Clarkston, Michigan

Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston, Michigan
City
	City of the Village of Clarkston
	Location within Oakland County
	Clarkston Location within the state of Michigan
	Coordinates: 42°44′09″N 83°25′09″W / 42.73583°N 83.41917°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Settled	1830
Incorporated	1884 (village); 1992 (city)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Manager	Jonathan Smith
Area
• City	0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
• Land	0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Population (2020)
• City	928
• Density	2,094.81/sq mi (809.39/km2)
• Metro	4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48346–48348
Area code(s)	248 and 947
FIPS code	26-82450
GNIS feature ID	623384
Website	Official website

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 km²), Clarkston is the smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan.

^ City of the Village of Clarkston (2020). "City of the Village of Clarkston Government". Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarkston, Michigan

[1] City of the Village of Clarkston (2020). "City of the Village of Clarkston Government". Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-2] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarkston, Michigan

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