Oakland Park, Florida Oakland Park, Florida City of Oakland Park Oakland Park's City Hall in July 2009 Oakland Park's City Hall in July 2009 Flag of Oakland Park, Florida Flag Official seal of Oakland Park, Florida Official logo of Oakland Park, Florida Location of Oakland Park in Broward County, Florida Location of Oakland Park in Broward County, Florida Incorporated (City of Oakland Park) June 19, 1929 Oakland Park, officially the City of Oakland Park, is a town/city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's populace was 41,363, mainly due to annexation of North Andrews Gardens and Twin Lakes South.
When the municipality reincorporated, inhabitants chose to make it a town/city and voted for the name "Oakland Park." Oakland Park is positioned at 26 10 35 N 80 8 40 W (26.176362, -80.144509). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km2), of which 7.5 square miles (19.3 km2) is territory and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) (8.40%) is water. Oakland Park is bisected by the Florida East Coast Railway, which runs alongside to Dixie Highway through the city's downtown.
The City of Oakland Park has put into place new zoning regulations intended to transform downtown Oakland Park into a mixed-use pedestrian community.
Oakland Park borders the town/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. Oakland Park Demographics 2010 Enumeration Oakland Park Broward County Florida In 2000, the town/city the populace 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.
As of 2000, Oakland Park was the fifteenth most Brazilian-populated region in the US (tied with a several other areas) at 2.1%, and it had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of Haitians in the US, with 7% of the populace (tied with Ramapo, New York.) Also, as of 2000, the North Andrews Gardens section of Oakland Park is the sixty-third most Cuban-populated region 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. The North Andrews Gardens section was also the thirty-third most Peruvian-populated region in the US, at 1.51% of the population, as well as having the seventy-fourth highest percentage of Colombians in the US, at 2.03% of all residents. These are the neighborhoods and communities that are officially recognized by the City of Oakland Park. Central Business District (Downtown Oakland Park-Main Street) Central Oakland Park Oakland Hills The United States Postal Service operates postal services in Oakland Park, including the Oakland Park Post Office at 3350 NE 12th Avenue, the Fort Lauderdale Main Post Office at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard, the North Andrews Annex at 3400 North Andrews Avenue (closed), and the North Ridge Annex at 4350 North Andrews Avenue (closed). The movie theater chain Muvico has its command posts in Oakland Park. Also home to Oakland Park is the Funky Buddha Brewery, a facility that produces beers unique to the South Florida market, its most prominent arguably being Hop Gun. Oakland Park is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth biggest radio market and the seventeenth biggest tv market in the United States.
Oakland Park Elementary School is a 1925 school building on the National Register of Historic Places.
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By Anne Salle and the Oakland Park Historical Society.
"Wilton Manors Historical Society Historical Notes, July 2013: Colohatchee Train Station" (PDF).
City of Oakland Park, FL.
Mayor Lonergan has been an active and dedicated member of the Oakland Park Volunteer Corps since 2008.
He is also a member of: Oakland Park Democratic Club a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakland Park city, Florida".
"About Oakland Park: History".
The City of Oakland Park.
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Oakland Park Main Street.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"MLA Data Center Results for Oakland Park, FL".
"City of Oakland Park, Florida Neighborhood Map".
"Post Office Location - OAKLAND PARK." "Post Office Location - NORTH ANDREWS ANNEX." "Post Office Location - NORTH RIDGE ANNEX." "Oakland Park city, Florida." Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oakland Park, Florida.
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