Sylvan Lake

Also known as Sylvan Lake, Michigan, Sylvan Lake, MI

human settlement in Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Incorporated: 1921 (village), 1947 (city)
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Jim Cowper
Manager: John Martin
City: 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km )
Land: 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km )
Water: 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km )
Elevation: 955 ft (291 m)
Density: 3,316.3/sq mi (1,280.42/km )
Metro: 4,296,250 ( Metro Detroit )

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Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sylvan Lake is located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) from downtown Detroit, and borders Pontiac to the east. As of the 2020 census, Sylvan Lake had a population of 1,723. With a land area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km), Sylvan Lake is the fourth-smallest city by land area in the state after Clarkston, Petersburg, and neighboring Keego Harbor.

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