Wolverine Lake

History

Before 1918, Howard Stuart and L. A. Green proposed the idea of damming several small streams in order to create a larger lake. The project was completed in March 1923, and the growing community was petitioned to be named Wolverine Lake by the end of the year. The name was chosen after the wolverine, which is the state animal. Wolverine Lake incorporated as a village in 1954.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (25.0%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  30,973
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  30,958
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  30,936
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  29,347
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,054
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,039
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  23,796
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  23,212

Largest nearby schools

• Novi High School
  High · NOVI · 2,101 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• West Bloomfield High School
  High · WEST BLOOMFIELD · 1,652 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Walled Lake Northern High School
  High · COMMERCE TOWNSHIP · 1,485 students · 22.2:1 ratio
• Farmington High School
  High · FARMINGTON · 1,400 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Milford High School
  High · HIGHLAND · 1,273 students · 19:1 ratio
• North Farmington High School
  High · FARMINGTON HILLS · 1,268 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Walled Lake Central High School
  High · COMMERCE TOWNSHIP · 1,194 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Oakside Prep Academy
  Other · Waterford · 1,182 students · 17.4:1 ratio