ZIP Code 58474

Oakes is located in southeastern North Dakota at 46°814N 98°523W (46.137249, 98.089686) It sits approximately one mile east of the James river and is the meeting place of several rail lines. Because of its rail access, Oakes is home to several major grain elevators that handle large volumes of grain, primarily corn. The city has a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.04 km²), all land. Oakes was laid out in 1886 and named for Thomas Oakes, a railroad official. It was incorporated in 1888. The population was 1,798 at the 2020 census. It is the most populous city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. The median income for a household in the city was $30,263, and the median for a family was $39,625. The racial makeup of the city is 97.27% White, 0.20% Native American, 1.01% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.58% of the population. It has a population of 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size was 2.89. It had a population density of 1,203.0 people per square mile (463.1/km²) in the 2010 census. In the 2000 census, there were 1,979 people, 828 households, and 495 families living in the the city.

History

Oakes is the primary city name, but also Guelph, Ludden are acceptable city names or spellings, Glover on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Oakes, North Dakota. Oakes was laid out in 1886. It was named for Thomas F. Oakes, a railroad official. A post office has been in operation in Oakes since 1886. The city was incorporated in 1888. It is located at the junction of the Oakes River and the Ohio River. It has a population of 1,000. The town was named after Thomas Oakes. It had a post office from 1886 to 1888. Its name was changed to Oakes in 1888 after it was incorporated. It also had a name for a local railroad official: Oakes-Foster. The Oakes name is still used today for the town of Oakesville, Ohio. It's also known as "Oakes" or "Oaks" in some areas of the U.S. and "Oake's" in other parts of the world. The name Oakes was given to the town by Thomas Oake, an official of the railroad in the 1880s and early 1900s. It means 'Oakes' or 'Oake' in the local dialect. The post office was established in 1886 and was still in operation when the city was incorporated in 1888. The current name for the city is Oakes and it was first used in 1887. It still has a ZIP code of 52701. It used to have a store and post office on the corner of the Oakes River and the Ohio River, but it was closed in the 1970s.

Geography

Oakes is located in southeastern North Dakota at 46°814N 98°523W (46.137249, 98.089686). It sits approximately one mile east of the James river and is the meeting place of several rail lines. Because of its rail access, Oakes is home to several major grain elevators that handle large volumes of grain, primarily corn. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.04 km²), all land. The city is located on the North Dakota-South Dakota border and has a population of 1,788. It is the home of the Oakes High School football team, which won the state championship in 2010. The school has a history that dates back to the 18th century and is one of the oldest in the state. It was also the site of North Dakota's first high school, which was founded in 1876. The town has a high school football team that won the State Championship in 1881. It also has a college football team which won a state championship the following year. It has a post-secondary school that has won two state championships, in 1989 and 1991. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is based in Oakes, North Dakota, and the Army National Guard is based there. The Oakes Police Department has a station on the South Dakota-North Dakota border, which is one mile from the James River. Oakes was the location of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,856 people, 807 households, and 476 families living in the city. There were 912 housing units at an average density of 556.1 per square mile (214.7/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.20% Native American, 1.01% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.58% of the population. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.02. The median income for a household in theCity was $30,263, and the median income. for a family was $39,625. The per capita income for the city is $17,138. About 6.8% of families and 8.4% of those under the age of 18 were below the poverty line. The city is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers's National Defense Training Area. It is the only city in the state that is part of the Army Corps. of Engineers. The military training area is home to the National Guard and the Army National Guard. The U.N. has a presence in the area, but no plans to expand into the area in the near future. It has a population of 1,798, the highest in the United States, and one of the few cities in the country that has a military base.

Education

Oakes has two schools: Oakes Public School and Oakes High School. The athletic teams are called the Tornadoes, replacing the old name the Golden Tornadoes. The current school colors are orange, black, and white. Oakes public school provides pre-school and grades K6 to grades 712. The high school provides grades 9-12 to grades 11-13 to grades 14-16. The school is located in the town of Oakes, in the eastern part of the county. The town has a population of 2,000. It is located on the banks of the Oakes River, which runs through the center of the town. The city is home to Oakes Elementary School, Oakes Middle School, and Oake's High School, which are all located in Oakes. It also has a public library, which is open to the public in the mornings and afternoons. It has a community center, which was built in the early 1900s. It was originally called Oakes Park, but was later renamed Oakes School. It now has a new name, Oaken's Park, which means "the park in the middle of the park" or "Oakes Park" in English and "Oake's Park in the South" in Spanish. The public library is open until the end of the school year in the spring and summer. It offers classes in English, Spanish, and American heritage. The Oakes community has a history of being involved in the Civil War.

Parks

J. Paul Klinger Park is located just southwest of the pool. The park has a roofed shelter with seating and tables. The Oakes softball complex has three softball diamonds, a playground, a two-hole Frisbee golf course, and a concessions stand. It also has a beach volleyball court a picnic area and a playground that includes a slide, swings, tire swing, tunnel tubes, rock wall and a rope wall. It is located in Oakes, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. It has a baseball field, a softball field, and two baseball diamonds. The complex is also home to the Oakes Junior Softball Club, which has three diamonds and a concession stand. The softball club has a Frisbees golf course and a baseball diamond. There is also a playground with a slide and tire swing. There are no plans to build a baseball complex in the near future, but there are plans for a baseball park in the future. It was built in the 1960s and is located on the site of the former Oakes High School, which is now part of the Birmingham suburb of Oakes. In the 1970s and 1980s, the city built a new baseball field and softball park. It now has a playground and a two hole Fris Bee golf course. The baseball complex is located near the old Oakes Elementary School, and is known as the "Oakes Softball Complex" It is the only softball center in the city. It opened in 1978.

Climate

Oakes has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oakes has an "Ffb" climate. Oakes is located on the Ohio River, which flows through the town of Oakes. The river is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The Oakes River flows through Oakes, which runs through the center of the town. The Mississippi River is one of the few rivers in Oakes that flows into the Great Lakes region of the U.S. It is also the only river in the Oakes area that has a riverbed of its own. The town has a population of around 2,000 people, mostly from Oakes and the surrounding areas. The area has a high percentage of people of African descent, with the majority of the population living in or around Oakes itself. The city has a low percentage of African Americans, with less than 1% of the total population living outside of the United States. The majority of people in the town live in or near Oakes or nearby Oakes County, where the climate is more humid than in the rest of the country. The average temperature in the city is about 7.5 degrees Fahrenheit (3.7 degrees Celsius) and the average annual rainfall is about 1,800 mm (60 inspirations).

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota = 98. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Oakes = 3.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,798 individuals with a median age of 42.5 age the population dropped by -11.07% in Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,149.62 residents per square mile of area (443.73/km²). There are average 2.22 people per household in the 750 households with an average household income of $40,092 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 3.90% of the available work force and has dropped -7.88% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.34%. The number of physicians in Oakes per 100,000 population = 73.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Oakes = 20.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 35.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 76. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 199. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and -1.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota which are owned by the occupant = 58.13%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 39 years with median home cost = $84,640 and home appreciation of 1.58%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.78 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $2,989 per student. There are 15.6 students for each teacher in the school, 118 students for each Librarian and 531 students for each Counselor. 6.58% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.56% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.38% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).