Oakdale, Minnesota

Oakdale
Official seal of Oakdale
Location of the city of Oakdale within Washington County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Oakdale
within Washington County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°59′14″N 92°57′57″W / 44.98722°N 92.96583°W / 44.98722; -92.96583
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWashington
Oakdale Township1848
OrganizedMay and November 1858
IncorporatedMarch 12, 1968
Government
 • MayorKevin Zabel
Area
 • Total11.31 sq mi (29.29 km2)
 • Land10.96 sq mi (28.39 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
Elevation1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 • Total28,303
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
27,799
 • Density2,582.39/sq mi (997.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55042, 55128
Area code651
FIPS code27-47680[5]
GNIS feature ID2395287[2]
Websiteoakdalemn.gov

Oakdale is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Saint Paul and is on the eastern side of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. The population was 28,303 at the 2020 census.[3] Oakdale is the 36th largest city in Minnesota by population.

Oakdale lies entirely within the North St. Paul–Maplewood–Oakdale school district, ISD 622, and the city's students are split into two high schools within the district. Tartan Senior High School is within the city's boundaries, and serves the southern half of Oakdale. The city's northern residents are served by North High School in North St. Paul.

Imation (now known as Glassbridge) World Headquarters was in Oakdale. Nearby 3M headquarters employs many residents of the city.[6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakdale, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Fellner, Carrie (June 15, 2018). "Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

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