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Oakland Park
Broward County, Florida

ZipCodes
33304, 33305, 33306, 33308, 33334




Page Contents for Oakland Park, Florida

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany



Statistics & Facts

The Florida state capital is Tallahassee.
The population of Oakland Park is approximately 29,706 (1999), 41363 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 17499 (2010).
The amount of land area in Oakland Park is 1.587 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Oakland Park is 6.9 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.145 sq kilometers.
The distance from Oakland Park to Washington DC is 750 miles.
The distance to the Florida state capital is 196 miles. (as the crow flies)
Oakland Park is positioned 28.80 degrees north of the equator and 81.68 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Oakland Park per capita income is $ 16,517.
Oakland Park median income is $ 35,814.
The Oakland Park median home price is $ 94,668.

Location

in eastern Broward County, not far from Fort Lauderdale.
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History & History Related Items

Oakland Park was first known as Floranada, back in 1925, but was incorporated as Oakland Park in 1929. The name came from the large grove of oak trees along the banks of the Middle River.
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The incorporation of Oakland Park

1929


Attractions

Oakland Park is a city with mostly single family homes, apartments and condominiums.
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Oakland Park City Government

City of Oakland Park
3650 NE 12th Ave
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Phone: 954-561-6231

Oakland Park has a Mayor/City Manager form of government with an elected city Commission

Oakland Park Chamber

Oakland Park-Wilton Manors Chamber of Commerce
2900 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 101
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Phone: 954-568-7755
Fax: 954-568-7733


Broward County Chamber of Commerce
3045 North Federal Hwy. Suite 60
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
Office Phone: (954) 565-5750
Fax: (954) 566-3398
Email

Oakland Park Organizations

Oakland Park-Wilton Manors Chamber of Commerce
2900 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 101
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Phone: 954-568-7755
Fax: 954-568-7733


Broward County Chamber of Commerce
3045 North Federal Hwy. Suite 60
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
Office Phone: (954) 565-5750
Fax: (954) 566-3398
Email

Oakland Park Libraries

Oakland Park Library
1298 NE 37th Street
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Phone: 954-561-6287
Fax: 954-561-6146

Oakland Park Schools

Broward County Public Schools
Community Relations Office
600 Southeast Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Telephone: 754-321-0000


Northeast High School
700 NE 56th St
Oakland Park, FL 33334-3416
Phone: 954-928-0300 Oakland Park

Miscellany

Oakland Park Population was:
1990 - 26,326
1995 - 29,706
2000 - 32,456 (projected)

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