Official name	Auburn Hills, Michigan
Settlement type	City
Website	http://www.auburnhills.org
Map caption	Location in the state of Michigan
Coordinates display	inline,title
Coordinates region	US-MI
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision type1	State
Subdivision type2	County
Subdivision name	United States
Subdivision name1	Michigan
Subdivision name2	Oakland
Government footnotes
Leader title	Manager
Leader name	Pete Auger
Leader title1	Mayor
Leader name1	James D McDonald
Established title	Settled
Established date2	1983
Area total km2	43.0
Area land km2	43.0
Area water km2	0.1
Population as of	2008
Population total	20931
Population metro	5456428
Population density km2	461.1
Timezone	EST
Utc offset	-5
Timezone dst	EDT
Utc offset dst	-4
Elevation ft	961
Area total sq mi	16.6
Area land sq mi	16.6
Area water sq mi	0.0
Elevation m	293
Website	http://www.auburnhills.org/
Postal code type	ZIP codes
Postal code	48321, 48326
Area code	248
Blank name	FIPS code
Blank info	26-04105
Blank1 name	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 info	1675443

Auburn Hills is a city in Metro Detroit, Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 19,837 at the 2000 census. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 20,931. The city was formed in 1983 when Pontiac Township became the City of Auburn Hills.

Auburn Hills is home to the world headquarters of Chrysler, the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, Oakland University, BorgWarner, Great Lakes Crossing shopping center, as well as The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons and the former home of Women's National Basketball Association's Detroit Shock.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²). 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.

Demographics

There were 8,064 households, out of which, 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 43.0% were married couples living together; 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 42.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution is 20.4% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,376, and the median income for a family was $60,849. Males had a median income of $45,686 versus $34,015 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,529. About 3.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Culture and history

Auburn Hills began as Pontiac Township, including the village of Auburn in 1821 at what is today the corner of Auburn and Squirrel Roads. Situated on the Clinton River, it was named by Aaron Webster, the first settler, for Auburn, New York. His sawmill and grist mill attracted settlers to Auburn. After the streets were laid out in 1826, Auburn rivaled nearby Pontiac until the 1860s, when it lost its prosperity. The town was renamed Amy in 1880, and it officially became Auburn Heights in 1919. Pontiac Township bordered the city of Pontiac on two sides. The township attempted to incorporate as Pontiac Heights in 1971, but the request was denied by state officials. Pontiac Township became a charter township in 1978, to protect itself from further annexation. In 1983, it formally became the city of Auburn Hills and included the village of Auburn Heights. Not to be confused with the city of Auburn, Michigan, that exists in Bay County, near Saginaw Bay.

In 1908, automobile pioneer John Dodge bought a farmhouse northeast of Auburn Heights to use as his country retreat. His oldest child, Winifred Dodge, married real estate baron Wesson Seyburn, who built his own country retreat north of Auburn Heights. The estate included hunting land, dog kennels, a swimming pool, horse stables, and a Colonial Revival house. Pontiac Township purchased the estate in 1976, and adapted the buildings for government use. Today, it is known as the Auburn Hills Civic Center.

Pontiac Township and Auburn Heights together became the City of Auburn Hills in 1983. The first use of the name "Auburn Hills," in 1964, was by Oakland Community College. They named their campus (a former Nike missile base) at Featherstone and Squirrel roads for the town and the hilly terrain in the area. Besides Oakland Community College, two other colleges, Oakland University, and Baker College, have campuses partially within the city limits.

Auburn Hills roughly follows the course of Interstate 75 and is home to a prosperous business community. In the early 1980s, Oakland University partnered with developers to create a technology and research park on unused land it owned. The Oakland Technology Park was approved by the city in 1985, with Comerica, EDS, and Chrysler to build campuses there. Today, the city's many tech and office buildings cause its population to swell to 80,000 during the workday.

Many areas of the city still have a rural atmosphere, but land is being developed fast. Great Lakes Crossing, a shopping mall, opened in 1998. In 2002, the small downtown area at Auburn and Squirrel was revitalized as the "Village Center" with streetscape improvements. Pedestrian-friendly development is encouraged in this district.

Recreation

Auburn Hills is home to several local parks, many of which are open year round.

Civic Center Park

Offers the opportunity to experience the natural beauty of southeastern Michigan, year round. Take a hike on one of the park’s nature trails, throw a line in at the fishing pond, or bring your family out for a picnic. The park offers open lawn areas and a picnic shelter with a fireplace inside. It features a softball field, 9-hole disc golf course, tennis courts, two play structures, and swings.

Auburn Hills Skate Park

Fun for all ages and skill levels. Whether you skateboard, inline skate, or BMX bike, this park has something for you. The use of the facility is always free and it remains open from April to November, 8 AM until dusk.

Clinton River Trail

An expansive, 16 mile walkway through the heart of Oakland County. Walking along the trail will bring you through several different cities, including Rochester, Rochester Hills, Sylvan Lake, Auburn Hills, and Pontiac. The 2.1 mile section of trail located within Auburn Hills is covered in finely crushed stone, ideal for walking, jogging, and biking.

