Oakland County, Michigan
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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. Due to the county's government complex spanning 2 municipalities, its county seat is shared between Pontiac and Waterford. Its largest city is Troy.[4] As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395,[5] making it the second-most populous county in Michigan (behind neighboring Wayne County), and the largest county in the United States without a city of 100,000 residents.
Oakland County, Michigan | |
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| County of Oakland | |
   .jpg)  .jpg) 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) | |
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 Location within the state of Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Metro | Metro Detroit |
| Incorporated | 1819 (created) 1820 (organized)[1][2] |
| 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 |
| • Density | 1,486/sq mi (574/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 |
Founded in 1819 and organized in 1820,[1][6] 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.[7] It is also home to Oakland University, a large public institution that straddles the border between the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills.