Bingham Farms, Michigan

Bingham Farms is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[4] Originally settled in 1823 by John Daniels of Rutland, Vermont, the tiny settlement in what was soon to become Southfield Township in 1830 would stay isolated and small until Telegraph Road was brought through the area in 1928.

Seeking to retain their individual characters and guard against annexation, the settlements in the northern end raced to incorporate as villages.

Bingham Farms was incorporated on October 4, 1955, named after a prominent family present in the village since 1880.

[5] All roads in the village remained unpaved until 1984 to discourage intensive development.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2), all land.

None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[16] The Bingham Farms Office District extends from the east side of Telegraph Road, comprising a mix of two and four-storey buildings.

Map of Michigan highlighting Oakland County