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Pontiac
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city and county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Pontiac is a city in Michigan that serves as the county seat of Oakland County, meaning it's the center of local government for the region. It's a significant population and administrative hub in the Detroit metropolitan area.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Pontiac
- Official name
- Pontiac
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Oakland County
- Population
- 61606
- Area
- 52.538144
- Elevation
- 281
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- Oakland County
- Shares border with
- Waterford
- Official website
- www.pontiac.mi.us
- Image
- Downtown Pontiac MI.jpg
- Households
- 23529
- Dialing code
- 248
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- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Metro Detroit
- Commons category
- Pontiac, Michigan
- topic's main category
- Category:Pontiac, Michigan
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Pontiac, Michigan
- inception
- 1818-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pontiac, Michigan
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- P8168
- Kim's Game
- water as percent of area
- 1.5468
- native label
- Pontiac
- postal code
- 48343
- per capita income
- 20369
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Encyclopedic overview
Pontiac (/ˈpɒn(t)iæk/ PON-(t)ee-ak) is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 61,606.
Founded in 1818, Pontiac was the second European-American organized settlement in Michigan near Detroit, after Dearborn. It was named after Obwaandi'eyaag (Pontiac), a war chief of the Odawa, who occupied the area before the European settlers. The city was best known for its General Motors automobile manufacturing plants of the 20th century, which were the basis of its economy and contributed to the wealth of the region. These included Fisher Body, Pontiac East Assembly (a.k.a. Truck & Coach/Bus), which manufactured GMC products, and the Pontiac Motor Division. In the city's heyday, it was the site of the primary automobile assembly plant for the production of the famed Pontiac cars, a brand that was named after the city. The Pontiac brand itself was discontinued in 2010 by General Motors. The City of Pontiac also was home to Oakland Motor Car Company, which was acquired by General Motors in 1909.
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