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{{Infobox settlement
| name = West Bloomfield Township, Michigan
| official_name = Charter Township of West Bloomfield
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| map_caption = Location within [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]
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| government_type = [[City commission government|Supervisor-Board of trustees]]
| leader_title = Supervisor
| leader_name = Jonathan Warshay
| leader_title1 = Clerk
| leader_name1 = Debbie Binder
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1833
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| elevation_m = 300
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| postal_code = 48302, 48320, 48322–48325, 48328
| area_code = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]{{force singular}}
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| blank1_info = 1627244<ref>{{Cite GNIS|1627244|West Bloomfield Township}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://wbtownship.org/|Official website}}
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| leader_name2 = Teri Weingarden
| leader_title2 = Treasurer
| leader_name3 = Jim Manna, Diane Rosenfeld Swimmer, Vincent Kirkwood, Michael Patton
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'''West Bloomfield Township''' (commonly known simply as '''West Bloomfield''') is a [[charter township]] in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. A northwestern suburb of Detroit, West Bloomfield is located roughly {{convert|27|mi|km|1}} from [[downtown Detroit]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township had a population of 65,888.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/westbloomfieldchartertownshipoaklandcountymichigan/PST045219| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), West Bloomfield charter township, Oakland County, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 22, 2011}}</ref>
==Communities==
*'''Westacres''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the township at Keith and Commerce Roads ({{Coord|42|36|00|N|83|25|30|W|}} Elevation: {{convert|925|ft|m|abbr=on}}.).<ref>{{gnis|1616986|Westacres, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.6000323&p_longi=-83.4249375&fid=1616986 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>
*'''Lakeside Park''' is a placeholder name for a community in the northern part of the township at the eastern terminus of Greer road along [[Cass Lake (Michigan)|Cass Lake]]. It is conterminous with the neighborhood of Zox. In 2025 the state of Michigan designated the area a village, however a charter commission has not yet been elected and thus the village has no [[municipal corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 'Venice' of West Bloomfield becomes a village |url=https://www.candgnews.com/news/the-venice-of-west-bloomfield-becomes-a-village-8360 |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=www.candgnews.com}}</ref>
==
West Bloomfield is sometimes referred to by its residents as the "lake township of Oakland County",<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090924033435/http://www.gwbhs.com/articles/WestBloomfieldDescribed.htm "West Bloomfield Described,"] ''Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society'', Accessed June 23, 2007 Archive accessed September 11, 2013.</ref> due to it being heavily dotted with small and medium-sized lakes. [[Cass Lake (Michigan)|Cass Lake]], the largest lake in the county, is in part of West Bloomfield, and Pine Lake, which has a private country club on its shore, is only a few miles away from Cass and lies completely within West Bloomfield. In addition, directly west of Pine Lake is [[Orchard Lake (Michigan)|Orchard Lake]], which also has a private country club on its shore. Orchard Lake is surrounded by the city of [[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan|Orchard Lake Village]]. Several smaller lakes are scattered around these larger ones.
Orchard Lake Road runs north–south through the middle of the township and is the main artery of West Bloomfield's economy along with West Maple Road (15 Mile Rd.), flanked on each side by long strip malls and shopping complexes. There are many high-end boutique stores and expensive restaurants to visit. Most of the township's population growth has occurred since the 1960s, as many residents moved there from the inner ring Detroit suburbs. West Bloomfield is located in south-central Oakland County about {{convert|10|mi|km|-1}} to the northwest from the [[Detroit]] city limits and has borders with [[Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan|Bloomfield Township]] to its east, [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]] to its south, [[Commerce Township, Michigan|Commerce Township]] to its west, and four communities to its north: [[Waterford Township, Michigan|Waterford Township]], [[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan|Orchard Lake Village]], [[Keego Harbor, Michigan|Keego Harbor]], and [[Sylvan Lake, Michigan|Sylvan Lake]]. The communities of West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake Village, Keego Harbor, and Sylvan Lake make up what is known as Greater West Bloomfield.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|31.2|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|27.3|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.9|sqmi}}, or 12.49%, is water.
