied homes had a value of over $ 1,000,000, and 32.1% with a value between $ 500,000 and $ 999,999. Most of the city is served by the Bloomfield Hills School District (BHSD), a public school district based in neighboring Bloomfield Township, comprising the City of Bloomfield Hills, most of Bloomfield Township, and small parts of neighboring communities such as Auburn Hills, Troy, and West Bloomfield Township. The sole district comprehensive high school

3645-539: The United States without a city of 100,000 residents. Founded in 1819 and organized the following year, Oakland County is composed of 62 cities, villages, and townships. In 2010, Oakland County was among the ten wealthiest counties in the United States to have over one million residents. It is also home to Oakland University , a large public institution that straddles the border between the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills . Founded by Territorial Governor Lewis Cass in 1819, sparsely populated Oakland County

3726-409: The United States, Unitarian Universalism grew by 15.8% between 2000 and 2010 to include 211,000 adherents nationwide. And the UUA was one of the seventeen members of the now defunct International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (1995–2021). Most of the member congregations of the UUA are in the United States and Canada, but the UUA has also admitted congregations from Australia, New Zealand,

3807-460: The atmosphere portrayed in the film. Bloomfield Hills is the hometown of the comic book character, Trance . Some scenes in Out of Sight with Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney were filmed at a private residence in Bloomfield Hills. (In the novel by Elmore Leonard on which the film is based, the most prominent street in Bloomfield Hills is described as “Vaughan Road, nothing but money.”) Jimmy Hoffa

3888-400: The board of trustees. From when the association was established in 1961 until 2010, the president and moderator were each elected to four-year terms by delegates at General Assembly. An individual could not be elected to more than two successive terms. Candidates ran by petition. The 2010 General Assembly adopted a bylaw amendment, to take effect in stages beginning in 2013, making changes in

3969-483: The city attracted factories. By 1910, a number of rich Detroiters had summer homes and some year-round residences in what became Bloomfield Hills. The auto age enveloped Pontiac in the early 1900s. The Oakland Motor Car Company was founded in 1907 and became a part of General Motors Corp., which was soon Pontiac's dominant firm. In the 1950s, Oakland County's population boomed as the Detroiters began migrating to

4050-418: The city was $ 170,790, and the median income for a family was over $ 200,000. Males had a median income of $ 100,000 versus $ 52,273 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 104,920. About 1.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 and over. Bloomfield Hills is one of the wealthiest cities with over 1000 people in

4131-445: The city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of the census of 2000, There were 1,520 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

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4212-419: The city was 87.3% White , 6.7% Asian , 4.1% African American , 0.1% Native American , 0.3% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 1,489 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had

4293-459: The composition of the board of trustees and in the terms and election procedures for president and moderator. Under the new system, the president and moderator are each limited to a single term of six years. A Presidential Search Committee nominates candidates for president. The board of trustees nominates candidates for moderator. Individuals who are not nominated by the committee or the board may run by petition. The 2010 amendment also reduced

4374-576: The county in 2012, though by a smaller margin. Hillary Clinton won a narrow majority in 2016. In 2020, Joe Biden won 56 percent of the vote. He received over 400,000 votes, and became the first Democrat to carry the county by a margin of over 100,000 votes. While the Democratic Party has found increasing success in presidential elections in Oakland County, the state Republican Party has remained strong in some recent gubernatorial and state elections. The county favored Republican Rick Snyder by

4455-667: The county, 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. About 50.6% of county residents were female. Roughly half (49.5%) of county residents ages 25+ had at least a bachelor's degree. Among Asian Americans, eight ethnic groups had more than 1,000 members in the county in 2000. The most numerous were those of Asian Indian descent, with 20,705. Next were those of Chinese heritage, numbering 10,018. Next were those of Japanese (5,589), Filipino (5,450) Korean (5,351), Vietnamese (1,687), Pakistani (1,458) and Hmong (1,210) ancestry. In 2001, Oakland County had

4536-400: The distinction is generally omitted in conversation. Because of this relationship between the congregations and the association, Unitarian Universalist congregations have a congregationalist polity of governance. However, day-to-day decisions are made by the president, the moderator, and the board of trustees. In its role as a national organization representing the congregations, the UUA is

