Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Prior to European settlement, the area now known as Rochester Hills was inhabited by Native Americans, namely the Potawatomi.

[7] The Potawatomi depended on the area's abundant water sources, such as the Clinton River and Paint Creek, to grow crops, fish, and travel.

[7][8] They resided here until the 1807 Treaty of Detroit caused them, along with the Odawa, Wyandot, and Ojibwe peoples, to cede their land in Southeast Michigan.

Graham and his family reached the area by following trails created by the Sauk Native Americans.

[13] In 1966, village residents voted to become the City of Rochester, effective in February 1967.

As a result, Rochester residents no longer had to pay property taxes to the township, as it was now a separate municipality.

In January 1968, township voters approved the petition to move forward with seeking city status.

Three proposed city charters were voted down by residents, the first in March 1969, the second in May 1970, and the third in September 1971.

The city of Rochester then sought to annex all of the township, which was unanimously denied by the Michigan Boundary Commission.

Township Supervisor Earl E. Borden became the first mayor of Rochester Hills.

[17] Rochester Hills is bordered to the north by Oakland Charter Township along Dutton Road, to the south by the city of Troy along South Boulevard, to the east by Shelby Township in Macomb County along Dequindre Road, and to the west by the city of Auburn Hills along part of Adams Road.

Much of the ASD portion of Rochester Hills is zoned to Deer field Elementary School, also within the city.

The Meadows School, Avondale Academy, and the ASD transportation department are all in Rochester Hills.

[30] City services include Rochester Hills Public Library.