Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236.Royal Oak
is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the
2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236.The city is located
along the Woodward Corridor, and Interstate 75 and Interstate 696 also
pass through Royal Oak. As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, the
city is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Detroit. Portions
of the Detroit Zoo are within Royal Oak, extending into neighboring
Huntington Woods.Early Europeans in this area near Fort Detroit in the
18th century were mostly French Canadians; some traded with the Sauk,
Huron, and other Native Americans in the area. After defeating France
in the Seven Years' War, Great Britain took control of their territory
east of the Mississippi River, including Fort Detroit and environs.
After the American Revolutionary War, Britain promoted development of
what was then called Upper Canada and Province of Quebec, across the
Detroit and St. Clair rivers to the south and east. Royal Oak, Michigan Top Movies & Young Movies