Hawk Woods Nature Center

Eighty acres of beautiful woods, meadows, and marsh are accessible via several groomed nature trails and a boardwalk. This year round facility features heated restroom and shower facilities for the winter months, along with a two-story lodge with six overnight camping cabins. The lodge can be rented for meetings or activities year round.

Manitoba Park

A two-acre park which contains a play structure, sand volleyball courts, a paved play area, and open space for activities.

Riverside Park

Located adjacent to downtown Auburn Hills and along the Clinton River, Riverside Park is an excellent place to spend your warm afternoons and evenings. Take a walk along the water, plan a picnic, or hop onto the play structure. You can even launch your canoe and cruise down river!

River Woods Park

Located near downtown Auburn Hills, this park contains all the outdoor necessities. It has picnic areas, both open and sheltered, standing barbecue grills, and heated restrooms which remain open year round. You can navigate your way through the park on a paved pathway system, which includes a bridge over the Clinton River. Young kids can have fun on the play structure, which features swings and climbers. The park also contains four basketball courts.

Dennis Dearing Jr. Memorial Park

Featuring a fireman-themed “tot-lot” for children ages 2–5, Dennis Dearing Jr. Memorial Park is a wonderful place to take your young ones. The park also has swings, picnic tables, and open space areas for picnic or play.

See also

Images of metropolitan Detroit

References

Randall, Natalie Kilmer. Pontiac Township 1827-1983: The End of an Era. Pontiac, MI: 1983

Oakland University history page

Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce

Auburn Hills Welcome Video Program Source International, 2007.

External links

City of Auburn Hills

Auburn Hills Public Library

The Oakland County

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A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads. Settlers are sometimes termed "colonists" or "colonials" and—in the United States -- "pioneers".

Terminology

The term settler is not usually used in relation to the later histories of well-established and/or independent, post-colonial countries with continuing immigration, like the present-day United States, Canada or Australia, where terms like immigrants are preferred. However, Canadian First Nations people often refer to all non-natives as "settler peoples", or "settler populations".

Historical usage

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In almost every real historical case, settlers live on land which previously belonged to long-established peoples, known as indigenous people (often called "natives", "Aborigines" or, in the Americas, "Indians"). This land is usually settled against the wishes of the indigenes, and then controlled, defended and expanded by force, or it is bought or leased from indigenous people on terms highly favourable to the settlers, sometimes under a treaty (e.g. the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand). In some cases (such as Australia), the legal ownership of some lands is contested much later by indigenous people, who seek or claim traditional usage, land rights, native title and related forms of ownership or partial control.

The word "settler" was not originally usually used in relation to unfree labour immigrants, such as slaves (e.g. in the United States), indentured labourers (such as in Colonial America), or convicts (such as in New York, 1674–1775; Australia 1788-1868).

In the figurative usage a "person who goes first or does something first", also applies to the American English use of "pioneer" to refer to a settler, a person who has migrated to a less occupied area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area, first recorded in English in 1605. In United States history it refers to those people who helped to settle new lands.

In this usage, pioneers are usually among the first to an area, whereas settlers can arrive after first settlement and join others in the process of human settlement. This correlates with the work of military pioneers who were tasked with construction of camps before the rest of the troops would arrive at the designated camp site.

More recently descendants of these immigrants may argue that they have as much right to use the word "settler" as the descendants of free immigrants.

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Although they are often thought of as traveling by sea — the dominant form of travel in the early modern era — significant waves of settlement could also use long overland routes, such as the Great Trek by the Boer-Afrikaners in South Africa, or the Oregon Trail in the United States.

Anthropological usage

Anthropologists record tribal displacement of native settlers who drive another tribe from the lands it held, such as the settlement of lands in the area now called Carmel-by-the-Sea, California where Ohlone peoples settled in areas previously inhabited by the Esselen tribe (Bainbridge, 1977).

Modern usage

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In the Middle East, Israeli settlers are Jews who live in areas captured during the Six-Day war and claimed by Palestinians and Syria. Some historians and scientists maintain that Palestinians are descended mostly from Arab settlers in Palestine, after the Caliphate conquered the area in the 7th century. However, both Israelis and Palestinians claim partial descent from peoples who lived in the region in prehistoric times (see: History of ancient Israel and Judah, Ancestry of the Palestinians).

Other usages

Settlers in hypothetical societies, such as on other planets, often feature in science fiction or fantasy fiction and/or video games.

Causes of emigration

The reasons for the emigration of settlers vary, but often they include the following factors and incentives: the desire to start a new and better life in a foreign land, personal financial hardship, social, cultural, ethnic, or religious persecution (e.g. the Pilgrims, Mormons and Zionists), political oppression, and government incentive policies aimed at encouraging foreign settlement.

The colony concerned is sometimes controlled by the government of a settler's home country, and emigration is sometimes approved by an imperial government.

See also

Squatter

Indigenous people

Settler colonialism

Virgin Lands Campaign

Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme

Transmigration program

Israeli settlement

Naturalized TRNC citizens

Sooners

Lebensraum

Green March

References

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