Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236.The city is located along the Woodward Corridor, and Interstate 75 and Interstate 696 also pass through Royal Oak. As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, the city is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Detroit. Portions of the Detroit Zoo are within Royal Oak, extending into neighboring Huntington Woods.

 The city is also home to the Detroit/Wayne County Regional Airport.
Royal Oak was incorporated as a village in 1891 and as a city in 1921. The name originated in 1819, when Colonel Jacob Smith traveled through the area and found an oak grove near what is now the corner of 5th Avenue and Troy Street. He declared "This will be the Royal Oak Stand", which eventually became "Royal Oak".

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