Sylvan Lake, Michigan

Sylvan Lake, Michigan
City of Sylvan Lake
Location within Oakland County
Location within Oakland County
Sylvan Lake is located in Michigan
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°36′41″N 83°19′43″W / 42.61139°N 83.32861°W / 42.61139; -83.32861
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOakland
Settled1824
Incorporated1921 (village)
1947 (city)
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorJim Cowper
 • ManagerJohn Martin
Area
 • City0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
Elevation
955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City1,723
 • Density3,313.46/sq mi (1,280.42/km2)
 • Metro
4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48320 (Keego Harbor)
Area code(s)248
FIPS code26-77860[2]
GNIS feature ID1614519[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sylvan Lake is located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) from downtown Detroit, and borders Pontiac to the east. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 1,720.[4] With a land area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), Sylvan Lake is the fourth-smallest city by land area in the state after Clarkston, Petersburg, and neighboring Keego Harbor.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sylvan Lake, Michigan
  4. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Sylvan Lake city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2011.