Pontiac is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 61,606.
Midwest
Pontiac
Oakland County, MI
Population
61,965
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$947
Median home value
$100,100
Settled
1818
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District · listed 1981
- Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1981
- Fairgrove Avenue Historic District · listed 1985
- Franklin Boulevard Historic District · listed 1983
- Modern Housing Corporation Addition Historic District · listed 1989
- Pontiac Commercial Historic District · listed 1984
- Pontiac Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1989
Notable landmarks
- Casa del Rey Apartments · listed 1989
- Central School · listed 1984
- Eagle Theater · listed 1984
- Gillespie Street-Clinton River Bridge · listed 2000
- Grinnell Brothers Music House · listed 1984
- Howard, Horatio N., House · listed 1984
- Myrick-Palmer House · listed 1970
- Oak Hill Cemetery · listed 1989
- Smith, Melvyn Maxwell and Sara Stein, House · listed 1997
- St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School · listed 1989
- Webster, Elmer R., School · listed 2022
- Wisner House · listed 1970
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