Pleasant Ridge is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,526 at the 2010 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57sqmi, all land.HistoryPleasant Ridge began with the subdivision of the Mayday farm by Burt Taylor in 1913. It incorporated as a village in 1921 and as a city in 1927. On December 1, 2009, the Pleasant Ridge City Council approved plans for the city's first bar. Pleasant Ridge had previously been a dry community.The city is named after the slight ridge that ran through the city.One of Pleasant Ridge's most popular landmarks was Hedge's Wigwam, a Native American-themed cafeteria-style restaurant which was located at 10 Mile and Woodward from 1927 until 1967.Pleasant Ridge was actively involved in disputing the construction of Interstate 696.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,526 people, 1,115 households, and 674 families residing in the city. The population density was 4431.6PD/sqmi. There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of 2022.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 1.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
