Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan
Royal Oak Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Royal Oak | |
Royal Oak Township Administrative Offices | |
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Seal | |
Location within Oakland County | |
Royal Oak Township Location within the state of Michigan Royal Oak Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′11″N 83°10′13″W / 42.45306°N 83.17028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Established | 1833 |
| Chartered | 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Donna Squalls |
| • Clerk | Gwendolyn Turner |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,374 |
| • Density | 4,330/sq mi (1,670/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48220 (Ferndale) |
| Area code | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-70060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627012 |
| Website | Official website |
Royal Oak Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak Township borders Detroit to the north, roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 2,374. It is independent of the city of Royal Oak.
The township is the only remaining unincorporated portion of the original 36-square-mile (93.2 km2) Royal Oak survey township, which was organized in 1833. With an area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2) since 2004, Royal Oak Charter Township is the state's smallest charter township by area and the second-smallest overall township in the state after Novi Township.