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Welcome to Oakland ...The town of Oakland is located in Garrett County<1> and is the County Seat for Garrett County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Oakland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oaklander<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oakland has a population of 1,816 people<3> (see below for details). Oakland is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Oakland is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Oakland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Oakland: (301) and (240)<5> The ZIP code for Oakland: 21550<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakland had an population of 1,816 people. This is a decrease of 5.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.91% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakland had a population of 1,925 people (which is 6.39% of the total population of Garrett County). This makes Oakland the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Oakland represents 0.03% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 77th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,925 people, the population of Oakland has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,930 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakland. Communities Also Named Oakland ...While we believe that this Oakland is located in Garrett County, we know of another 5 Maryland communities named Oakland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll and Prince George's County. Beyond Maryland, there are 131 communities that are also named Oakland - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (10), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (12), Texas (8), Vermont, Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland. Communities near Oakland ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakland.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oakland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakland. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oakland. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland ...Looking for more information about Oakland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oakland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakland. Adding Oakland to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oakland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oakland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Oakland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakland. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/ The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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