Rochester

Also known as Rochester, Michigan, Rochester, MI

city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Settled: 1817 ; 209 years ago ( 1817 )
As village: 1869 ; 157 years ago ( 1869 )
Incorporated city: 1967 ; 59 years ago ( 1967 )
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Debbie Jones
Manager: Nik Banda
Clerk: Brian D'Annunzio
City: 3.83 sq mi (9.92 km )
Land: 3.83 sq mi (9.92 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 751 ft (229 m)
Density: 3,402.6/sq mi (1,313.75/km )
Metro: 4,296,250 ( Metro Detroit )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( EDT )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Rochester
Population: 13035
Area: 9.906586
Elevation: 229
Official website: www.ci.rochester.mi.us
Image: Welcome Sign - NEW.JPG
Households: 5484

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Commons category: Rochester, Michigan
inception: 1817-01-01
P8168: Tachyporus obtusus
water as percent of area: 0
per capita income: 57512
postal code: 48309

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Rochester is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Rochester had a population of 13,035. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of Detroit.

Rochester was the first European settlement in Oakland County when it was founded in 1818. It became part of the Avon Township in 1835 and incorporated as an autonomous city in 1967. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Rochester Hills and also borders Shelby Township to the east.