4617-414: The fourth to do so since 1892. Al Gore and John Kerry also carried the county, by narrow margins of less than 7,000 and 3,000 votes respectively, against George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, respectively. In 2008, the county swung significantly to Barack Obama , who became the first Democrat to win a majority in the county since LBJ, and only the third to do so since 1884. ( See table at right .) He again carried

4698-600: The headquarters of Oakland Schools, the Road Commission, and a number of other departments. In May 2023, the county government announced a plan to relocate select offices from the Service Center back to downtown Pontiac. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the largest sheriff's department in the state of Michigan . In 2017 it had 859 uniformed officers, although in 2022 it had nearly 100 unfilled vacancies. Republican Michael Bouchard has served as

4779-538: The individual freedom of belief which is inherent in the Universalist and Unitarian heritages or to conflict with any statement of purpose, covenant, or bond of union used by any society unless such is used as a creedal test." General Assembly (GA) is held every year in June in a different city in the USA. Member congregations (and three associate member organizations) send delegates and conventioneers to participate in

4860-643: The inner-ring suburbs within the southeast corner of the county. This is due to their street grid . A primary reason for these unfavorable cycling conditions is the Road Commission for Oakland County has a policy of not accommodating bicycles on the road. As a result, some communities have designated sidepaths (locally called "safety paths") as bike routes which do not meet the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) guidelines for bicycling facilities and have been found to be less safe than on-road bike facilities. As

4941-422: The latter covering the southern part of the county that would include West Bloomfield Township , Royal Oak and Southfield . What is now Bloomfield Hills was a farming area until the turn of the 20th century when wealthy Detroit residents bought up the land. The settlement became a village in 1927, and in 1932 residents voted to become a city to avoid being incorporated into growing Birmingham . Bloomfield Hills

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5022-597: The member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote "The living tradition which we share draws from many sources: Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support." "The Unitarian Universalist Association shall devote its resources to and exercise its corporate powers for religious, educational and humanitarian purposes. The primary purpose of

5103-411: The moderator position, in 2017, the position was split into two co-moderator positions. In August 2017, Mr. Barb Greve and Elandria Williams were appointed to serve as Interim Co-Moderators until a special election for Moderator can be held at the 2018 General Assembly, where they were elected as co-moderators. In 2020, Rev. Meg Riley was elected as co-moderator, the first minister to serve as moderator of

5184-666: The move to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Detroit Pistons played their home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills. The Palace of Auburn Hills was demolished in 2020. Oakland County contains 387 lakes, and four major rivers run through the county: The headwaters of each of these rivers lie in Oakland County. 42°40′N 83°23′W  /  42.66°N 83.38°W  / 42.66; -83.38 Unitarian Universalist Association In

5265-650: The nation's leading graduate schools of architecture, art and design. It was founded by the Booths in 1932. By 1984, the New York Times would say that "the effect of Cranbrook and its graduates and faculty on the physical environment of this country has been profound ... Cranbrook, surely more than any other institution, has a right to think of itself as synonymous with contemporary American design." The main offices of Oakland Community College are in Bloomfield Hills. Oakland County, Michigan Oakland County

5346-415: The national median. Oakland County is home to several super-regional shopping malls such as Oakland Mall , Somerset Collection , Twelve Oaks Mall , and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 907 square miles (2,350 km ), of which 868 square miles (2,250 km ) is land and 40 square miles (100 km ) (4.4%) is water. Oakland County

5427-531: The population were below the poverty line . The county government operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records , administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are

5508-780: The predominantly black city and almost exclusively white suburbs. Since the late 20th century, the patterns of de facto segregation have faded as the suburbs have become more diverse. Middle-class African Americans have left Detroit, settling in inner-ring suburbs, notably Southfield (where the population is 75% Black), west of Woodward Avenue . Based on the 2010 Census, the following cities also have significant non-white populations: Farmington (25.3%), Farmington Hills (31.7%), Novi (30.12%), Oak Park (62.61%), Lathrup Village (72.97%), Orchard Lake Village (16.08%), Rochester Hills (20.94%), Troy (29.4%), Wixom (26.28%), West Bloomfield (24.0%), Bloomfield (18.28%), Bloomfield Hills (14.2%), Ferndale (17.2%), and Madison Heights (17.7%). Ferndale has

5589-604: The private college-preparatory school Detroit Country Day School , Academy of the Sacred Heart . Bloomfield Township also has Michigan's only ACCS accredited Classical Christian school, Bloomfield Christian School. After the Japanese School of Detroit was formed in 1973, it initially held its classes at Cranbrook School Brookside. Bloomfield Hills is home to the Cranbrook Academy of Art , one of

