Royal Oak, Michigan | |
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Pictured top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Royal Oak, the National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak Post Office, the Royal Oak Amtrak station, and the Detroit Zoo water tower | |
 Official Logo | |
| Nickname(s): The City of Trees, Roak | |
 Location within Oakland County | |
  Royal Oak Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′20″N 83°08′34″W / 42.48889°N 83.14278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Incorporated | 1891 (village) 1921 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Mike Fournier (D)[1] |
| • Manager | Paul Brake |
| Area | |
| • City | 11.79 sq mi (30.55 km2) |
| • Land | 11.79 sq mi (30.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 58,211 |
| • Density | 4,937.32/sq mi (1,905.96/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 248 and 947 |
| FIPS code | 26-70040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 636352[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is located roughly 14 miles (22.5 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,211.[4]
Royal Oak is located along the Woodward Corridor, and is served by Interstate 75 and Interstate 696. The city has one of the largest downtowns in Detroit's suburbs, and is also home to much of the Detroit Zoo, with portions extending into neighboring Huntington Woods.
- ^ "RODC". Royal Oak Democratic Club. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Royal Oak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Royal Oak city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 1, 2020.