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{{Short description|Neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, United States}} |
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[[Image:parkland 3.jpg|thumb|right|275px|A typical residential street in Parkland]] |
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| ⚫ | Parkland is roughly bounded by West Warren |
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As of 2000, the racial makeup of the Parkland neighborhood was 83.4% White, 8.2% Black, 6.6% Latino, 4% Asian, 1.9% Multiracial, 0.4% Native American, 1.9% Other. |
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| ⚫ | Parkland is roughly bounded by West Warren Avenue, Ann Arbor Trail, West Parkway Street, and Parkland Street. West Warren Avenue is the neighborhood's only commercial district, while the rest of the neighborhood consists mainly of single-family homes. Parkland was annexed by the city of [[Detroit]] in the 1920s. Along with the Parkland neighborhood the city also annexed additional land directly to the east, which was turned into Rouge Park (the city's largest inland park at {{convert|2|sqmi|km2|0}}). The majority of the homes in Parkland were built between the 1920s and the 1950s. Bungalow-style homes are the neighborhood's most prominent architectural style, followed by colonial-style and single-story homes. With a white population of 65 percent Parkland is one of Detroit's few white majority neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Living in Far West Detroit |url=https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/far-west-detroit-detroit-mi/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Residents are zoned to Ann Arbor Trail Elementary School in Parkland,<ref>"[http://www.detroit.k12.mi.us/schools/docs/school_boundaries_elementary.pdf Elementary School Boundary Map]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Detroit Public Schools]]''. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref> Lessenger Middle School,<ref>"[http://www.detroit.k12.mi.us/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Middle School Boundary Map]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Detroit Public Schools]]''. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref> and [[Frank Cody High School]].<ref>"[http://www.detroit.k12.mi.us/schools/docs/school_boundaries_high.pdf High School Boundary Map]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Detroit Public Schools]]''. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref> [[Wayne County Community College District]] serves Parkland. |
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==References== |
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Ann Arbor Trail Magnet Middle School is the neighborhoods only public school. Students attend elementry and secondary school in neighboring Warrendale. There are also many well-regarded charter, private and parochial schools in neighboring areas. Located one mile south of Parkland is The University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.detroitrising.com/index.htm Detroit Rising] |
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*[http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Parkland-Detroit/3867/ Parkland Properties] |
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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Detroit]] |
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Detroit]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 5 April 2023
Parkland is a neighborhood located in the far western section of Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood is often thought to be part of the neighboring Warrendale neighborhood, which it borders to the east.
Parkland is roughly bounded by West Warren Avenue, Ann Arbor Trail, West Parkway Street, and Parkland Street. West Warren Avenue is the neighborhood's only commercial district, while the rest of the neighborhood consists mainly of single-family homes. Parkland was annexed by the city of Detroit in the 1920s. Along with the Parkland neighborhood the city also annexed additional land directly to the east, which was turned into Rouge Park (the city's largest inland park at 2 square miles (5 km2)). The majority of the homes in Parkland were built between the 1920s and the 1950s. Bungalow-style homes are the neighborhood's most prominent architectural style, followed by colonial-style and single-story homes. With a white population of 65 percent Parkland is one of Detroit's few white majority neighborhoods.[1]
Education
[edit]Residents are zoned to Ann Arbor Trail Elementary School in Parkland,[2] Lessenger Middle School,[3] and Frank Cody High School.[4] Wayne County Community College District serves Parkland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Living in Far West Detroit". Niche. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Elementary School Boundary Map[permanent dead link]." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
- ^ "Middle School Boundary Map[permanent dead link]." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
- ^ "High School Boundary Map[permanent dead link]." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
