Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan | |
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| County of Oakland | |
Top-to-bottom, left-to-right: Troy's skyline, Southfield's skyline, Rackham Fountain (at the Detroit Zoo), National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica (Royal Oak), Downtown Pontiac, Downtown Royal Oak (downtown Detroit on the horizon) | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Cities and Townships in the county | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Metro | Metro Detroit |
| Incorporated | 1819 (created) 1820 (organized) |
| County seat | Pontiac (Legislative and Judicial) Waterford (Executive) |
| Largest city | Troy |
| Government | |
| • Executive | David Coulter (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 907 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Land | 868 sq mi (2,250 km2) |
| • Water | 40 sq mi (100 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,274,395 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,270,426 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (540/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $124.285 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| Area codes | 248 and 947 |
| Website | www |
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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 the 2020 census, its population 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 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.