Oakland Park, Florida

Oakland Park is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Originally named Floranada (a portmanteau of Florida and Canada), the town was forced into bankruptcy after the hurricane of 1926. When the town reincorporated, residents chose the name Oakland Park. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 42,560,^[3] mainly due to annexation of North Andrews Gardens and Twin Lakes South. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.^[6]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Media
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Oakland Park is located at 26°10′35″N, 80°8′40″W (26.176362, -80.144509)^[7]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km²). 6.30 square miles (16 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (2 km²) of it (8.70%) is water.

The City of Oakland Park is bisected by the Florida East Coast Railway,which runs parallel to Dixie Highway through downtown Oakland Park. The City of Oakland Park has put into place new zoning regulations intended to transform downtown Oakland Park into a mixed-use pedestrian community. One element of the proposal is the creation of a new commuter rail station on the FEC rail line.

Oakland Park borders the City of Wilton Manors, which is experiencing a tremendous amount of new development. Increased property prices in Wilton Manors have pushed up prices in Oakland Park and spurred interest in the city's downtown redevelopment plan.^[8]

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 30,966 people, 13,502 households, and 6,940 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,914.7/mi² (1,897.8/km²). There were 14,509 housing units at an average density of 2,302.7/mi² (889.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.98% White (53.9% were Non-Hispanic White,)^[9] 22.65% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 4.45% from other races, and 4.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.94% of the population.

There were 13,502 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,493, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $30,269 versus $25,514 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,873. About 13.3% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language comprised 66.52%, while 18.16% spoke Spanish, 6.95% spoke French Creole as theirs, 3.32% spoke Portuguese, 1.99% spoke French, Italian was at 0.64%, and German as a mother tongue made up 0.52% of the population.^[10]

As of 2000, Oakland Park was the fifteenth most Brazilian-populated area in the US (tied with several other areas) at 2.1%,^[11] and it had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of Haitians in the US, with 7% of the population (tied with Ramapo, New York.)^[12]

Also, as of 2000, the North Andrews Gardens section of Oakland Park is the sixty-third most Cuban-populated area in the US at 5.76%, while the rest of Oakland Park had the 113th highest percentage of Cubans with 2.03% of all residents.^[13] The North Andrews Gardens section was also the thirty-third most Peruvian-populated area in the US, at 1.51% of the population,^[14] as well as having the seventy-forth highest percentage of Colombians in the US, at 2.03% of all residents.^[15]

[edit] Media

Oakland Park is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market^[16] and the seventeenth largest television market^[17] in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

[edit] See also

Oakland Park Elementary School, 1925 school building on the National Register of Historic Places

[edit] References

^ Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Oakland Park, United States Page. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
^ ^a ^b Annual Estimates of the population for the Incorporated Places of Florida (XLS). US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
^ ^a ^b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (XLS). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Oakland Park Main Street. Oakland Park Main Street. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
^ Demographics of Oakland Park, FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
^ MLA Data Center Results for Oakland Park, FL. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
^ Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
^ Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
^ Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
^ Ancestry Map of Peruvian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
^ Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
^ Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005. Northwestern University Media Management Center. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
^ Top 50 TV markets ranked by households. Northwestern University Media Management Center. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.

[edit] External links

City of Oakland Park official site
[http://www.oaklandparkflorida.info/ Guide & Directory
[http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/sq222/legion.html Thomas P. Johnston Post 222

Oakland Park, Florida is at coordinates 26°10′35″N 80°08′40″W / 26.176362, -80.144509 (Oakland Park, Florida)Coordinates: 26°10′35″N 80°08′40″W / 26.176362, -80.144509 (Oakland Park, Florida)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida

County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Cities	Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Springs \| Dania Beach \| Deerfield Beach \| Fort Lauderdale \| Hallandale Beach \| Hollywood \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderhill \| Lighthouse Point \| Margate \| Miramar \| North Lauderdale \| Oakland Park \| Parkland \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| West Park \| Weston \| Wilton Manors

Towns	Davie \| Hillsboro Beach \| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea \| Pembroke Park \| Southwest Ranches

Villages	Lazy Lake \| Sea Ranch Lakes

CDPs	Boulevard Gardens \| Broadview Park \| Franklin Park \| Hillsboro Pines \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Pompano Estates \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park

Former CDPs	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Chula Vista \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Godfrey Road \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Kendall Green \| Lake Forest \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pine Island Ridge \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark

Unincorporated communities	Andytown \| Hacienda Village

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