Oakes

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Oakes

Total population

1,858

Median home value

$159,700

22.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,632

Oakes$68k

National$74k

Founded

1886

Elevation400 m

Land area4.23 km²

Weather72°F · Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny

Coordinates46.14°, -98.09°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oakes is the most populous city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,798 at the 2020 census. Oakes was founded in 1886.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Oakes, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

P

Phil Hansen

American football player

Tim Purdon

American attorney

Sarala Nagala

American lawyer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Ludden
  9.3 mi away
• Cogswell
  14.7 mi away
• Verona
  15.4 mi away · pop. 116
• Fullerton
  16.4 mi away · pop. 65
• LaMoure
  18.1 mi away · pop. 658
• Englevale
  19.5 mi away · pop. 11
• Gwinner
  21.6 mi away
• Forman
  21.7 mi away · pop. 617
• Elliott
  22.3 mi away
• Ellendale
  23 mi away
• Monango
  24.4 mi away
• Berlin
  25.3 mi away · pop. 50

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Oakes

Water-quality data for selected wells and drains in the Oakes study area, south-central North Dakota

James D. Wald · 1989

Status of the variable oak leaf caterpillar in North Dakota, 1972

Hubert E. Meyer · 1972

Status of the variable oak leaf caterpillar in North Dakota, 1973

Hubert E. Meyer · 1973

Baseline geochemistry of soils, with emphasis on selenium, at the Oakes irrigation test area, North Dakota

R. C. Severson · 1988

Flood plain management study on Oak Creek and Willow Creek and adjacent critical flood plain areas in Bottineau and McHenry counties, North Dakota

United States. Soil Conservation Service · 1985

Prairie

Suzanne Winckler · 2004

Infiltration data and functions, and soil moisture and matric potential data during wetting for selected soils in the Oakes area, Dickey County, North Dakota

W. M. Schuh · 2005

Oakes Nursery Report for 1950

N.D.) Oakes Nursery (Oakes · 1951

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