Diversi-Dial , or DDial was an online chat server that was popular during the mid-1980s. It was a specialized type of bulletin board system that allowed all callers to send lines of text to each other in real-time, often operating at 300 baud . In some ways, it was a sociological forerunner to IRC , and was a cheap, local alternative to CompuServe chat, which was expensive and billed by the minute. At its peak, at least 35 major DDial systems existed across the United States , many of them in large cities. During the evening when telephone rates were low, the biggest DDial systems would link together using Telenet or PC Pursuit connections, forming regional chat networks.
71-553: Diversi-Dial was written by Bill Basham , a computer hobbyist who ran a company known as Diversified Software Research in Farmington Hills , Michigan . The software was written while he was a resident of Rockford, Illinois . Bill Basham ran a copy of the system himself in Rockford at the time. Kim Kirkpatrick, "Hubcap" also in Rockford, ran DDial#2 and a lot of early testing was done between Bill and Kim. Another early Rockford site
142-574: A city attorney who acts as a legal advisor and representative for all City matters. The Mayor's Youth Council is an active teen committee/council who work under the city to help address teen problems and issues. This council helped to build the Riley Skate Park (the largest skate park in the Midwest), and sends delegates to the National League of Cities (NLC) conferences, has articles published in
213-474: A 22-point margin in the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election and again by a 12-point margin in the 2014 election ; conversely, the county favored Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer by a 17-point margin in the 2018 election and again by a 23-point margin in the 2022 election . Republicans held a majority on the County Commission for most of its history, but following the 2018 elections, Democrats won
284-577: A concentration of Arab Americans , who also live in nearby areas, and numerous Asian Americans , particularly Indians , have also settled in these areas. As of the 2020 Census there were 1,274,402 people and 524,762 households in the county with an average of 2.4 persons per household. 70.0% were Non-Hispanic White alone, 13.9% Black or African American alone, 8.8% Asian , 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 2.5% of two or more races . 5% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). Roughly 13.1% of county residents were foreign-born. Of households in
355-625: A narrow 11-10 majority on the commission. In the 118th Congress , Oakland County is represented by four Democrats: Debbie Dingell ( 6th ), Elissa Slotkin ( 7th ), Haley Stevens ( 11th ), and Rashida Tlaib ( 12th ) and two Republicans: John James ( 10th ) and Lisa McClain ( 9th ). The following airports are located in neighboring counties: Amtrak 's thrice-daily Wolverine serves Oakland County, with stations in Pontiac , Troy , and Royal Oak , before continuing on to Detroit and west to Chicago . Surface-street navigation in metro Detroit
426-435: A nonpartisan capacity in odd-numbered years. Mayors are limited to two consecutive terms, while other councilmembers are not subject to term limits . The council elects one of its members to serve as mayor pro tempore . The city council appoints a city manager , who manages the day-to-day operations of the city; a clerk who oversees elections and maintains city codes, ordinances, resolutions and other legal documents; and
497-500: A research and development center in Farmington Hills. According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top local employers are: Farmington Hills operates under the council-manager form of government. It is governed by a 7-member city council , consisting of a mayor elected to two-year terms, and six councilmembers elected to staggered four-year terms. Councilmembers serve at-large , and are elected in
568-646: A result, there are no designated Bicycle Friendly Communities within Oakland County. Only the city of Ferndale has a built comprehensive bicycle network of bike lanes and signed shared roadways. The County of Oakland counterpart in public education (K–12) is the Oakland Schools , an Intermediate school district . The county is also home to multiple renowned private elementary and high schools, including The Roeper School and Cranbrook . School districts: The NFL's Detroit Lions played their home games at
639-660: A small cluster of Apple II computers, with seven connections per computer. In 1989, a DDial-like clone, Synergy Teleconferencing System AKA STS was developed for the IBM PC , but by this time it was outpaced by alternatives like GEnie . By the mid-1990s, DDials had been bypassed by the Internet and IRC, although Chicago 's God's Country , kept an incredibly loyal following between 1985–87 and 1989-1998. Many of its users are still close to this day. Many client software programs existed for BBS connections back then, but one in particular for
710-542: A spontaneous reunion online, connected to each other via RMAC DDial #34. Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan . A northwestern suburb of Detroit , Farmington Hills is located roughly 22 miles (35.4 km) from downtown Detroit . As of the 2020 census , the city's population was 83,986, making it the second-largest community in Oakland County. Farmington Hills consistently ranks as one of
