Ferndale, Michigan | |
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| City of Ferndale | |
Top-to-bottom: Downtown Ferndale looking south toward Detroit, Ferndale City Hall | |
 Location within Oakland County | |
  Ferndale Location within the State of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′38″N 83°08′05″W / 42.46056°N 83.13472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Incorporated | 1918 (village) 7 March 1927 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Melanie Piana |
| • Manager | Joseph Gacioch |
| Area | |
| • City | 3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2) |
| • Land | 3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 19,190 |
| • Density | 4,949.70/sq mi (1,911.03/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,392,041 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48220 |
| Area code(s) | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-27880[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0625911[3] |
| Website | Official website |
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Ferndale is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Ferndale borders Detroit to the north, roughly 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,190.[4]
Ferndale is well-known for its downtown, as well as its position as the hub of the LGBTQ+ community in Metro Detroit, and a center of progressive politics.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferndale, Michigan
- ^ "US Census QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Case, Wendy. "Affirming Ferndale". Metro Times. Retrieved 2013-12-04.