Royal Oak

Royal Oak
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 70,893.

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      city, Oakland county, southeastern Michigan, U.S., that is a residential northern suburb of Detroit. First settled in 1819, it may have been named for an oak in Scotland under which, according to legend, Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, hid from his pursuers in 1745. The Detroit Zoo is located there. The controversial “radio priest” of the 1930s, Charles E. Coughlin (Coughlin, Charles E), was founder and pastor of the city's Shrine of the Little Flower—a Roman Catholic church built in 1929 that is noted for its Art Deco design; its 130-foot (40-metre) tower is a city landmark. Inc. village, 1891; city, 1921. Pop. (2000) 60,062; (2005 est.) 58,299.

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  • Royal Oak — Royal Oak, MI U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 60062 Housing Units (2000): 29942 Land area (2000): 11.816328 sq. miles (30.604149 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001072 sq. miles (0.002776 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.817400 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Royal Oak — [in allusion to an oak in which CHARLES II of England is said to have hidden] city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 60,000 …   English World dictionary

  • Royal Oak — The Royal Oak is the name given to the oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was located in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House.… …   Wikipedia

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  • Royal Oak — Original name in latin Royal Oak Name in other language loyeol okeu State code US Continent/City America/Detroit longitude 42.48948 latitude 83.14465 altitude 204 Population 57236 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Royal Oak (Michigan) — Royal Oak 11 Mile Road (oben), Woodward Dream Cruise und National Shrine of the Little Flower (Mitte), Rackham Memorial Fountain (unten) Lage im County und in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools — is also called ROSD for Royal Oak School District.The official name is School District of the City of Royal Oak. The district provides public school services for the municipality of: Royal Oak, Michigan in the United States. choolsSecondary… …   Wikipedia

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