Pontiac
city and county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States
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Summary
Pontiac is a city in the United States[1]. Pontiac ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,880 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oakland County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Shares border with: Lake Angelus[6], Auburn Hills[7], Bloomfield Township[8], Sylvan Lake[9], Waterford[10]
- Named after: Pontiac[11]
- Postal code: 48055[12], 48340[13], 48341[14], 48342[15], 48343[16]
- Commons category: Pontiac, Michigan[17]
- Local dialing code: 248[18]
- Inception: 1818[19]
- Coordinate location: 42.646111111111, -83.2925[20]
- Official website: https://www.pontiac.mi.us[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pontiac, Michigan[22]
- Population: 1904[23], 59,515[24], 61,606[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], New International Encyclopedia[28]
- Capital of: Oakland County[29]
- Official name: Pontiac[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pontiac, Michigan[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pontiac, Michigan[32]
- Number of households: 23,529[33]
- Native label: Pontiac[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pontiac, Michigan[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 281[36]
- Area: 52.538092[37], 52.538144[38]
- Water as percent of area: 1.5468[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pontiac include Pontiac fever[40], an infectious disease[41].
Why It Matters
Pontiac has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Pontiac is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Pontiac include Pontiac fever[40], an infectious disease[41].