5670-650: The responsibility of individual cities and townships. Most county operations are based at the Oakland County Service Center, which straddles Telegraph Road, split between Pontiac and neighboring Waterford Township. The east campus (in Pontiac) consists mostly of the courthouse, jail, and Sheriff's Office, while the west campus (in Waterford) contains the county executive's office, Children's Village (the county's juvenile detention center ), and

5751-424: The size of the board of trustees and changed the election process so that all trustees are elected by General Assembly. (The prior board consisted of one trustee elected by each UUA district and several at-large trustees elected by General Assembly.) The president of the UUA is its CEO and the religious leader of Unitarian Universalism in the United States. A former UUA president is Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, who

5832-529: The suburbs. While the neighboring Macomb County was more inhabited by auto workers and other blue-collar workers, Oakland County's residents tended to be more affluent and generally white-collar (e.g. doctors, lawyers). Oakland County was for a time the fourth-wealthiest county in the United States, though its position has declined somewhat since the Great Recession. The median price of a home in Oakland County increased to $ 164,697, more than $ 30,000 above

5913-405: Was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, 19.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.8% was between 18 and 24, 13.8% between 25 and 44, 39.0% between 45 and 64, and 23.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in

5994-454: Was 89.1% White, 5.4% Asian, 4.3% Black, 0.8% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,869 people, 1,489 households, and 1,116 families living in the city. The population density was 780.0 inhabitants per square mile (301.2/km). There were 1,659 housing units at an average density of 334.5 per square mile (129.2/km). The racial makeup of

6075-483: Was elected at the 2017 UUA General Assembly in New Orleans, Louisiana ; she was expected to be the first president to serve a single six-year term, per a 2010 bylaw change. Frederick-Gray was the first woman to be elected as president of the UUA. As of October 2023, the president is Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt . She is the first woman of color and openly queer person to be elected to the office. The moderator of

6156-431: Was established, as all townships are equal in size (save for slight variations due to waterways). Section 16 in each township was reserved for financing and maintaining public education, and even today many schools in Oakland County townships are located within that section. Wayne County , where the city of Detroit is located, borders Oakland County to the south. 8 Mile Road , also known as "Baseline Road" in some areas,

6237-666: Was formed from Macomb County on 28 March 1820. As was customary at the time, as populations increased, other counties were organized from its land area. Over the next 16 years, Oakland lost territory to the creation of the counties of Lapeer (10 Sep 1822), Saginaw (10 Sep 1822), Sanilac (10 Sep 1822), Shiawassee (10 Sep 1822), Washtenaw (10 Sep 1822), Barry (29 Oct 1829), Calhoun (29 Oct 1829), Eaton (29 Oct 1829), Ingham (29 Oct 1829), Jackson (29 Oct 1829), Kalamazoo (29 Oct 1829), Arenac (2 Mar 1831), Gladwin (2 Mar 1831), Midland (2 Mar 1831), Livingston (21 Mar 1833), and Genesee (28 Mar 1835). Woodward Avenue and

6318-539: Was historically a bastion of suburban conservatism, and was hence a longstanding stronghold of the Republican Party . In the 1990s it became highly competitive, and since 2008 it has increasingly shifted Democratic, giving over 50% of its votes to the Democratic candidate for president in each election. Republican strength is concentrated in the many exurban townships of the county, while Democratic strength

6399-523: Was incompatible with BSA programs. The UUA removed the material from their curriculum and the BSA renewed their recognition of the program. When the BSA found that the UUA was issuing supplemental material with the Religion in Life workbooks that included statements critical of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or personal religious viewpoint, the BSA again withdrew recognition. The Unitarian Universalist Scouters Organization (UUSO) created

6480-588: Was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in adjacent Bloomfield Township. The novel Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake is set in a private school in Bloomfield. The area is the home of landmark churches including Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian on Long Lake Rd ( Bloomfield Township ) and Christ Church Cranbrook Episcopal , consecrated in 1928 as part of George Booth 's plan for

6561-465: Was originally divided into 25 separate townships , which are listed below. Each township is roughly equal in size at six miles (9.7 km) by six miles, for a total township area of 36 square miles (93 km ). The roots of this design were born out of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the subsequent Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Oakland County itself is a prime example of the land policy that

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