781-497: A subdivision named Quaker Valley Farms that was incorporated as the village of Quakertown in 1959. The other was Wood Creek Farms , developed in 1937 as a subdivision by George Wellington of Franklin, who named it after a New England estate. It was incorporated as a village in 1957. The villages, together with the remainder of Farmington Township, were incorporated into the City of Farmington Hills in 1973. The City grew rapidly throughout
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#1732851592070852-607: A tavern and a general store to accommodate travelers on the plank road between Detroit and Howell. The name remains in the Clarenceville School District . Even though the school buildings for Clarenceville are in Livonia in Wayne County, the school district serves a portion of Farmington Hills. In 1839, a post office named East Farmington was opened, but it closed in 1842. In 1847, a post office named North Farmington
923-403: A way to keep the two communities vibrant. Farmington and Farmington Hills already share several services, such as a school district, a library system and a district court, however, both cities utilize their own fire departments, and Farmington has a public safety department rather than a police department. According to a 2015 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $ 93,274, and
994-556: Is commonly anchored by "mile roads", major east–west surface streets that are spaced at one-mile (1.6 km) intervals and increment as one travels north and away from the city center. Mile roads sometimes have two names, the numeric name (e.g., 15 Mile Road), used in Macomb County, and a local name (e.g., Maple Road), used in Oakland County (for the most part). The conditions on most non-residential roads in Oakland County are not favorable to bicycling. Exceptions to this are primarily in
1065-463: Is concentrated in suburbs such as Royal Oak, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield, and Southfield. Some suburbs, such as Novi, Troy, Birmingham, and Rochester, were historically strongly Republican but are now relatively split between the two parties, with younger adults tending to support Democrats and older residents tending to support Republicans. In 1996, Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to carry Oakland County since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and only
1136-561: Is located in Farmington Hills, as is the Michigan School of Psychology . Farmington Hills was also the location for the ficticious University of Farmington , created by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as part of a sting operation. The major thoroughfares in the city are M-5 , Orchard Lake Road, 12 Mile Road, 8 Mile Road, Northwestern Highway, I-696 , and I-275 . The city contains several freeway interchanges connecting local roads to
1207-603: Is located in Farmington Hills. The Nissan technical center handled project engineering of vehicle bodies used in North America and Latin America. It also has a small laboratory, where as of 2012, research is being conducted with hydrogen fuel cells. The company planned to add electrical battery and recharging of electrical vehicle research to the laboratory. As of January 2012 the technical center had 800 full-time employees. At that time Nissan planned to hire 150 more engineers to work in
1278-583: Is located in the Farmington Public Schools district. The district includes eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and one K-8 lottery school, of which all but one are located in Farmington Hills. North Farmington High School , a large traditional high school, and Farmington Central High School , a smaller alternative high school, are located in Farmington Hills, and Farmington High School in neighboring Farmington also serves portions of Farmington Hills. Harrison High School also operated in
1349-405: Is the boundary between these counties. The baseline was used during the original surveying for Michigan, and it serves as the northern/southern boundaries for counties from Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan . As more working and middle-class populations moved to the suburbs from the 1950s on, this divide (8 Mile Road) became historically known as an unofficial racial dividing line between what became
1420-519: The 2020 Census , its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan (behind neighboring Wayne County ), and the most populous county in the United States without a city of 100,000 residents. Founded in 1819 and organized the following year, Oakland County is composed of 62 cities, villages, and townships. In 2010, Oakland County was among the ten wealthiest counties in
1491-510: The Archdiocese of Detroit . St. Fabian is in Farmington Hills, and Our Lady of Sorrows School is in Farmington . Farmington Hills also includes an all-girls Catholic high school, Mercy High School , one Lutheran school, Concordia Lutheran School/St. Paul's Lutheran Preschool, and Hillel Day School , a non-denominational Jewish day school. The Orchard Ridge campus of Oakland Community College
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#17328515920701562-480: The Commodore 64 was optimized just for DDial, call Eagleterm 6a. Written by Jungle Jim (Jj), aka Jim Sanders, and released as freeware and saw widespread use among Ddialers. EagleTerm6a took full advantage of Commodore 64 pulse dial modem technology, heavily optimized to find the max pulse speed of the user's local phone connection, and rapid fire re-dial back in to beat the other callers when reconnecting, easily beating
