Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan
Royal Oak Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Charter Township of Royal Oak | |
Royal Oak Township Administrative Offices | |
Location within Oakland County | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′11″N 83°10′13″W / 42.45306°N 83.17028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Established | 1833 |
| Chartered | 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Donna Squalls |
| • Clerk | Gwendolyn Turner |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,374 |
| • Density | 4,300/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48220 (Ferndale) |
| Area code(s) | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-70060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627012 |
| Website | Official website |
Royal Oak Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak Township borders Detroit to the north, roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 2,374. It is independent of the city of Royal Oak.
The township is the only remaining unincorporated portion of the original 36-square-mile (93.2 km2) Royal Oak survey township, which was organized in 1833. With a present-day area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2), Royal Oak Charter Township is the state's smallest charter township by area and the second-smallest overall township in the state after Novi Township.