Southfield, Michigan
Southfield, Michigan | |
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Left to right from top: Southfield Town Center, American Center, Southfield Public Library, One Towne Square, and Lawrence Technological University. | |
| Nicknames: SFLD | |
| Motto: The Center of it All | |
Location within Oakland County | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′47″N 83°14′42″W / 42.47972°N 83.24500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Organized | 1830 (as Southfield Township) |
| Incorporated | 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Kenson Silver (I) |
| • Manager | Frederick Zorn |
| Area | |
| 26.26 sq mi (68.01 km2) | |
| • Land | 26.25 sq mi (67.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 76,618 | |
| • Density | 2,918.45/sq mi (1,126.83/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 48033–48034, 48037, 48075–48076, 48086 |
| Area code(s) | 248 and 947 |
| FIPS code | 26-74900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0638439 |
| Website | Official website |
Southfield is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Southfield borders Detroit to the north, roughly 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 76,618.
Southfield is notable as the home of multiple business districts, including the Southfield City Centre (an edge city which contains the tallest building in Detroit's suburbs) and the area surrounding the former Northland Center shopping mall. It is also home to Lawrence Technological University. The city was originally part of Southfield Township before incorporating in 1958. The autonomous city of Lathrup Village is an enclave within Southfield.