Walled Lake, MI
| Walled Lake | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| City of Walled Lake | |
 Location in Oakland County and the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°32′16″N 83°28′52″W / 42.53778°N 83.48111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 sq mi (6.14 km2) |
| • Land | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 6,999 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 10,000 |
| • Density | 3,210.6/sq mi (1,239.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 48390-48391 |
| Area code(s) | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-83060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1615720 |
| Website | http://www.walledlake.com/ |
Walled Lake is a city in the southern central portion of Commerce Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,999 at the 2010 census.
The town's name is said to have been given by the first Euro-American settler, Walter Hewitt, in 1825. Upon his arrival, he noticed what appeared to be a stone wall along the lake's western bank, possibly constructed by earlier Potawatomi Indian tribes.
Walled Lake was a village inhabited by Ojibwa and Potowatamie people until about 1830. It appears that these people had relocated from an earlier village in the area that is today Southfield.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.37 square miles (6.14 km2), of which 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.
Walled Lake is north of the City of Novi.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,999 people, 3,347 households, and 1,771 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,210.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,239.6/km2). There were 3,689 housing units at an average density of 1,692.2 per square mile (653.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.7% White, 4.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.
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