==
=== Federal, state, and county legislators ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[United States House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=Clara |date=2024-11-05 |title=US Rep. Haley Stevens reelected to another 2-year term in Congress, defeating Nick Somberg |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/05/us-rep-haley-stevens-reelected/75807876007/ |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 11th congressional district|11th]]
|[[Haley Stevens]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|2019
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State Senate Districts (Linden) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/i67p-mi6f/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senators |url=https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/senators/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Michigan Senate}}</ref>
!District
!Senator
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 13th Senate district|13th]]
|[[Rosemary Bayer]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State House Districts (Hickory) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/fjje-2wv6/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=2024 MI State House General Election Results |url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/2024-11-05/michigan/state-house |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district|20th]]
|[[Noah Arbit]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Oakland County Board of Commissioners]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioner Districts |url=https://oakgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4f848e8372074b6b864d919929127fe4 |access-date= |website=Oakland County |via=[[ArcGIS]]}}</ref>
!District
!Commissioner
!Party
!Since
|-
|10
|Kirsten Nelson
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2019
|-
|11
|Marcia Gershenson
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2005
|}
==Education==
[[File:West Bloomfield High School.JPG|thumb|left|[[West Bloomfield High School]]]]
West Bloomfield Township is serviced by seven school districts, more than any other municipality in Oakland County. The school districts that serve the township are the [[West Bloomfield School District]], [[Waterford School District]], [[Farmington Public Schools (Michigan)|Farmington Public Schools]], [[Birmingham City School District]], [[Pontiac School District]], [[Walled Lake School District]], and the [[Bloomfield Hills School District]].<ref>"[http://www.wbtownship.org/document_center/School_Districts_and_Community_Facilities.pdf School District Map 2013]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151017182237/http://www.wbtownship.org/document_center/School_Districts_and_Community_Facilities.pdf Archive]). West Bloomfield Township. Retrieved on June 30, 2015.</ref>
[[West Bloomfield High School]] and the [[Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit]] are in West Bloomfield proper, and [[St. Mary's Preparatory]] is in [[Orchard Lake Village]].
Catholic schools are under the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit]]. St. William Catholic Church, which includes portions of West Bloomfield in its service area, operates St. William Catholic School, a [[K–8 school]] in [[Walled Lake, Michigan|Walled Lake]].<ref name=StWilliam>{{cite web|url=https://www.stwilliam.com/|title=Home|publisher=St. William Catholic Church|access-date=2020-05-04|quote=Our parish boundaries incorporate approximately 45 square miles, including [...] parts of West Bloomfield[...]}}</ref>
The [[West Bloomfield Township Public Library]] serves West Bloomfield. In 1999 this library and the Awaji City Library in [[Awaji, Hyogo]], Japan were paired as sister institutions.<ref>Hubred-Golden, Joni. "[http://westbloomfield.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/students-from-japan-visit-west-bloomfield-library Students from Japan Visit West Bloomfield Library]." ([https://archive.today/20131110070451/http://westbloomfield.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/students-from-japan-visit-west-bloomfield-library Archive]) ''West Bloomfield Patch''. July 31, 2013. Retrieved on November 10, 2013.</ref>
==Religion==
West Bloomfield is home to the largest Jewish population in Michigan. Catholic Churches are under the Archdiocese of Detroit. Prince of Peace Church is in West Bloomfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://directory.aod.org/#/parish/266/prince-of-peace-parish|title=Prince of Peace Parish|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit]]|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> St. William Church in Walled Lake includes portions of West Bloomfield in its service area.<ref name=StWilliam/>
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 64,690 people, 24,411 households, and 18,040 families living in the township. The population density was {{convert|2,374.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 24,410 housing units at an average density of {{convert|893.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 77.6% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 11.4% [[African American (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 8.4% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.60% of the population.<ref>[https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table System Unavailable<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 64,860 people, 23,414 households, and 18,192 families living in the township. The population density was {{convert|2,374.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 24,410 housing units at an average density of {{convert|893.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 84.25% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.18% [[African American (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 7.81% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 23,414 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township, 26.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.2% was between 18 and 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the township was $98,832, and the median income for a family was $113,191.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US2685510&-format=&-_lang=en] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212055857/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US2685510&-format=&-_lang=en|date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> Males had a median income of $74,557 versus $45,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $44,885. About 1.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 and over.
