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Ferndale, Michigan
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<p>Ferndale is a city in <a href="/facts/Oakland_County,_Michigan/rg9snV08">Oakland County</a> in the <a href="/facts/U.S._state/PFwcRIYQ">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a>. An inner-ring <a href="/facts/Metro_Detroit/H1BScu8d">suburb of Detroit</a> on the <a href="/facts/Woodward_Corridor/hGtzodKC">Woodward Corridor</a>, Ferndale borders <a href="/facts/Detroit/S84s4PGo">Detroit</a> to the north, roughly 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of <a href="/facts/Downtown_Detroit/CdDtVF6r">downtown Detroit</a>. As of the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020 census</a>, the city had a population of 19,190. </p><p>Ferndale is well-known for its downtown, as well as its position as the hub of the <a href="/facts/LGBT_culture_in_Metro_Detroit/byKqP7Tg">LGBTQ+ community in Metro Detroit</a>, and a center of progressive politics. </p>