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Whitmore Lake is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The community spans the boundary between Green Oak Township
Green Oak Township, Michigan

Green Oak Township is a charter township of Livingston County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 15,618....
 in Livingston County
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Northfield Township
Northfield Township, Michigan

Northfield Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County, Michigan, located north of Ann Arbor, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,252 at the United States Census, 2000....
 in Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 322,895....
. The United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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 has defined a Census-designated place
Census-designated place

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 (CDP) with this name for statistical purposes which has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 6,574 at the 2000 census.

The community is located about nine miles (14.5 km) north of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan. It is the state's seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 United States Census, of which 36,892 are university or college students....
 and about nine miles south of Brighton
Brighton, Michigan

Brighton is a city in Livingston County, Michigan, the fastest growing county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 6,701....
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Whitmore Lake is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The community spans the boundary between Green Oak Township
Green Oak Township, Michigan

Green Oak Township is a charter township of Livingston County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 15,618....
 in Livingston County
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Northfield Township
Northfield Township, Michigan

Northfield Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County, Michigan, located north of Ann Arbor, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,252 at the United States Census, 2000....
 in Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 322,895....
. The United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
 has defined a Census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) with this name for statistical purposes which has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 6,574 at the 2000 census.

The community is located about nine miles (14.5 km) north of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan. It is the state's seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 United States Census, of which 36,892 are university or college students....
 and about nine miles south of Brighton
Brighton, Michigan

Brighton is a city in Livingston County, Michigan, the fastest growing county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 6,701....
. It is situated around the shores of Whitmore Lake and the CDP also includes the area around the smaller Horseshoe Lake to the south, Lawton Lake to the east and Monahan Lake to the northeast. U.S. Highway 23 forms the western edge of much of the CDP for the 2000 census.

The Whitmore Lake ZIP code
ZIP Code

File:UseZipCode.JPGThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the code....
, 48189, is also used by a wider area than that defined by the CDP, including Hamburg Township
Hamburg Township, Michigan

Hamburg Township is a civil township of Livingston County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 20,627....
 and a large part of Northfield Township.

The 667-acre Whitmore Lake was named by Jonathan F. Stratton, a surveyor, after Luke H. Whitmore, a local landowner around 1825. Area residents have considered incorporation many times, but have not chosen to do so yet.

The well known 8 Mile Road that forms the boundary between the city of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
, Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
 and Detroit's northern suburbs in Oakland and Macomb Counties, comes to an end in Whitmore Lake along with 9 Mile, 7 Mile, 6 Mile, and 5 Mile Road.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square mile
Square mile

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s (14.0 kmē), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.3 kmē) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 kmē) of it (19.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 6,574 people, 2,663 households, and 1,741 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,508.5 per square mile (582.2/kmē). There were 2,960 housing units at an average density of 679.2/sq mi (262.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.05% White, 0.93% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 2,663 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,504, and the median income for a family was $63,113. Males had a median income of $42,174 versus $28,865 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the CDP was $26,066. About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by the Whitmore Lake Public School District. The Whitmore Lake Trojans are members of the Tri-County Conference
Tri-County Conference (MHSAA)

The Tri-County Conference is an Michigan High School Athletic Association athletic league located in Lenawee County, Michigan, Monroe County, Michigan, and Washtenaw County, Michigan counties....
.

See also

  • Whitmore Lake High School
    Whitmore Lake High School

    Straddling the border of Washtenaw County, Michigan and Livingston County, Michigan Counties in Southeast Michigan, is the only high school in the Whitmore Lake Public School District....


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