Oakland Park, Florida

Oakland Park, Florida
Oakland Park's City Hall in July 2008
Oakland Park's City Hall in July 2008
Official seal of Oakland Park, Florida
Motto: 
"Engaged·Inspired·United: A City on the Move"[1]
Location of Oakland Park in Broward County, Florida
Location of Oakland Park in Broward County, Florida
Oakland Park, Florida is located in the United States
Oakland Park, Florida
Oakland Park, Florida
Coordinates: 26°10′35″N 80°08′40″W / 26.17639°N 80.14444°W / 26.17639; -80.14444
Country United States
State Florida
CountyBroward
Settled (Colohatchee Settlement)Late 1800s–Early 1900s[2][3][4]
Incorporated
(Town of Floranada)
November 25, 1925[5]
Incorporated
(City of Oakland Park)
June 19, 1929[5]
Government
 • TypeCity Commission
 • MayorMitch Rosenwald
 • Vice MayorTim Lonergan
 • CommissionersSteven R. Arnst,
Aisha Gordon, and
Letitia Newbold
 • City ManagerDavid Hebert
 • City ClerkRenee M. Shrout
Area
 • City8.20 sq mi (21.24 km2)
 • Land7.53 sq mi (19.51 km2)
 • Water0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2)
Elevation
9 ft (1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City44,229
 • Density5,870.59/sq mi (2,266.62/km2)
 • Metro
6,166,488
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33304-33309, 33311, 33334
Area code(s)754, 954
FIPS code12-50575[7]
GNIS feature ID0288013[8]
Websitewww.oaklandparkfl.gov

Oakland Park, officially the City of Oakland Park, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 44,229.

  1. ^ "City of Oakland Park, Florida Website". City of Oakland Park, Florida Website. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Images of America: Oakland Park (pages 7-17). By Anne Salle and the Oakland Park Historical Society. 2009. ISBN 9780738567617. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Wilton Manors Historical Society Historical Notes, July 2013: Colohatchee Train Station" (PDF). By Ron Ulm with Benjamin Little and the Wilton Manors Historical Society. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Wilton Manors: From Farming Community to Urban Village (page 17). By Benjamin B. Little and the Wilton Manors Historical Society. 2009. ISBN 9780738567617. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5)" (PDF). www.broward.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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