1633-620: The Detroit and Pontiac Railroad helped draw settlers in the 1840s. By 1840, Oakland had more than fifty lumber mills, processing wood harvested from the region and the Upper Peninsula. Pontiac, located on the Clinton River , was Oakland's first town and became the county seat. After the Civil War, Oakland was still primarily a rural, agricultural county with numerous isolated villages. By the end of
1704-654: The Farmington Community Library . Farmington Hills is the home of the Holocaust Memorial Center , the only Holocaust memorial in the State of Michigan. The center's mission is to educate the public about the tragedy and evils of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Memorial Center was originally located in neighboring West Bloomfield Township, but has since expanded and moved to its current facility. According to
1775-815: The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac from 1975 through 2001, when they moved to Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The Detroit Pistons played at the Silverdome from 1978 to 1988. The Silverdome was also the site of Super Bowl XVI , where the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals , the first of 5 Super Bowl titles for the 49ers. The Pontiac Silverdome also hosted various other sporting events, prior to being demolished in 2017. From 1988 to 2017, prior to
1846-485: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 33.31 square miles (86.27 km ), of which 33.28 square miles (86.19 km ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) is water. Farmington Hills is bordered by West Bloomfield to the north, Franklin and Southfield to the east, Livonia to the south, and Novi to the west. The first white settler in what became Farmington Township
1917-506: The county jail , a civil division, marine division, alcohol and traffic enforcement units, and an aviation division. The marine patrol and rescue unit patrols 450 lakes across the county. Roads that are not maintained by a local community (city/village) are maintained by the independent Road Commission for Oakland County, which is governed by three board members appointed by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Oakland County
1988-520: The poverty line , including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2020, there were 83,986 people residing in the city, and 33,972 households. The population density was 2,396.0 inhabitants per square mile (925.1/km ). The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial categories) of the city was 62.7% White , 19.9% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 14.1% Asian , and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of
2059-429: The 19th century, three rail lines served Pontiac, and the city attracted carriage and wagon factories. In the late 1890s streetcars were constructed here and operated between Detroit. At that time, developers made southern Oakland County a suburb of Detroit; a Cincinnati firm platted a section of Royal Oak called "Urbanrest". Migration worked both ways. Several thousand people moved from Oakland County farms to Detroit as
2130-503: The 36th largest Asian population of any county in the country. In 2002, of the Oakland- Wayne - Macomb tricounty area, Oakland County had 49% of the tri-county area's Asian population. The median income for a household in the county in 2020 was $ 92,620, making Oakland County the 71st wealthiest county in the United States and the wealthiest county in Michigan. Of housing units in the county, 71.9% were owner occupied. About 8.72% of
2201-587: The Chicago area hosted over 10 DDial or clone systems, possibly due to its relative proximity to the Rockford origins of Basham's DD #1. ENTchat , an Internet-based DDial look-alike, was somewhat active in the mid- to late 1990s but also went offline. In 2006, The Late Night BBS went online, utilizing the original DDial software running on an Apple IIe , but was accessible from the Internet via telnet . The system provided an authentic 1980s ddial experience, including
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2272-601: The Multi-Racial Multi-Cultural Commission (MRMC), the Commission on Aging, Farmington Public School District and the Farmington Public Library to inform residents on a variety of quality-of-life issues designed to promote wellness, access and knowledge. In 2006, a public meeting was held in Farmington Hills to discuss the possible merger of the two cities as a money saving venture, and also as
2343-691: The Oakland County Sheriff since 1999. Ten townships, 3 cities, and 2 villages in the county do not have municipal police forces, but rather contract with the sheriff for police services specific to the municipalities. Those municipalities are Addison Township (including the village of Leonard ), Brandon Township (including the village of Ortonville ), Clarkston , Commerce Township , Highland Township , Independence Township , Lyon Township , Oakland Township , Orion Township , Oxford Township , Springfield Township , Pontiac , and Rochester Hills . The Oakland County Sheriff's Office also operates
2414-461: The United States to have over one million residents. It is also home to Oakland University , a large public institution that straddles the border between the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills . Founded by Territorial Governor Lewis Cass in 1819, sparsely populated Oakland County was formed from Macomb County on 28 March 1820. As was customary at the time, as populations increased, other counties were organized from its land area. Over
