Oakland (MI): Profile

Welcome to Oakland County ...

Time Zone: Oakland County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Pontiac is the Seat for Oakland County.

Oakland County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Wayne County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Oakland had a population of 1,257,726 people. This is an increase of 4.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,202,362 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakland represented 12.17% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Oakland County:

Auburn Hills
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,880 people
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Berkley
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,277 people
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Beverly Hills
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,276 people
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Bingham Farms
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
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Birmingham
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
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Bloomfield Hills
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
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Clawson
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,731 people
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Farmington
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
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- Farmington Hills
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
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- Ferndale
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,198 people
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- Franklin
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
  - Franklin has also been known as:
  - Franklin Village
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- Hazel Park
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,209 people
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- Holly
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
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- Huntington Woods
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
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- Keego Harbor
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
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- Lake Angelus
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
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- Lake Orion
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
  - Former names for Lake Orion:
  - Canandaigua City
  - New Canandaigua
  - Oakland
  - Orion
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- Lathrup Village
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,051 people
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- Leonard
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
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- Madison Heights
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 29,633 people
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- Milford
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
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- Northville
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
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- Novi
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
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- Oak Park
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 29,293 people
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- Orchard Lake Village
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
  - Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
  - Orchard Lake
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- Ortonville
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
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- Oxford
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,541 people
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- Pleasant Ridge
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
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- Pontiac
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
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- Rochester
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,201 people
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- Rochester Hills
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Royal Oak
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
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- South Lyon
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
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- Southfield
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
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- Sylvan Lake
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,840 people
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- Troy
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
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- Village of Clarkston
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
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- Walled Lake
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
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- Wixom
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
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- Wolverine Lake
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  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Michigan
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- Website for the //www.michigan.gov/mhc/047267-282-61083---00.html

Websites specific to Oakland County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Genesee County
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- Lapeer County
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- Livingston County
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- Macomb County
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- Washtenaw County
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- Wayne County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cemeteries of Oakland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Michigan
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cemeteries of Oakland County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.