Oakdale, LA
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Oakdale La ville de chêne par vaux |
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| City of Oakdale | |
The Leatherwood Museum in Oakdale is the site of the Allen Parish Tourist Commission.
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 Location of Oakdale in Allen Parish, Louisiana. |
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| Coordinates: 30°48′48″N 92°39′38″W / 30.81333°N 92.66056°WCoordinates: 30°48′48″N 92°39′38″W / 30.81333°N 92.66056°W | |
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 United States
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 Louisiana
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gene Paul |
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| • Total | 5.25 sq mi (13.61 km2) |
| • Land | 5.19 sq mi (13.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,780 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 7,704 |
| • Density | 1,483.82/sq mi (572.92/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71463 |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-56540 |
Oakdale is a small city in Allen Parish in south Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,780 at the 2010 census.
Oakdale was founded as "Dunnsville" by William T. Dunn. The history of Allen Parish is preserved at the Leatherwood Museum, which reopened on September 27, 2008, in a renovated facility at 202 E. 7th Ave. in Oakdale.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 5.2 square miles (13.4 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.18%, is water. Oakdale's closest neighbor in Allen Parish is Elizabeth, located just west of Oakdale.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,137 people, 2,246 households, and 1,525 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,603.6 people per square mile (619.7/km²). There were 2,512 housing units at an average density of 495.1 per square mile (191.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.07% White, 34.94% African American, 0.57% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.22% of the population.
There were 2,246 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.
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