Oakland

History

Oakland was the first city to be placed on the state's historic register, in May 1968. The city's two-block business district consists of the original brick buildings built in the 1880s and 1890s. Stearns Hardware has been in operation since 1887, which has occupied the Stearns Hardware Building since it was built in 1891. Over 80 properties in the city were constructed between 1852 and 1890. The Oakland Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1979. and Grand Tour: Disaster in Time. A home in Oakland was featured in a 2021 episode of The Dead Files, in which the show's crew investigated allegations of unwanted paranormal activity reported by the residents.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Calapooya Creek, a tributary of the Umpqua River, flows by Oakland. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oakland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Sutherlin High School
  High · Sutherlin · 361 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• West Sutherlin Intermediate
  Elementary · Sutherlin · 328 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• East Sutherlin Primary School
  Elementary · Sutherlin · 296 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Sutherlin Middle School
  Middle · Sutherlin · 289 students · 17:1 ratio
• Oakland Elementary School
  Elementary · Oakland · 222 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Oakland High School
  High · Oakland · 221 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Lincoln Middle School
  Middle · Oakland · 185 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Sutherlin Valley Online Academy
  Other · Sutherlin · 88 students · 44:1 ratio