Madison Heights, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸 Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Detroit city limits.

History Originally part of Royal Oak Township, Madison Heights incorporated as a city by popular vote on January 17, 1955, and chartered on December 6 of that same year, becoming the tenth city government in southern Oakland County. At that time, the 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²) city was one of the largest suburban communities in the Metro Detroit area. The first city hall was at 26305 John R Road, the former township offices. On April 5, 1963, a new municipal building was dedicated which is on the present location at 300 West Thirteen Mile Road. The city lies in the Interstate 696 (I-696) and I-75 corridor and is served by two primary school districts, Lamphere and Madison, as well as a full-service municipal government.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.09 square miles (18.36 km²), all land. Although 91% of the buildings in Madison Heights are single-family homes or condominiums (approximately 9,800 residential property owners), 60% of the tax base is fueled by light industrial or commercial property. The city has 15 voting precincts, totaling more than 21,000 registered voters.

Madison Heights shares borders with Troy to the north, Royal Oak to the west, Hazel Park to the south, and Warren to the east. The eastern border of Madison Heights (Dequindre Road) is also the border between Oakland and Macomb counties.

There are more than 112 miles (180 km) of road within Madison Heights, of which the city maintains 105 miles (169 km), 95 miles (153 km) for snow removal, sweeping, and patching. Interstate 75 passes north to south on the west side of the city, and Interstate 696 is the major feature of its southern border. The junction of these two highways is shared with Royal Oak and Hazel Park on the south-west corner of Madison Heights.

Demographics As of the 2020 United States census of 2020, there were 28,468 people and 13,487 households in the city. The population per square mile is 4,017.5.

The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% White, 7.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 7.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 13,487 households, of which 14.7% spoke a language other than English at home. People under 65 years of age with a disability accounted for 11.1% of the city's population, and 11.7% of the city's population was living below the federal poverty line. Households without a broadband internet subscriptions made up 11.9% of the community.

16% of residents were under the age of 18; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

Economy Madison Heights is part of Oakland County's Automation Alley. There are more than 1,300 commercial and industrial businesses and services within the city's 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²), and the city has a majority of small businesses, as well as more than 100 major companies within its borders, such as Best Buy, Coca-Cola, Commercial Steel Treating Corporation, Costco, CVS Pharmacy, Henkel Technologies, Home Depot, Meijer, Micro Center, Ogura Corporation, Sam's Club, Hungry Howie's, Target, UPS, WOW!, Culver's, and Sears. The city has 23 shopping centres, 11 hotels, more than 860,000 square feet (80,000 m²) of office space, and seven industrial parks that include 10,000,000 square feet (900,000 m²).

The Hungry Howie's Pizza corporate headquarters is in Madison Heights. Madison Heights is also home to Moosejaw. The Telway Hamburger System is a long-standing 24-hour restaurant in Madison Heights known for its sliders (small hamburgers) and its unique late-night crowds.

Education Madison District Public Schools and Lamphere Public Schools have public schools serving Madison Heights.

Bishop Foley Catholic High School is a private school.

Four Corners Montessori Academy is a public charter school.

Infrastructure The Madison Heights Police Department has 44 sworn officers. The Madison Heights Fire Department provides fire prevention and EMS services, employing 25 firefighters in two stations.