Southfield, Michigan | |
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Left to right from top: Southfield Town Center, American Center, Southfield Public Library, One Towne Square, and Lawrence Technological University. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: SFLD | |
| Motto: The Center of it All | |
 Location within Oakland County | |
  Southfield Location within the state of Michigan  Southfield Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′47″N 83°14′42″W / 42.47972°N 83.24500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Oakland |
| Organized | 1830 (as Southfield Township) |
| Incorporated | 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Kenson J. Siver (I)[1] |
| • Manager | Frederick E. Zorn |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.26 sq mi (68.01 km2) |
| • Land | 26.25 sq mi (67.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 76,618 |
| • Density | 2,918.45/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 code(s) | 248 and 947 |
| FIPS code | 26-74900[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0638439[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Southfield is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Southfield borders Detroit to the north, roughly 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 76,618.[5]
Southfield is notable as the home of multiple business districts, including the Southfield City Centre (an edge city which contains the tallest building in Detroit's suburbs) and the area surrounding the former Northland Center shopping mall. It is also home to Lawrence Technological University. The city was originally part of Southfield Township before incorporating in 1958. The autonomous city of Lathrup Village is an enclave within Southfield.
- ^ "kenson siver party affiliation". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Southfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Southfield city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2022.