About the town » Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Pontiac /ˈpɒnᵗiæk/ is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located within the Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County. Named after Chief Pontiac, the city was best known throughout its history for its General Motors automobile manufacturing plants including Fisher Body, Pontiac East Assembly (a.k.a. Truck & Coach/Bus) and Pontiac Motor Division, which in the city's heyday was the primary automobile assembly plant where the famed Pontiac cars were produced and named after the city. The city of Pontiac also was home to Oakland (automobile) Motor Car Company which was acquired by General Motors in 1909. Also of note is the Pontiac Silverdome, the stadium that hosted the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1975 until 2002, when the team moved back to Downtown Detroit.