Oakland County, Michigan
The Oakland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The the county seat ( county seat ) is located in Pontiac.
The Oakland County is part of Metro Detroit, the metropolitan region around the city of Detroit.
The Oakland County is one of the wealthiest regions in the U.S. and has a center of the technology industry, which is unofficially named Automation Alley. Unlike the neighboring counties, where a higher proportion of workers is to be found, the residents of Oakland County mostly work as employees, especially in the service sector, in management or in the office.
Geography
The area of the county is 2532 km ²; of which 92 km ² water. The southern border of the county is formed by the Eight Mile Road, which is the northern border of Detroit ( in Wayne County Airport ). This can be viewed as an unofficial dividing line between the predominantly black city and the predominantly white suburbs. In recent years this pattern of de facto racial segregation has declined slightly, moved than blacks increasingly to the north.
The Oakland County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The limits to be established for the Oakland County were established in 1819, having been established in the following year. The name of Oakland County refers to the large stocks of oak trees in the area of the county.
Demographic data
2000-2010
According to the census in 2010 lived in Oakland County 1,202,362 people in 481,040 households. The population density was 492.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 481 040 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 77.3 percent white, 13.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 5.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 66,390. The per capita income was $ 36,138. 8.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Oakland County
Citys
- Auburn Hills
- Berkley
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield Hills
- Clarkston
- Clawson
- Farmington Hills
- Farmington
- Ferndale
- Hazel Park
- Huntington Woods
- Keego Harbor
- Lake Angelus
- Lathrup Village
- Madison Heights
- Northville
- Novi
- Oak Park
- Orchard Lake Village
- Pleasant Ridge
- Pontiac
- Rochester
- Rochester Hills
- Royal Oak
- South Lyon
- Southfield
- Sylvan Lake
- Troy
- Walled Lake
- Wixom
Villages
- Beverly Hills
- Bingham Farms
- Franklin
- Holly
- Lake Orion
- Leonard
- Milford
- Ortonville
- Oxford
- Wolverine Lake
Unincorporated communities
- Bloomfield Village
- Brandon
- Commerce
- Davisburg
- Drayton Plains
- Goodison
- Independence
- Lakeville
- New Hudson
- Oakland
- Orion
- Union Lake
- Waterford
- West Bloomfield
- White Lake
Structure
In addition to 31 independent cities, the Oakland County is divided into 21 townships:
- Addison Township
- Bloomfield Charter Township
- Brandon Township
- Commerce Charter Township
- Groveland Township
- Highland Charter Township
- Holly Township
- Independence Charter Township
- Lyon Charter Township
- Milford Charter Township
- Novi Township
- Oakland Charter Township
- Orion Charter Township
- Oxford Charter Township
- Rose Township
- Royal Oak Charter Township
- Southfield Charter Township
- Springfield Township
- Waterford Township
- West Bloomfield Charter Township
- White Lake Charter Township