Madison Heights

Madison Heights, Michigan
Location in the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°29′09″N 83°06′19″W / 42.48583°N 83.10528°W / 42.48583; -83.10528
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Government
- Mayor	Edward C. Swanson
Area
- City	7.2 sq mi (18.5 km2)
- Land	7.2 sq mi (18.5 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2000)
- City	31,101
- Density	4,341.3/sq mi (1,667.1/km2)
- Metro	5,456,428
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48071
Area code(s)	248
FIPS code	26-50560[1]
GNIS feature ID	0631311[2]
Website	http://www.madison-heights.org

Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, its population was 31,101.

History

Originally part of Royal Oak Township, Madison Heights incorporated as a city by popular vote on January 17, 1955, and chartered on December 6 that same year, becoming the tenth city government in southern Oakland County. At that time, the 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²) city was one of the largest suburban communities in the Metro Detroit area. The first city hall was located at 26305 John R Road, the former township offices. On April 5, 1963, a new municipal building was constructed which is on the present location at 300 West Thirteen Mile Road. The city lies in the I-696 and I-75 corridor and is served by two primary school districts, Lamphere and Madison, as well as a full-service municipal government. Today, Madison Heights' mayor is Edward Swanson.

Today

Madison Heights is part of Oakland County's Automation Alley. There are more than 1,300 commercial and industrial businesses and services within the city's 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²), and the city is proud to have a majority of small businesses, as well as more than 100 major companies within its borders, such as: Best Buy, Coca Cola, Commercial Steel Treating Corporation, Costco, CVS Pharmacy, Henkel Technologies, Home Depot, Kmart, Meijer, Micro Center, Ogura Corporation, Sam's Club, Hungry Howie's, Target, and UPS. The city has 23 shopping centers, 11 hotels, more than 860,000 square feet (80,000 m²) of office space, and seven industrial parks that include 10,000,000 square feet (900,000 m²).

While 91% of the buildings in Madison Heights are single-family homes or condominiums (approximately 9,800 residential property owners), 60% of the tax base is fueled by light industrial or commercial property. Madison Heights was named a "High Tech Hot Spot" by a local magazine^{[citation needed]}. The city's average number of fires per 1,000 people is 4.12, well below the national average of 6.7 fires per 1,000 people. There are more than 112 miles (180 km) of road within Madison Heights, of which the city maintains 105 miles (95 miles for snow removal, sweeping, and patching). The city contains 15 voting precincts, totaling more than 21,000 registered voters.

Madison Heights celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005..

Madison Heights is also home to the Japhet School, a character-based private school.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.5 km²), none of which is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 31,101 people, 13,299 households, and 8,005 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,341.3 people per square mile (1,677.1/km²). There were 13,623 housing units at an average density of 1,901.6 per square mile (734.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.60% White, 1.82% African American, 0.44% Native American, 4.97% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 13,299 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,326, and the median income for a family was $51,364. Males had a median income of $41,478 versus $29,345 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,429. About 7.0% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

The Telway Hamburger System is a long-standing 24-hour restaurant in Madison Heights known for its sliders (small hamburgers) and its unique late-night crowds. ^[3]

Notable residents

Pat Peake, Washington Capitals NHL player, attended Lamphere High School.

Bill Walsh, author of books on editing, attended Lamphere High School.

Robert Wyland, artist known for painting large whale murals, attended Lamphere High School.

Eric M. Calaluca, President and CEO, Paratext, Madison Heights native.

References

References

External links

• City of Madison Heights
• Lamphere School District
• Madison School District
• Madison Heights Little Baseball Inc.
• Japhet School

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