Ferndale

Also known as Ferndale, Michigan, Ferndale, MI

city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Incorporated: 1918 (village), 7 March 1927 (city)
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Raylon Leaks-May
Manager: Colleen O'Toole
City: 3.88 sq mi (10.04 km )
Land: 3.88 sq mi (10.04 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 646 ft (197 m)
Density: 4,949.5/sq mi (1,911.03/km )
Metro: 4,392,041 ( Metro Detroit )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( EDT )
Fips code: 26-27880
Gnis feature id: 0625911
Website: Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ferndale
Population: 19190
Area: 10.047643
Elevation: 197
Official website: www.ferndalemi.gov
Image: Downtown Ferndale mi.jpg
Households: 10188
Dialing code: 248

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Commons category: Ferndale, Michigan
postal code: 48220
inception: 1918-00-00
P8168: Brittany Daniel
water as percent of area: 0
per capita income: 44652

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Article

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.

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.