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| Name | Oakland |
| Alt names | Oakland | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 42.667°N 83.4°W |
| Located in | Michigan, United States (1820 - ) |
| See also | Genesee, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lapeer, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Livingston, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mackinac, Michigan, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Shiawassee, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | St. Clair, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | St. Joseph, Michigan, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, behind neighboring Wayne County, and the largest county in the USA with no city over 100,000. The county seat is Pontiac. The county was founded in 1819 and organized in 1820.[1]
Oakland County is composed of 62 cities, townships, and villages, and is part of the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Detroit is in neighboring Wayne County, south of 8 Mile Road. In 2010, Oakland County was among the ten highest income counties in the United States that have populations over one million people. It is also home to Oakland University, a large public institution that straddles the border between the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills.
The county's knowledge-based economic initiative, coined "Automation Alley", has developed one of the largest employment centers for engineering and related occupations in the United States, and some major employers include General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, collectively known as the Big Three.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1820 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1822 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 330
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| 1830 | 4,911
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| 1840 | 23,646
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| 1850 | 31,270
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| 1860 | 38,261
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| 1870 | 40,867
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| 1880 | 41,537
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| 1890 | 41,245
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| 1900 | 44,792
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| 1910 | 49,576
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| 1920 | 90,050
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| 1930 | 211,251
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| 1940 | 254,068
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| 1950 | 396,001
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| 1960 | 690,259
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| 1970 | 907,871
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| 1980 | 1,011,793
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| 1990 | 1,083,592
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Note: The 1820 census boundaries of Oakland County did not include any of present-day Oakland County.
Research Tips
External links
www.miprofgenic.com/genweb/mioakland
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