2485-477: The city attracted factories. By 1910, a number of rich Detroiters had summer homes and some year-round residences in what became Bloomfield Hills. The auto age enveloped Pontiac in the early 1900s. The Oakland Motor Car Company was founded in 1907 and became a part of General Motors Corp., which was soon Pontiac's dominant firm. In the 1950s, Oakland County's population boomed as the Detroiters began migrating to
2556-623: The city from 1970 until its closure in 2019, after which it was repurposed as a community center, named The Hawk. Small portions of the city are within the Clarenceville and Walled Lake Consolidated school districts. The city is also home to Oakland Early College , an early college high school administered by the West Bloomfield School District . The area includes several private schools , including two parochial Catholic schools, Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Fabian, run by
2627-568: The county in 2012, though by a smaller margin. Hillary Clinton won a narrow majority in 2016. In 2020, Joe Biden won 56 percent of the vote. He received over 400,000 votes, and became the first Democrat to carry the county by a margin of over 100,000 votes. While the Democratic Party has found increasing success in presidential elections in Oakland County, the state Republican Party has remained strong in some recent gubernatorial and state elections. The county favored Republican Rick Snyder by
2698-667: The county, 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. About 50.6% of county residents were female. Roughly half (49.5%) of county residents ages 25+ had at least a bachelor's degree. Among Asian Americans, eight ethnic groups had more than 1,000 members in the county in 2000. The most numerous were those of Asian Indian descent, with 20,705. Next were those of Chinese heritage, numbering 10,018. Next were those of Japanese (5,589), Filipino (5,450) Korean (5,351), Vietnamese (1,687), Pakistani (1,458) and Hmong (1,210) ancestry. In 2001, Oakland County had
2769-414: The fourth to do so since 1892. Al Gore and John Kerry also carried the county, by narrow margins of less than 7,000 and 3,000 votes respectively, against George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, respectively. In 2008, the county swung significantly to Barack Obama , who became the first Democrat to win a majority in the county since LBJ, and only the third to do so since 1884. ( See table at right .) He again carried
2840-586: The headquarters of Oakland Schools, the Road Commission, and a number of other departments. In May 2023, the county government announced a plan to relocate select offices from the Service Center back to downtown Pontiac. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the largest sheriff's department in the state of Michigan . In 2017 it had 859 uniformed officers, although in 2022 it had nearly 100 unfilled vacancies. Republican Michael Bouchard has served as
2911-634: The inner-ring suburbs within the southeast corner of the county. This is due to their street grid . A primary reason for these unfavorable cycling conditions is the Road Commission for Oakland County has a policy of not accommodating bicycles on the road. As a result, some communities have designated sidepaths (locally called "safety paths") as bike routes which do not meet the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) guidelines for bicycling facilities and have been found to be less safe than on-road bike facilities. As
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2982-506: The knowledge gleaned from having run a social and community based computer system for a decade prior to initial popularity of the Web. Point Zer0 was the other long-term Chicago-area Ddial, along with Jokertown. Other Chicago-area Ddials of Note included God's Country, Kaleidoscope, General Modem (DDial #13), Tangled Web, Twilight Zone, Spinnaker's Pub, The Bunker (DDial #4), Cloud Nine (DDial #38), Black Magic and others. At one period of time,
3053-411: The local newspaper, helps run citywide events, organizes battle of the bands, and hosts their own talk show. The Commission for Children, Youth and Families - operated in partnership with neighboring Farmington - is dedicated to creating a welcoming community for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. With a special emphasis on volunteerism, community service and education, the Commission partners with
3124-458: The median income for a family was $ 198,136. Males had a median income of $ 61,757 versus $ 39,540 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 36,134. Farmington Hills is well known for its luxury estates, its rolling hills, and is also listed on Forbes as one of the most prosperous suburbs in the US, with a household net worth of $ 725,120. About 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below
3195-489: The mid-20th century. Farmington Hills is home to the headquarters of numerous major companies, including Gale , Mango Languages , 5-Hour Energy , and The Sharper Image , as well as the United States headquarters of Bosch , Mercedes-Benz Financial Services , and TD Auto Finance . The city was also previously home to the headquarters of Compuware , White Motor Company , A&W Restaurants , and Michigan National Bank . Nissan 's North American technical center
