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Waterford Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 73,150.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.4 km² (35.3 mi²). 81.2 km² (31.3 mi²) of it is land and 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²) of it (11.22%) is water.

Like the rest of Southeast Michigan, Waterford Township has a continental climate. However, it has a somewhat higher elevation than Detroit (982 feet compared to 585 feet), and therefore the township is cooler than Detroit and other nearby cities. It is usually cold in the winter with snowfall throughout. Spring varies from warm by day to cool at night. The township's warmest weather occurs in the summer with temperatures in the eighty to ninety degree range. Summer is also the wettest season in the area. In recent years, Waterford Township has seen a few 100-plus degree days. Fall starts warm, but November ends with high temperatures barely above freezing.

The historic district of Waterford Township includes Dixie Highway, a block north and south of Andersonville Road, then Andersonville Road between Dixie Highway and Airport Road, south on Airport Road to the railroad tracks.

Other neighborhoods in Waterford Township include Drayton Plains, near where Dixie Highway and Sashabaw Road meet; Clintonville, near Lake Oakland; Four Towns, on the southwest corner of the township and home to Oakland Community College's Highland Lakes campus; and Huron Heights, on the northern shores of Sylvan Lake and home to the Summit Place shopping center. There are many lakes within Waterford Township, and many parks, including the Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area and Dodge Brothers State and Waterford Oaks county parks.

Waterford Township is also home to a General Motors auto parts plant and Oakland County International Airport.

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