Oakland
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human settlement in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Fayette
- Total
- 10.46 sq mi (27.08 km )
- Land
- 10.42 sq mi (26.99 km )
- Water
- 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km )
- Elevation
- 381 ft (116 m)
- Density
- 857.5/sq mi (331.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 47-54920
- Website
- www .oaklandtennessee .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Oakland
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Fayette County
- Population
- 8936
- Area
- 26.644423
- Elevation
- 116
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Official website
- www.oaklandtennessee.org
- Households
- 3182
- Dialing code
- 901
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- postal code
- 38060
- Commons category
- Oakland, Tennessee
- water as percent of area
- 0.3243
- different from
- Oakland
- per capita income
- 35781
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Oakland is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. In 2020 the population of the town was 8,936, a gain of 417.8% since 2000, Reasons for this population boom, are the cities/counties low taxes, its low crime rate, and the 4 lane expansion of U.S. Highway 64 in the early 1990s. In 2023, the town was found to be one of the safest in Tennessee, rating 2nd.
Geography and climate
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oakland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.