3266-415: The national median. Oakland County is home to several super-regional shopping malls such as Oakland Mall , Somerset Collection , Twelve Oaks Mall , and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 907 square miles (2,350 km ), of which 868 square miles (2,250 km ) is land and 40 square miles (100 km ) (4.4%) is water. Oakland County
3337-578: The newer tone dial modems just coming to market. During peak times, the DDial system was jam packed with callers far exceeding the number of available lines, and a super fast dialer was a plus. Later versions of Eagleterm6a were protected against reverse engineering (not de-compilable using unBlitz.) One DDial owner went on to become the founder and CEO of Honesty.com, the first web-based third-party Internet application corporation, focused on E-Commerce sites such as eBay, Amazon.com, and Yahoo! Auctions, by utilizing
3408-504: The next 16 years, Oakland lost territory to the creation of the counties of Lapeer (10 Sep 1822), Saginaw (10 Sep 1822), Sanilac (10 Sep 1822), Shiawassee (10 Sep 1822), Washtenaw (10 Sep 1822), Barry (29 Oct 1829), Calhoun (29 Oct 1829), Eaton (29 Oct 1829), Ingham (29 Oct 1829), Jackson (29 Oct 1829), Kalamazoo (29 Oct 1829), Arenac (2 Mar 1831), Gladwin (2 Mar 1831), Midland (2 Mar 1831), Livingston (21 Mar 1833), and Genesee (28 Mar 1835). Woodward Avenue and
3479-531: The population were below the poverty line . The county government operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records , administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are
3550-525: The population. As of the census of 2010, there were 79,740 people, 33,559 households, and 21,412 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,396.0 inhabitants per square mile (925.1/km ). There were 36,178 housing units at an average density of 1,087.1 per square mile (419.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 69.7% White , 17.4% African American , 0.2% Native American , 10.1% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of
3621-440: The population. There were 33,559 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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#17328515920703692-463: The population. 12.6% were of German , 9.1% Polish , 8.3% Irish , 7.1% English and 5.5% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000 . There were 33,559 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who
3763-780: The predominantly black city and almost exclusively white suburbs. Since the late 20th century, the patterns of de facto segregation have faded as the suburbs have become more diverse. Middle-class African Americans have left Detroit, settling in inner-ring suburbs, notably Southfield (where the population is 75% Black), west of Woodward Avenue . Based on the 2010 Census, the following cities also have significant non-white populations: Farmington (25.3%), Farmington Hills (31.7%), Novi (30.12%), Oak Park (62.61%), Lathrup Village (72.97%), Orchard Lake Village (16.08%), Rochester Hills (20.94%), Troy (29.4%), Wixom (26.28%), West Bloomfield (24.0%), Bloomfield (18.28%), Bloomfield Hills (14.2%), Ferndale (17.2%), and Madison Heights (17.7%). Ferndale has
3834-628: The responsibility of individual cities and townships. Most county operations are based at the Oakland County Service Center, which straddles Telegraph Road, split between Pontiac and neighboring Waterford Township. The east campus (in Pontiac) consists mostly of the courthouse, jail, and Sheriff's Office, while the west campus (in Waterford) contains the county executive's office, Children's Village (the county's juvenile detention center ), and
3905-560: The safest cities in the United States , as well as in the state of Michigan. The area ranked as the 30th safest city in the U.S. in 2010 and as the 2nd safest city in Michigan in 2020. Farmington Hills also ranks as the 36th highest-income place in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more and ranked as 14th America's best cities to live by 24/7 Wall St. in 2016. Although the two cities have separate services and addresses, Farmington and Farmington Hills are often thought of as
3976-656: The same community. These two cities combined were part of Farmington Township in the time of the Northwest Territory. Features of the community include a recently renovated downtown, boutiques, a vintage cinema, numerous restaurants, exotic car dealerships, art galleries, and public parks including Heritage Park. There are several historical sites including the Longacre House and the Governor Warner Mansion. Both cities are served by Farmington Public Schools and
4047-462: The same naming scheme as "Diversi-[something]". Customers typically paid the local DDial owner a flat rate of about $ 5 to $ 20 per month. Open access to anonymous visitors (called nons , r0s JAMFs or m0es ) was an effective hook to draw in paid registrations. Nons typically had a five-minute connect time limit unless they were "validated" by an assistant sysop , and were shut out of the system during peak usage hours. A typical DDial system ran on
4118-573: The state of Michigan, at 589. As of the census of 2000, there were 82,111 people, 33,559 households, and 21,813 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,466.4 inhabitants per square mile (952.3/km ). There were 34,858 housing units at an average density of 1,047.0 per square mile (404.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 82.95% White , 6.94% African American , 0.17% Native American , 7.54% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.46% from other races , and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of
