Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan
| Royal Oak Charter Township, 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 | |
| • Mayor | Billy F. Morgan |
| 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[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627012[2] |
Royal Oak Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,419. The nearby city of Royal Oak is legally separate from the township.
Until 2004, the township consisted of two small non-contiguous parcels of land within Oakland County. The larger portion was along 8 Mile Road, adjacent to Detroit, Oak Park, and Ferndale. A second portion, located northwest of the other portion, adjoining Oak Park and Southfield, was annexed by Oak Park on November 1, 2004.
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[edit] History
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.[3] Currently, the township has neither its own police department nor a post office. Its police department was disbanded in 1998. The Oakland County Sheriff Department provides current police protection. For postal purposes, the community records it location as "Ferndale, MI 48220".
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of .55-square-mile (1.4 km2), all land.
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 8,147 |
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| 1970 | 6,326 | −22.4% | |
| 1980 | 5,784 | −8.6% | |
| 1990 | 5,006 | −13.5% | |
| 2000 | 5,446 | 8.8% | |
| 2010 | 2,419 | −55.6% | |
As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 2,419 people residing in the township. The population density was 4,319.8 people per square mile (3,092.2/km²). There were 2,595 housing units at an average density of 3,838.6 per square mile (1,473.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 1.23% White, 95.7% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 1,211 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% were married couples living together, 26.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.5% were non-families. 44.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $23,710, and the median income for a family was $28,397. Males had a median income of $28,824 versus $26,382 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,027. About 19.9% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 30.4% of those age 65 and over.
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