Southfield Township, Michigan
Southfield Township is a civil township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Today, the majority of the township consists of three suburban villages; Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, and Franklin; though two small areas, comprising 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), remain unincorporated. As of the 2020 census, the township's population was 14,886, including the villages; the unincorporated areas' population was 31. Organized in 1830, the township once occupied a much larger area, before the cities of Lathrup Village and Southfield incorporated into cities in the 1950s.
Downtown Franklin in 2013
Franklin is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Franklin is located within Southfield Township, roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 3,139.
Image: Downtown Franklin MI
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