Oakland Charter Township, Michigan
Oakland Township, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-59820[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1626833[4] | |
Website | Official website |
The Charter Township of Oakland is a
Oakland Township is less densely populated than neighboring townships to the west, south, and east; and retains many elements of a rural, wooded residential
Oakland Township's northern half has its own zip code, "Oakland, Michigan, 48363", while the southern portion of the township shares zip code 48306 with the northernmost portion of adjacent Rochester Hills. "Oakland", "Goodison", “Rochester”, and "Rochester Hills" are other city names recognized for addresses for residents in this township.[7]
Communities
The Township has unincorporated communities:
- Campbells Corner is on the northern border with Addison Township at 42°47′59″N 83°08′01″W / 42.79972°N 83.13361°W.[8]
- Goodison (also historically known as Goodison Station) is located within the township at Collins, Territorial/Orion and Gallagher/Tower Roads (42°43′58″N 83°09′45″W / 42.73278°N 83.16250°W Elevation: 840 ft./256 m.).. One of the Oakland Township Master Plan objectives is to "Establish Goodison as a central gathering place". To this end township officials are attempting to restore water to the water wheel at the current old mill site and draw small retail businesses to the area.
Former Communities:
- Oakland (also known as Kline Settlement and Alert) is located within the township at Stoney Creek and Rochester Roads. This was the original settlement in the township. In its prime it had two churches and a school house. It contained the first post office in the township as well. It is now a Ghost town with only a graveyard left in the area where the town once stood. The town was established in 1822 when the post office was built. In 1894 the town changed names from Oakland to Alert and in 1902 the Alert post office closed its doors. The Paint Creek Methodist Church was moved from this town to Goodison somewhere in the 1870s. This is the last remaining building of the town. With the construction on the Michigan Central Railway which established Goodison Station, the town of Oakland was bypassed and this led to its ultimate fate.
History
Oakland Township has the distinction of being one of the Michigan's oldest townships, and was first named in surveys using the guidelines set by the
A
Goodison Station was a
Oakland Township is one possible location of the final resting place of former
Geography
Oakland Charter Township is bordered to the north by Addison Township, to the west by Orion Township, to the south by the city of Rochester Hills, and to the east by Washington Township in Macomb County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), or 1.15%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
There were 4,341 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $102,034, and the median income for a family was $107,268. Males had a median income of $80,354 versus $41,208 for females. The
Government
Oakland Township is a Charter township. Similar to a civil township found elsewhere in the United States, a charter township in Michigan is unique in that it is exempt from annexation by neighboring cities and carries home rule responsibility. The township provides clerk, building, park, and firefighting services. Library service is provided under contract by nearby Rochester Hills Public Library.
The township is primarily governed by:
- Board of Trustees (7 elected members)[23]
- Park Commission (7 elected members)
- Planning Commission (7 appointed members)
- Zoning Board of Appeals (5 appointed members)
- Historical District Commission (7 appointed members)
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the hire of a Township Manager (similar to a city manager) who manages the day-to-day operations of the local government. Dale Stuart is the township manager.[24] All of these groups have regular meetings that are open to the public and documented with written minutes and videotape available at the township website.
Police protection for the township is provided through a contract with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, who also provides emergency dispatch services.
Fire protection and emergency medical services is provided by the Oakland Township Fire Department - a "combination" fire department primarily staffed by paid-on-call personnel and one full-time firefighter/paramedic at each fire station. The Oakland Township Fire Department is an advanced life support transporting agency that responds to approximately 900 calls/year, with a majority being medical emergencies.
Schools
Notable people
- Luther Elliss, former professional football player, former resident
- Joe Henry, musician
- Ted Lindsay, former professional hockey player[25]
- Eminem, Grammy-winning rapper, songwriter, producer, actor; former resident.
- Joey Sturgis, record producer, currently resides in Oakland Township
- Peter Vanderkaay, Olympic swimmer, grew up in Oakland Township and graduated from Rochester Adams High School in Rochester Hills in 2002; won gold medal at 2004 Summer Olympics in 4x200 free style relay; in 2008 Beijing Olympics, won bronze medal in 200m freestyle and gold in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
See also
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Oakland charter township, Oakland County, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland Charter Township, Michigan
- ^ "Blossom Ridge Project Discussed for Hours, but No Decision – Again". 4 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.oaklandtownship.org/Portals/0/Documents/Zoning%20Map.pdf [permanent dead link]
- USPS.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Campbells Corner, Michigan
- ^ "Goodison, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. & GNIS in Google Map
- ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Sheepskin Map, School Bell Among Goodison Relics on Display". 26 September 2011.
- ^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 228
- ^ a b c "OTHS - A Brief History".
- ^ "Report of the Director of the Bureau of Safety in re investigation of an accident which occurred on the Michigan Central Railroad at Goodison, Mich., on November 4, 1926" (PDF). michiganrailroads.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to the Paint Creek Trail!". Paint Creek Trail.
- ^ "Paint Creek Trail Mileage". Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Rail Trail Paint Creek, Oakland County, Michigan national recreation greenway". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ Wisely, John; Battaglia, Tammy Stables (January 15, 2013). "Land claimed to be Jimmy Hoffa burial site owned by Jack Tocco in 1970s". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
- ^ Larson, Kathryn (18 June 2013). "Hoffa Found? Investigators Find Suspicious Concrete Slab". detroit.cbslocal.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
- ^ Battaglia, Tammy Stables; Zaniewski, Ann (June 18, 2013). "Promising start fizzles in Day 2 of search for Jimmy Hoffa's body". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
- ^ Battaglia, Tammy Stables (June 17, 2013). "Tipster tells FBI: Jimmy Hoffa was hit with shovel, buried alive". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
- ^ Battaglia, Tammy Stables; Baldas, Tresa; Zaniewski, Ann (June 19, 2013). "FBI: Search for Jimmy Hoffa at Oakland Township field ends; no remains found". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". oaklandtownship.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Welcome to Charter Township of Oakland". www.oaklandtownship.org.
- ^ "Red Wings hockey great, philanthropist Ted Lindsay dies at 93". 4 March 2019.