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Rochester Hills, Michigan

Rochester Hills (formerly Avon Township) is a city in northeast Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the northern outskirts of the Metro Detroit area, home to Oakland University, ranked as one of the wealthiest cities in the state,[7]and amongst the 50 most educated cities in the U.S.[8] As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 70,995.[9]

Prior to European settlement, the area now known as Rochester Hills was inhabited by Native Americans, namely the Potawatomi.[11] The Potawatomi depended on the area's abundant water sources, such as the Clinton River and Paint Creek, to grow crops, fish, and travel.[11][12] They resided here until the 1807 Treaty of Detroit caused them, along with the Odawa, Wyandot, and Ojibwe peoples, to cede their land in Southeast Michigan.[13][14]

The first European settler was James Graham who arrived in 1817. Graham and his family reached the area by following trails created by the Sauk Native Americans.[15][16]Avon Township was organized in 1835. Rochester incorporated as a village within the township in 1869. The township adopted a charter in 1948 under the Home Rule Act. Also in 1948 a post office was established under the name of Brooklands for the area between Auburn Road and Hamlin Road just to the west of Dequindre Road.[17]