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The City of Keego Harbor is centrally located in Oakland County, Michigan, and is approximately 25 miles northwest of the City of Detroit. The City is bordered to the north by Waterford Township, to the south by greater West Bloomfield Township, to the west by the City of Orchard Lake Village, and to the east by the City of Sylvan Lake. Before the community now known as Keego Harbor became a city, it was part of West Bloomfield Township. It is bordered by the City of Sylvan Lake to the east, City of Orchard Lake Village to the west, West Bloomfield Township to the south, and Waterford Township to the north. The city’s motto is “Heart of the Lakes” due to its proximity to area lakes: shorelines along Dollar, Cass, and Sylvan Lakes.

Keego Harbor is the most densely populated city in Oakland County and one of the five most densely populated cities in the State of Michigan. According to SEMCOG, April 1, 2020, estimates, Keego Harbor’s population is 2764, and the City is .54 square miles in total land area. Orchard Lake and Cass Lake Roads are the two principal arterial roads that provide access to, from, and through the City.

About 58.3 percent of the total land area in the City, occupying 177.1 acres of land, is developed as single-family residential use, with an additional 8.3 percent, or 25.2 acres of land, being occupied by multiple family Residential uses.The tight-knit residential neighborhoods were platted in the early 1900s as cottages and summer retreat homes for people who worked in Detroit and Pontiac. This development pattern has become popular again as people are looking for communities that are more personal, where they can walk between neighborhoods and to neighborhood businesses. Keego Harbor is divided into several neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are defined largely by Cass Lake Road and Orchard Lake Road and the lakes to which they have access. These neighborhoods are bonded together by the activity located in the central business district, civic functions near the City Hall, and the parks throughout the City.