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Charter Township of Oakland is an affluent charter township on the north Oakland County outskirts of Metro Detroit, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is colloquially referred to as "Oakland Township". The population was 16,779 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Oakland charter township, Oakland County, Michigan )〕 Oakland Township is less densely populated than neighboring townships to the west, south, and east; and retains many elements of a rural, wooded residential bedroom community. Local ordinances and zoning laws are aimed at limiting commercial and industrial development while maintaining a cap on population density by way of a master plan.〔http://oaklandtownship.patch.com/articles/no-vote-by-planning-commission-on-blossom-ridge-project〕〔http://www.oaklandtownship.org/Portals/0/Documents/Zoning%20Map.pdf〕 Oakland Township's northern half has its own zip code, "Oakland, Michigan, 48363", while the southern portion of the township uses zip code 48306 from nearby but not adjacent Rochester, Michigan. ==Communities== While there are no incorporated villages in the Township, there are two unincorporated communities: *Campbells Corner is on the northern border with Addison Township at Rochester and Romeo Roads ( Elevation: 948/289).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 *Goodison (also historically known as Goodison Station) is located within the township at Collins, Territorial/Orion and Gallagher/Tower Roads ( Elevation: 840 ft./256 m.).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 Goodison is named for William Goodison and his family who ran the local grist mill after immigrating from England.〔http://oaklandtownship.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/sheepskin-map-school-bell-among-goodison-relics-on-display〕 The mill was established in 1835, and a post office began operations in 1874.〔Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 228〕 Goodison was a named station on the Michigan Central Railroad on a north-south track between Bay City and Detroit. One of the Oakland Township Master Plan objectives is to "Establish Goodison as a central gathering place". To this end township officials are attempting to restore water to the water wheel at the current old mill site and draw small retail businesses to the area. Former Communities: *Oakland (also known as Kline Settlement and Alert) is located within the township at Stoney Creek and Rochester Roads. This was the original settlement in the township. In its prime it had two churches and a school house. It contained the first post office in the township as well. It is now a Ghost town with only a graveyard left in the area where the town once stood. The town was established in 1822 when the post office was built. In 1894 the town changed names from Oakland to Alert and in 1902 the Alert post office closed its doors. The Paint Creek Methodist Church was moved from this town to Goodison somewhere in the 1870s. This is the last remaining building of the town. With the construction on the Michigan Central Railway which established Goodison Station, the town of Oakland was bypassed and this lead to its ultimate fate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oakland Charter Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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