Located near the center of Oakland County, White Lake Township provides some of the very best summer and winter recreational areas, with new and older homes blending for a delightful community with very little industry. Hills, lakes, farms and forests comprise White Lake's character, where large parcels are preserved as state recreation areas and a county park. Rural residential development and lake living is typical. White Lake Township is the site of innovation. Oakland's major east-west corridor, M-59, crosses the Township where most of the area's commercial development has occurred. White Lake is 37.17 square miles with 21 lakes. White Lake Township also accommodates 5 school districts, Clarkston, Holly, Huron Valley, Walled Lake and Waterford.