{{for|the community in Franklin County|Oakland, Franklin County, Iowa}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Oakland, Iowa |settlement_type = City |motto = |image_skyline = Downtown Oakland, Iowa.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Downtown Oakland, Iowa |image_map = Pottawattamie_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Oakland, Iowa |pushpin_map = USA Iowa#USA |pushpin_label = Oakland |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Iowa##Location within the United States |pushpin_relief = yes <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = USA |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Iowa |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Pottawattamie |subdivision_type3 = Township |subdivision_name3 = Belknap <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 4.89 |area_land_km2 = 4.64 |area_water_km2 = 0.25 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.89 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.79 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.10 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 1524 |population_density_km2 = 328.45 |population_density_sq_mi = 850.45 <!-- General information --> |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1116 |coordinates = {{coord|41|18|41|N|95|23|42|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 51560 |area_code = 712 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 19-58080 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2395289<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395289}}</ref> |website = [http://cityofoaklandiowa.com/ City of Oakland] |footnotes = }} '''Oakland''' is a city located along the West Nishnabotna River in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 1,524 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> Formerly named Big Grove, Oakland is home to Nishna Heritage Museum and a number of historical buildings.
==History== Oakland began in 1880 with the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through the territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historypottawat00unkngoog | title=History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=O. L. Baskin & Company | year=1883 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historypottawat00unkngoog/page/n316 318]}}</ref>
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.16|sqmi|sqkm|2|abbr=on}} is covered by water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>
===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Oakland, Iowa (1991–2020, extremes 1919–present) |single line = Y |width = auto |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 69 |Feb record high F = 75 |Mar record high F = 89 |Apr record high F = 93 |May record high F = 104 |Jun record high F = 108 |Jul record high F = 116 |Aug record high F = 109 |Sep record high F = 103 |Oct record high F = 93 |Nov record high F = 83 |Dec record high F = 71 |year record high F = 116
|Jan avg record high F = 52.4 |Feb avg record high F = 57.8 |Mar avg record high F = 74.6 |Apr avg record high F = 84.6 |May avg record high F = 89.6 |Jun avg record high F = 93.1 |Jul avg record high F = 94.5 |Aug avg record high F = 93.1 |Sep avg record high F = 90.5 |Oct avg record high F = 83.9 |Nov avg record high F = 69.7 |Dec avg record high F = 56.6 |year avg record high F = 96.0
|Jan high F = 30.1 |Feb high F = 35.0 |Mar high F = 48.8 |Apr high F = 61.5 |May high F = 71.9 |Jun high F = 81.5 |Jul high F = 84.7 |Aug high F = 83.0 |Sep high F = 76.7 |Oct high F = 64.0 |Nov high F = 48.0 |Dec high F = 34.8 |year high F = 60.0 |Jan mean F = 20.9 |Feb mean F = 25.3 |Mar mean F = 37.7 |Apr mean F = 49.3 |May mean F = 60.9 |Jun mean F = 71.0 |Jul mean F = 74.4 |Aug mean F = 72.4 |Sep mean F = 64.8 |Oct mean F = 52.3 |Nov mean F = 37.8 |Dec mean F = 26.1 |year mean F = 49.4 |Jan low F = 11.8 |Feb low F = 15.6 |Mar low F = 26.7 |Apr low F = 37.2 |May low F = 49.9 |Jun low F = 60.5 |Jul low F = 64.0 |Aug low F = 61.9 |Sep low F = 52.8 |Oct low F = 40.5 |Nov low F = 27.7 |Dec low F = 17.4 |year low F = 38.8
|Jan avg record low F = -10.7 |Feb avg record low F = -4.5 |Mar avg record low F = 7.0 |Apr avg record low F = 22.0 |May avg record low F = 36.3 |Jun avg record low F = 49.0 |Jul avg record low F = 53.8 |Aug avg record low F = 51.9 |Sep avg record low F = 38.7 |Oct avg record low F = 24.8 |Nov avg record low F = 11.0 |Dec avg record low F = -2.8 |year avg record low F = -12.9
|Jan record low F = −31 |Feb record low F = −29 |Mar record low F = −25 |Apr record low F = 0 |May record low F = 21 |Jun record low F = 33 |Jul record low F = 36 |Aug record low F = 35 |Sep record low F = 22 |Oct record low F = -2 |Nov record low F = −17 |Dec record low F = −30 |year record low F = -31 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.85 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.07 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.99 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.90 |May precipitation inch = 5.42 |Jun precipitation inch = 5.28 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.58 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.87 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.62 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.97 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.57 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.31 |year precipitation inch = 36.43 |Jan snow inch = 6.7 |Feb snow