Clarkston

Also known as Clarkston, Michigan, Clarkston, MI

city in Oakland County, Michigan

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Incorporated: 1884 (village), 1992 (city)
Type: Mayor–council
Manager: Jonathan Smith
Total: 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km )
Land: 0.44 sq mi (1.15 km )
Water: 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km )
Density: 2,096.3/sq mi (809.39/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( EDT )
Zip code s: 48346–48348
Area codes: 248 and 947
Fips code: 26-82450
Website: Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Clarkston
Population: 928
Area: 1.325989
Elevation: 1004
Image: Clarkston1.jpg
Households: 361
Dialing code: 248

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postal code: 48348
inception: 1830-00-00
P8168: Abu Bakarr Gaye
water as percent of area: 14.3083
per capita income: 54063
Commons category: Clarkston, Michigan

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Clarkston (officially named the City of the Village of Clarkston) is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. A northern suburb of Detroit, located about 34 mi (55 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Clarkston is surrounded by Independence Township, but administered independently since its incorporation in 1992. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 928. With a total land area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km), Clarkston is the smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan.

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