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Welcome to Oakland ...Oakland is located in Kennebec County<1>. The location of Oakland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. When the people of Oakland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oaklander<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oakland has a population of 6,311 people<4> (see below for details). Oakland is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Oakland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Oakland is located in the (207) area code. The ZIP code for Oakland: 04963<6> Websites for Oakland ...Official Website: www.oaklandmaine.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakland had an population of 6,311 people. This is an increase of 1.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.91% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakland had a population of 6,240 people (or 5.11% of the total population of Kennebec County). This makes Oakland the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Oakland represents 0.47% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 48th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 6,240 people, the population of Oakland increased 4.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,959 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakland. Communities Also Named Oakland ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Manitoba, Maryland (6), 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. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Oakland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Oakland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakland. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Oakland: www.oaklandmaine.us/ The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/ The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ Footnotes ...
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