===Ethnic groups===
{{See also|History of the Jews in Metro Detroit|History of the Middle Eastern people in Metro Detroit}}
West Bloomfield has a large Jewish population.<ref name=LevinWBJournal>Levin, Doron P. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/17/us/west-bloomfield-journal-jews-and-ethnic-iraqis-a-neighborhood-s-story.html WEST BLOOMFIELD JOURNAL; Jews and Ethnic Iraqis: A Neighborhood's Story]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. December 17, 1990. Retrieved on September 11, 2013.</ref> It is home to the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit and the [[The Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit|Frankel Jewish Academy]], a private Jewish community high school.
[[File:Chaldean cultural center.jpg|thumb|Photo of the Chaldean Cultural Center taken on February 28th, 2025]]
West Bloomfield also has a large [[Chaldean Catholics|Chaldo-Assyrian]] population. In 2004 the Chaldean Cultural Center, the largest of its kind in the United States, was established in the township.<ref name=ACMEp2>"[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Arab_Factsheet1.pdf Arab, Chaldean, and Middle Eastern Children and Families in the Tri-County Area]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050605/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Arab_Factsheet1.pdf Archive]) ''From a Child's Perspective: Detroit Metropolitan Census 2000 Fact Sheets Series''. [[Wayne State University]]. Volume 4, Issue 2, February 2004. p. 2/32. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.</ref>
As of April 2013, West Bloomfield had the third largest [[Japan]]ese national population in the state of Michigan, at 1,047.<ref name="Stone">Stone, Cal. "[http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130411/NEWS13/304110352/State-s-Japanese-employees-increasing State's Japanese employees increasing]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130413053133/http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130411/NEWS13/304110352/State-s-Japanese-employees-increasing Archive]) ''[[Observer & Eccentric]]''. [[Gannett Company]]. April 11, 2013. Retrieved on May 5, 2013.</ref>
== Notable people ==
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* [[Rucka Rucka Ali]], [[rapper]], [[radio personality]], singer, [[comedian]], and [[satirist]] most noted for his song parodies on [[YouTube]]
* [[Justin Bartha]], actor, most notable for ''[[The Hangover Trilogy]]'' and the ''[[National Treasure (franchise)|National Treasure]]'' series
* [[Jack Berry (journalist)|Jack Berry]], sports journalist for ''[[The Detroit News]]'' and the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegolfwire.com/113375-2/|title=Veteran Detroit-Area Sportswriter Jack Berry Named Recipient of PGA Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award - The Golf Wire|date=February 15, 2007|website=The Golf Wire|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Meryl Davis]], [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[ice dancer]] who won the gold medal at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi, Russia]]
* [[Pamela Eldred]], [[Miss America 1970]]
* [[Dan Gheesling]], winner of ''[[Big Brother 10 (U.S.)|Big Brother 10]]'' and runner-up of ''[[Big Brother 14 (U.S.)|Big Brother 14]]''
* [[Joe Ginsberg]], former baseball catcher for the [[Detroit Tigers]]
* [[Adam Grant]], psychologist
* [[Brandon T. Jackson]], actor, appears in ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', and ''[[Percy Jackson (film series)|Percy Jackson]]''
* [[Kyle Mack]], Olympic snowboarder, who won silver medal in Men's Big Air at Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics
* [[Dana Nessel]], Michigan Attorney General
* [[Ben Ofeimu]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Ofeimu |url=https://www.indyeleven.com/roster/benjamin-ofeimu/ |access-date=August 16, 2025 |website=[[Indy Eleven]]}}</ref>
* [[Adetokunbo Ogundeji]], [[outside linebacker]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[Jesse Palter]], modern jazz singer
* [[Karen Clark Sheard]], gospel singer
* [[Bruce Ableson]], social media pioneer
* [[Donovan Edwards]], University of Michigan running back
* [[Jack Kevorkian]], [[Assisted Suicide]] advocate, lived in West Bloomfield Township from 1994 until his conviction in 1999 in a home owned by his lawyer.<ref>Death Becomes Him, Vanity Fair July 1994. Retrieved on 19 January 2024 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/aboutk/vanityfair.html</ref>
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== See also ==
*[[1976 West Bloomfield Tornado]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://wbtownship.org/ Charter Township of West Bloomfield]
* [http://www.wblib.org/ West Bloomfield Township Public Library]
* [https://civiccentertv.com/ West Bloomfield Civic Center TV]
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