4189-522: The suburbs. While the neighboring Macomb County was more inhabited by auto workers and other blue-collar workers, Oakland County's residents tended to be more affluent and generally white-collar (e.g. doctors, lawyers). Oakland County was for a time the fourth-wealthiest county in the United States, though its position has declined somewhat since the Great Recession. The median price of a home in Oakland County increased to $ 164,697, more than $ 30,000 above
4260-504: The technical center. The technical center opened in November 1991 at a cost of $ 80 million. In 2005, Nissan added a $ 14 million design studio at their Farmington Hills campus, and the Nissan AZEAL was the first car to be designed there. Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. maintains an office in Farmington Hills, as does Panasonic Automotive Systems. Lordstown Motors operates
4331-493: The traditional 300 bit/s connection speed. Late Night BBS has since gone offline. As of 2012, there are only two known DDial stations in operation: Retro-Dial , a Linux-based chat server with the look and feel of DDial, currently has multiple stations in operation which are usually linked with each other as well as The Savage Frontier. The home station for Retro-Dial can be reached via telnet at carriersync.com. In late June, 2013, several members of Rockford, IL area DDials held
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#17328515920704402-413: The two interstates. Public transit services are provided by SMART . Notable current and former residents include: Oakland County, Michigan Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan . It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area , containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs. Its seat of government is Pontiac , and its largest city is Troy . As of
4473-422: Was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 30.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female. In April 2013, Farmington Hills had the fourth largest Japanese national population in
4544-461: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. Almost all of Farmington Hills
4615-457: Was a Quaker from Farmington, New York , named Arthur Power. He purchased land in 1823 and returned in 1824 with a group of families and associates to clear the land. The settlement became known as Quakertown . A post office was established in February 1826 with the name of Farmington. The original post office is still standing today, and is a designated historical site . The township of Farmington
4686-500: Was established a mile south of the township line as Wolcott's Corners. After the death of postmaster Chauncey D. Walcott in 1865, the office moved to the township line in the northeast quarter of section 4 (near the intersection of 14 Mile Road and Farmington Road). The post office functioned until September 1902. Before the remainder of Farmington Township was incorporated as the city of Farmington Hills, there were two other incorporated entities within its boundaries. The first began as
4757-431: Was established, as all townships are equal in size (save for slight variations due to waterways). Section 16 in each township was reserved for financing and maintaining public education, and even today many schools in Oakland County townships are located within that section. Wayne County , where the city of Detroit is located, borders Oakland County to the south. 8 Mile Road , also known as "Baseline Road" in some areas,
4828-525: Was historically a bastion of suburban conservatism, and was hence a longstanding stronghold of the Republican Party . In the 1990s it became highly competitive, and since 2008 it has increasingly shifted Democratic, giving over 50% of its votes to the Democratic candidate for president in each election. Republican strength is concentrated in the many exurban townships of the county, while Democratic strength
4899-472: Was organized in 1827, and the settlement was incorporated as the village of Farmington in the winter of 1866–67. A fire on October 9, 1872, destroyed many buildings in the village center. Farmington was incorporated as a city in 1926. A small settlement was also developed in Clarenceville , in the extreme southeast corner of the township on the boundary with Livonia in Wayne County . Stephen Jennings built
4970-458: Was originally divided into 25 separate townships , which are listed below. Each township is roughly equal in size at six miles (9.7 km) by six miles, for a total township area of 36 square miles (93 km ). The roots of this design were born out of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the subsequent Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Oakland County itself is a prime example of the land policy that
5041-463: Was owned by Dale Wishop (GOD) named "Heaven and Hell - The World that GOD Rulz Over!". The phone company had to run miles of new cable just to accommodate the additional phone lines. When "Heaven and Hell" shutdown, Dale sold some of his 1200 baud Applecat modems to Scott and Terri Johnson (Megabucks and Spender), and DDial #12 “Spenderz Never Inn” started up in its place, running on two Apple //e computers and 12 phone lines. All of Bill's software followed
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