inch = 8.0 |Mar snow inch = 3.4 |Apr snow inch = 1.1 |May snow inch = 0.1 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 1.0 |Nov snow inch = 1.2 |Dec snow inch = 6.5 |year snow inch = 28.0 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 5.6 |Feb precipitation days = 6.2 |Mar precipitation days = 7.3 |Apr precipitation days = 10.1 |May precipitation days = 12.9 |Jun precipitation days = 10.8 |Jul precipitation days = 8.8 |Aug precipitation days = 7.9 |Sep precipitation days = 7.9 |Oct precipitation days = 8.2 |Nov precipitation days = 5.3 |Dec precipitation days = 5.9 |year precipitation days = 96.9 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 4.4 |Feb snow days = 4.5 |Mar snow days = 2.0 |Apr snow days = 0.7 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.4 |Nov snow days = 1.2 |Dec snow days = 4.0 |year snow days = 17.2 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name=nws> {{cite web | url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=oax | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00136151&format=pdf | title = Station: Oakland, IA | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = November 14, 2021}}</ref> }}
==Demographics== {{Historical populations |title= Historical populations |type= USA |align= left |1890|686 |1900|913 |1910|1105 |1920|1188 |1930|1181 |1940|1317 |1950|1296 |1960|1340 |1970|1603 |1980|1552 |1990|1496 |2000|1487 |2010|1527 |2020|1524 |source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center] }}
===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Oakland had a population of 1,524.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A58080&in=state%3A19|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A58080&in=state%3A19|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
The population density was 850.7 inhabitants per sq mi (328.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The 669 housing units had an average density of 373.4 per sq mi (144.2/km<sup>2</sup>), of which 7.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.5%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 617 households and 377 families in Oakland. Of households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47.3% were married-couple households, 6.5% were cohabitating couples, 24.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 22.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. About 38.9% of all households were non-families, 33.4% were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
The median age was 41.9 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18. The age distribution was 26.6% under 20; 4.3% from 20 to 24; 23.2% from 25 to 44; 24.4% from 45 to 64; and 21.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.8 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A58080&in=state%3A19|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 1,344 || 88.2% |- | Black or African American || 8 || 0.5% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 6 || 0.4% |- | Asian || 11 || 0.7% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 65 || 4.3% |- | Two or more races || 89 || 5.8% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 153 || 10.0% |}
===2010 census=== As of the 2010 census,<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> 1,527 people, 604 households, and 407 families were living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1075.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The 657 housing units had an average density of {{convert|462.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.3% of the population.
Of the 604 households, 32.3% had children under 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were not families. About 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the city was 39.8 years. The age distribution was 24.8% under 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.
===2000 census=== As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> 1,487 people, 600 households, and 397 families lived in the city. The population density was {{convert|986.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 635 housing units had an average density of {{convert|421.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.45% White, 0.54% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.27% of the population.
Of the 600 households, 29.8% had children under 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were not families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91. The age distribution was 24.3% under 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median household income was $37,961 and the median family income was $48,092. Males had a median income of $31,569 and females $22,902. The per capita income was $19,205. About 4.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under 18 and 6.4% of those 65 or over. ==Education== Oakland is within the Riverside Community School District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_RIVERSIDE.pdf|title=Riverside|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-03-27|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327063547/https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_RIVERSIDE.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The district formed on July 1, 1993 with the merger of the Carson-Macedonia and Oakland districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
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