Hazel Park, Michigan

Hazel Park, Michigan
City of Hazel Park
Pictured left to right: The Hazel Park Racetrack, the Hazelcrest Apartments, the Monument to the Fallen Heroes at city hall, Hazel Park Welcome Sign in Downtown, and Hazel Park High School
Pictured left to right: The Hazel Park Racetrack, the Hazelcrest Apartments, the Monument to the Fallen Heroes at city hall, Hazel Park Welcome Sign in Downtown, and Hazel Park High School
Motto: 
"The Friendly City"
Location within Oakland County
Location within Oakland County
Hazel Park is located in Michigan
Hazel Park
Hazel Park
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°27′45″N 83°06′15″W / 42.46250°N 83.10417°W / 42.46250; -83.10417
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOakland
Incorporated1941
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorMichael Webb
 • ManagerEdward Klobucher
Area
 • City2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2)
 • Land2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
630 ft (192 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City14,983
 • Density5,316.89/sq mi (2,052.87/km2)
 • Metro
4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48030
Area code(s)248 and 947
FIPS code26-37420[2]
GNIS feature ID0628016[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Hazel Park is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Hazel Park borders Detroit to the north, roughly 10 miles (16.1 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 14,983.[4]

Hazel Park was incorporated as a city in 1941 and bills itself as The Friendly City. From 1949 to 2018, it was the site of the Hazel Park Raceway, considered a high-quality facility originally used for both Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing. From 1985 on, the track ran only harness races. After 1996, it also provided simulcasts of races year round from across North America, with betting allowed on these races at the track facilities.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1996-12-27. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazel Park, Michigan
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Hazel Park city, Michigan; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-19.