Page Contents for Oakdale, California

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The California state capital is Sacramento.
The population of Oakdale is approximately 14,950 (2000), 20675 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 4,606 (1990), 7288 (2010).
The amount of land area in Oakdale is 10.484 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.099 sq kilometers.
The distance from Oakdale to Washington DC is 2487 miles.
The distance to the California state capital is 61 miles. (as the crow flies)
Oakdale is positioned 37.76 degrees north of the equator and 120.85 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Oakdale elevation is 155 feet above sea level.

Location

North and east of Modesto on state Highway 120 in central California
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History & History Related Items

Oakdale was founded in 1871 by the Stockton & Visalia Railroad Co., as one of the towns along its freight route to the Mother Lode towns further north. Today, agriculture, beef and dairy cattle continue to support the local economy.
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The founding of Oakdale

1871

Attractions

Oakdale Cowboy Museum
355 East F STreet
Oakdale, CA
Phone: 709-847-7049
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Oakdale City Government

City of Oakdale official website

Oakdale Chamber

Oakdale Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 209-847-2244

Oakdale Organizations

Oakdale Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 209-847-2244 Oakdale

Miscellany

The population of Oakdale was:
1990 - 11,961
1995 - 14,000
1997 - 14,500
1998 - 14,600
2000 - 14,950
2005 - 19,100 (projected)