Guide to Oakdale Minnesota

Oakdale (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

7,795

12,123

18,374

26,653

27,518

8,279

45.06

Land Area (sq. mile)

6.60

10.20

9.90

11.07

1.17

11.78

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,181.1

1,188.5

1,856.0

2,408.4

552.47

29.77

Housing Units

2,007

4,210

6,936

10,394

3,458

49.86

Households

4,004

6,699

10,243

11,002

3,544

52.90

Persons Per Household

2.99

2.74

2.59

2.48

-0.15

-5.30

Oakdale is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, on the eastern side of the Twin Cities metro area. Interstates 94 and 694 and Minnesota State Highways 5, 36, and 120 are five of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29.2 km²), of which, 11.1 square miles (28.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.86%) is water. The elevation is 1,070 ft (326 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 26,653 people, 10,243 households, and 7,129 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,408.4 people per square mile (929.6/km²). There were 10,394 housing units at an average density of 939.2/sq mi (362.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.21% White, 2.29% African American, 0.36% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 10,243 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,299, and the median income for a family was $66,680. Males had a median income of $42,371 versus $32,343 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,107. About 2.9% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

OAKDALE Township, settled in 1848 and organized in May and November 1858, "originally was covered with white, black, and bur oak timber" (Folsom, Fifty Years, p. 386). The city of Oakdale was incorporated March 12, 1968, as a village. The township was absorbed by the cities of Lake Elmo and Oakdale.

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