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County Seat : Pontiac
Formed: 1819
Organized: 1820
Size: 877 sq. miles
Population: 
1083592
in 1990
                         41245 in 1890

Townships:

Addison Bloomfield
Brandon Commerce
Groveland Highland
Holly Independence
Lyon Milford
Novi Oakland
Orion Oxford
Rose Royal Oak
Southfield Springfield
Waterford West Bloomfield
White Lake  

If you are visiting or want to know more aspects of the county these links may be helpful.

Topics:

City of Rochester

City of Rochester Hills

Oakland Schools

Oakland Township

Oakland County

Oakland County- Multimag


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Oakland County was was named for its oak treesThe first settlement began where the Saginaw Trail crossed the Clinton River. The county was not heavily wooded and was mainly agricultural.

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