Ortonville is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is within Brandon Township, although some development near the village lies within adjacent Groveland Township. The population was 1,535 at the 2000 census.
Overview
Ortonville, a far northern rural suburb of Detroit, was founded in 1848 by Amos Orton who built a dam across Kearsley Creek to furnish water power for his sawmill. The town was platted in 1866, and later incorporated as a village in 1902. It is located about halfway between Pontiac and Flint.
According to the census[4] of 2000 the population in town is 1,535, but Brandon Township is 14,765. Nearby Groveland Township is 6,150. In spite of urban sprawl, Ortonville has a small town Midwest feel with hard working "folks." It offers festivals and parades happening in downtown several times in summer months. There are lovely places for camping, fishing, and hiking.
People from Michigan will often hold up their right hand as a "mitten map" of Michigan and point to show where in they have lived. For people more familiar with the region locals say Ortonville is close to "Pine Knob," now renamed DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Surrounding towns include Goodrich to the north, Oxford to the east, Clarkston to the south, and Holly to the west.
Public School System
Its primary public schools are Brandon Schools[6], in Brandon Township. Students are comprised mostly of Brandon and Groveland Township residents. Brandon High School is the home of the Blackhawks.
The schools in the district are:
- Brandon High School (grades 9-12)
- Brandon Middle School (grades 7&8)
- Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School (grades 5&6)
- H.T. Burt Elementary (grades K-4)
- Harvey Swanson Elementary (grades K-4)
- Belle Ann Elementary (grades K-4)
- Sherman Life Long Learning Center
- Smithling Special Education Center
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,535 people, 537 households, and 400 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,546.2 per square mile (598.7/km²). There were 572 housing units at an average density of 576.2/sq mi (223.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.24% White, 0.07% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
There were 537 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $60,972, and the median income for a family was $72,443. Males had a median income of $59,083 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,110. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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