West Bloomfield Township, located 30 miles northWest of Detroit, was carved from Bloomfield Township in 1833.
Around the start of the 20th century, Orchard Lake became.
Towns grew and prospered due to the large number of lakes and later with the advent of the local automotive industry.
The area, originally settled by Native Americans, became a farming community when it was later occupied by European settlers.
There were settlements in nearby Pontiac as early as 1818 and in Bloomfield by 1820.
West Bloomfield Township, located 30 miles northWest of Detroit, was carved from Bloomfield Township in 1833