- Sylvan Lake, Michigan
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sylvan Lake, Michigan
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location in Oakland County and the state ofMichigan
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_name1 =Michigan
subdivision_name2 = Oakland
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1824
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1921 (village)
established_title3 = Incorporated
established_date3 = 1947 (city)
government_type =Council-Manager
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Aron Lorenz
leader_title1 =City Manager
leader_name1 = John Martin
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 2.1
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_km2 = 1.3
area_land_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_km2 = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3
elevation_ft = 955
elevation_m = 291
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,735
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 1,288.2
population_density_sq_mi = 2.6
timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
latd = 42 |latm = 36 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 19 |longs = 43 |longEW = W
website = http://www.sylvanlake.org/
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code_type =ZIP code
postal_code = 48320
area_code = 248
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 26-77860GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1614519GR|3
footnotes =Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the
U.S. state ofMichigan . The population was 1,735 at the 2000 census. It borders Pontiac, thecounty seat , northeast.Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.8square mile s (2.1km² ), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (34.57%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,735 people, 826 households, and 465 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 3,305.8 per square mile (1,288.2/km²). There were 855 housing units at an average density of 1,629.1/sq mi (634.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.39% White, 1.21% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.81% Asian, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.There were 826 households out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $71,875, and the median income for a family was $90,931. Males had a median income of $70,526 versus $45,341 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $48,744. About 0.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below thepoverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.sylvanlake.org/ City of Sylvan Lake]
* [http://www.sylvantour.com/ Sylvan Lake Home and Garden Tour]
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