Welcome to Oak Grove ...

The city of Oak Grove is located in Anoka County<1>.

The location of Oak Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Grove has a population of 8,931 people<3> (see below for details).

Oak Grove is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Oak Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Oak Grove ...

Official Website: www.ci.oak-grove.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Grove had an population of 8,931 people. This is an increase of 11.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Grove had a population of 8,031 people. This makes Oak Grove the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Oak Grove represents 0.15% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 110th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,031 people, the population of Oak Grove increased 16.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,903 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Grove.

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 197 communities that are also named Oak Grove - they are located in Alabama (16), Arizona, Arkansas (16), California (8), Colorado, Delaware (3), Florida (8), Georgia (11), Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (7), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (5), Mississippi (6), Missouri (5), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (12), Ohio, Oklahoma (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (8), Tennessee (30), Texas (9), Virginia (9), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.

Communities near Oak Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Grove.

• Brooklyn Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <5>
• Maple Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <5>
• Blaine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
• Coon Rapids
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <5>
• Brooklyn Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
  • Brooklyn Center is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <5>
• Ramsey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <5>
• Fridley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridley
  • Fridley is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fridley <5>
• Shoreview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreview
  • Shoreview is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreview <5>
• Elk River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <5>
• Champlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
  • Champlin is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlin <5>

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 Oak Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Grove. 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 Oak Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Grove ...

Looking for more information about Oak Grove? 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 Oak Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Grove.

Adding Oak Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oak Grove: www.ci.oak-grove.mn.us/

The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/