Oakland Park, Florida
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| City of Oakland Park | |||||
Oakland Park's City Hall in July 2009
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| Motto: "Engaged·Inspired·United: A City on the Move" | |||||
 Location of Oakland Park in Broward County, Florida |
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| Coordinates: 26°10′35″N 80°08′40″W / 26.17639°N 80.14444°WCoordinates: 26°10′35″N 80°08′40″W / 26.17639°N 80.14444°W | |||||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 Florida
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 Broward
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| Settled (Colohatchee Settlement) | Late 1800's-Early 1900's | ||||
| Incorporated (Town of Floranada) | November 25, 1925 | ||||
| Incorporated (City of Oakland Park) | June 19, 1929 | ||||
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| • Type | Commission-Manager | ||||
| • Mayor | John Adornato III | ||||
| • Vice Mayor | Tim Lonergan (D) | ||||
| • Commissioners | Sara Guevrekian, Matthew Sparks and Michael E. Carn | ||||
| • City Manager | David Hebert | ||||
| • Assistant City Manager | Ana Alvarez | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • City | 8.1 sq mi (21.1 km2) | ||||
| • Land | 7.5 sq mi (19.3 km2) | ||||
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) | ||||
| Elevation | 9 ft (1 m) | ||||
| Population (2014) | |||||
| • City | 43,800 | ||||
| • Density | 5,545/sq mi (2,141.0/km2) | ||||
| • Metro | 5,564,635 | ||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||||
| ZIP code | 33304-33309, 33311, 33334 | ||||
| Area code(s) | 754, 954 | ||||
| FIPS code | 12-50575 | ||||
| GNIS feature ID | 0288013 | ||||
| Website | www |
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Oakland Park, officially the City of Oakland Park, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 41,363, mainly due to annexation of North Andrews Gardens and Twin Lakes South. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.
Originally named "Floranada" (a blend of Florida and Canada), the town was forced into bankruptcy after the hurricane of 1926. When the municipality reincorporated, residents chose to make it a city and voted for the name "Oakland Park." The original boundaries went from the Atlantic Ocean, west to what is now U.S. 441, and from the north fork of Middle River north to Cypress Creek Boulevard, but when the boundaries were reestablished, it was to approximately the west side of U.S. 1, west to Northeast 3rd Avenue and the north fork of Middle River north to what is now Prospect Road. Over time, it has expanded to its current boundaries, mainly due to acquiring a few other areas, such as recent annexations of previously unincorporated neighborhoods of Twin Lakes South and North Andrews Gardens.
Oakland Park is located at 26°10′35″N 80°8′40″W / 26.17639°N 80.14444°W (26.176362, -80.144509). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km2), of which 7.5 square miles (19.3 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) (8.40%) is water.
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