Oakdale, Louisiana
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Oakdale La ville de chêne par vaux |
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| City of Oakdale | |
 Oakdale
Oakdale
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 30°48′48″N 92°39′38″W / 30.81333°N 92.66056°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Louisiana
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gene Paul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| • Land | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,780 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 7,710 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71463 |
| Area code | 318 |
Oakdale is a small city in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,780 at the 2010 census.
Oakdale was founded as "Dunnsville" by William T. Dunn. The Leatherwood Museum, which contains the history of Allen Parish, reopened in a renovated facility on September 27, 2008.
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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