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Pontiac

About Pontiac

Population

59,698 in city
5,327,764 in metro

Size

52 km² (20 mi²)

Altitude

287.43 m

Pontiac, located in the heart of Oakland County 31 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of downtown Detroit, is the county seat of Oakland County. Originally settled in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1861.

Metro Cities

Allen Park, Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Belleville, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Burton, Center Line, Chelsea, Clinton, Davison, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Flint, Garden City, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shores, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Harrison Township, Hazel Park, Highland Park, Howell, Inkster, Lapeer, Lathrup Village, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Lyndon Township, Madison Heights, Marine City, Melvindale, Monroe, Mount Clemens, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Orchard Lake Village, Oxford, Plymouth, Pontiac, Port Huron, Redford Township, Riverview, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Romulus, Roseville, Royal Oak, Saint Clair Shores, Southfield, Southgate, Sterling Heights, Superior Township, Taylor, Trenton, Troy, Utica, Walled Lake, Warren, Wayne, West Bloomfield, Westland, Wixom, Wyandotte, Ypsilanti

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
63	All Buildings
53	existing
1	under construction
1	unbuilt
8	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Oakland Towne Center	-	1929
2	Phoenix Place	-	1984
3	Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac	-	2000
4	Riker Building	-	1928
5	McLaren Oakland West Tower	-	1996

Building types

No.	Type
42	low-rise building
6	mast (pole)
4	church
3	high-rise building
2	open-air structure
1	mast (wired)
1	mast (framework)
1	stadium
1	telecommunications tower
1	temple
1	building with towers

Other buildings

No.	Type
0	Famous buildings
1	Buildings with construction images