Milford, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Milford Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48381. It stands on Pettibone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milford quadrangle. 6,520 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
On record in Milford
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Dr. Henry K. Foote Houselisted 1985
Hubbard-Kesby Houselisted 1996
Milford Rural Agricultural Schoollisted 1992
North Milford Village Historic Districtlisted 2000
Rowe Houselisted 1975
Population over time
2 figuresMilford grew from 6,175 to 6,520 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,175 | |
| 2020 | 6,520 | +345 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Milford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Wixom quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Wixom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Milford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 141 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 18579 - 2018 |
| 12 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OAKLAND 0001 |
| 10 April 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 20298 - 2020 |
| 27 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000209 - 2018 |
| 11 November 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OAKLAND 0002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Milford: 13 producers, 1 past producer. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant No 31 Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Fyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Milford No 315 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milford Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Molesworth Oakland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Muir Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No 30 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No 30 Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portable Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milford in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Hail | Milford | 3 hurt | A severe thunderstorm brought nickle-size hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning to the Milford area in southwest Oakland County. Lightning resulted in three minor injuries. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Milford | $75,000 | A weak tornado touched down near High Ridge Drive along the Kent Lake shoreline, in Kensington Metropark. There was a well-defined path of tree damage extending north-northwest to near the intersection of Pearson and Hickory Ridge Roads. A few structures were damaged, including a home struck by a falling tree, and a century-old barn was destroyed. An apartment complex lost gutters and shingles from its roof, and nearby playground equipment was thrown. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $50,000 | Thirty trees were reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $15,000 | Pine trees reported down, along with siding off a house. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $10,000 | Numerous trees and tree limbs reported down. |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Milford | $10,000 | The 911 phone system at the Milford Police Department was zapped by lightning, causing substantial damage to electronic equipment. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole in Milford. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | A 12-15 inch diameter tree was blown down onto the road. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | A large tree was blown down on Milford road. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | A power pole was blown over, along with 3 inch diameter trees limbs down. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | A large pine tree was uprooted. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Numerous large tree limbs down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Forty inch diameter tree uprooted. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Power lines and a few large limbs reported down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Three trees were reported blown down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | An amateur radio operator reported large tree branches down. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Spotters reported several six inch diameter tree limbs blown down in thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Large trees blown down in Kensington Metro Park. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| West Highland | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| East Highland | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glengary | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Seven Harbors | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Oakley Park | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Commerce | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| New Hudson | 5.8 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Milford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2400322 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 632306. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








