Royal Oak Township
| Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan | ||
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Royal Oak Charter Township Administrative Offices
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 Location of Royal Oak Charter Township within Oakland County, Michigan. |
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 Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°27′11″N 83°10′13″W / 42.45306°N 83.17028°WCoordinates: 42°27′11″N 83°10′13″W / 42.45306°N 83.17028°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Michigan | |
| County | Oakland | |
| Government | ||
| • Supervisor | Donna J. Squalls | |
| Area | ||
| • Charter township | 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Charter township | 2,419 | |
| • Density | 4,376.5/sq mi (1,689.8/km2) | |
| • Metro | 5,456,428 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 48220 | |
| Area code(s) | 248 | |
| FIPS code | 26-70060 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627012 | |
| Website | royaloaktwp.com | |
Royal Oak Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,419. The nearby city of Royal Oak is legally separate from the township.
The city is roughly bound by Galaxie and North End avenues to the north, Myers Road to the west, 8 Mile Road to the south, and a line running north-south along the backyards of Mitchelledale Avenue to the east. The township is bisected by Wyoming Avenue and is a general mix of residential, commercial and industrial space. While mostly consisting of single-family homes, there are apartments along Fitzgerald Boulevard and Pasdena Avenue. Royal Oak Towers, an 11-story senior citizens apartment tower, is located off Wyoming Avenue. Commercial and retail space lines the southern border of the township along 8 Mile Road, while industrial space is located along the northern borders of the township.
At the northernmost point of the township lies Radio Plaza, which, bordered by Radio Plaza Street on the west, serves as home to Greater Media, and Salem Media Group's Detroit market headquarters, as well as Motower Multilink Corporation's 993 foot radio tower. WDTK, WLQV, WCSX, WMGC, and WRIF are all based out of Radio Plaza in Royal Oak Township.
Royal Oak Township was established in 1833 as a regular, 36-square-mile (93 km2) civil township, and at one time consisted of all or parts of the following modern cities and villages of Hazel Park, Ferndale, Oak Park, Madison Heights, Pleasant Ridge, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Berkley, and Clawson. The township began to shrink beginning in 1921 with the incorporation of the cities above. To provide greater protection from easy annexation, the township incorporated as a charter township in 1972. Currently, the township has neither its own police department nor a post office. Its police department was disbanded in 1998. For public safety, the township contracts with the Michigan State Police for police services and the Ferndale Fire Department for fire services. For postal purposes, the community records its location as "Ferndale, MI 48220".
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