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West Bloomfield Township, Michigan | |
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Charter Township of West Bloomfield | |
Coordinates: 42°34′16″N 83°22′29″W / 42.57111°N 83.37472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Oakland |
Established | 1833 |
Government | |
• Type | Supervisor-Board of trustees |
• Supervisor | Steven Kaplan |
• Clerk | Debbie Binder |
• Treasurer | Teri Weingarden |
• Trustees | Jim Manna, Diane Rosenfeld Swimmer, Jonathan Warshay, Howard Rosenberg |
Area | |
31.2 sq mi (80.9 km2) | |
• Land | 27.3 sq mi (70.8 km2) |
• Water | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) 12.49% |
Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
Population (2020) | |
65,888 | |
• Density | 2,369.5/sq mi (914.9/km2) |
• Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48302, 48320, 48322–48325, 48328 |
Area code(s) | 248 |
FIPS code | 26-85480[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1627244[2] |
Website | Official website |
West Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern suburb of Detroit, West Bloomfield is located roughly 27 miles (43.5 km) from downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 65,888.[3]