Oakland, California
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Skyline of Downtown Oakland, with the San Francisco Bay in the background Eastern span of the Bay Bridge | |
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| Nickname(s): "Oaktown",[1] "The Town" | |
| Motto: "Love life"[2] | |
 Location in Alameda County and the U.S. state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| Incorporated | May 4, 1852[3][4] |
| Named for | The large oak forest that originally covered the area[5] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong mayor[6] |
| • Body | Oakland City Council |
| • Vice Mayor | Rebecca Kaplan (D) |
| • State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[7] |
| • Assemblymembers | Buffy Wicks (D) and Mia Bonta (D)[8] |
| • U. S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D)[9] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.03 sq mi (202.10 km2) |
| • Land | 55.93 sq mi (144.86 km2) |
| • Water | 22.10 sq mi (57.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 440,646 |
| • Rank | 1st in Alameda County 8th in California 45th in the United States |
| • Density | 7,878.53/sq mi (3,041.87/km2) |
| Demonym | Oaklander |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[13] |
| Area codes | 510/341 |
| FIPS code | 06-53000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 |
| Website | www |
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Oakland is a city in California. It is across the bay from San Francisco. It is the county seat of Alameda County and the third-most populous city in the Bay Area, after San Jose and San Francisco. At one time, Oakland had many factories that built cars, ships and airplanes. It is a major seaport and rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team.
California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. They used to have 3 sports ball teams, now they have none. But they have minor league teams, including Oakland Ballers (baseball) and Oakland Roots (soccer).[14]
Important people
[change | change source]- Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, former United States Senator and California Attorney General
Demographics
[change | change source]2020 census
[change | change source]In the 2020 census, there were 440,646 people, 167,909 households, and 92,285 families living in Oakland. The population density was 7,878.4 people per square mile (3,041.9/km²). There were 178,469 housing units. The breakdown by race was 30.0% White, 21.3% Black, 16.1% Asian, 1.9% Native American, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 18.3% from one other race, and 11.8% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 28.8% of the people.
The median (middle) age was 37.2 years. The age breakdown was 19.1% under age 18, 66.9% from 18 to 65, and 14.0% over 65. The gender breakdown was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
Of the households, 26.9% had children under age 18, 34.9% had a married couple, 9.5% had an unmarried couple, 33.4% had a woman with no partner, 22.1% had a man with no partner, and 32.0% had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.52 people.[15][16]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ SCANLON, TOM (November 22, 1992). "The New Motown : Call it 'Oaktown.' It's funky, it's thriving. It's definitely not L.A. or New York. And it just may be the Hip-Hop Capital of America". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Debate over Oakland motto exposes racial divide, identity crisis". sfchronicle.com. April 16, 2016.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ Joseph Eugene Baker (1914). Past and present of Alameda County, California. Vol. 1. S.J. Clarke. pp. 55, 65, 358, 360–361.
- ↑ "Oakland's Early History, Edson F. Adams, 1932". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Elected Officials". City of Oakland, California. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "California's 12th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Oakland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Oakland city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ↑ Hari, Amanda (2024-09-26). "Oakland Ballers, Roots and Soul aim to win the hearts of East Bay sports fans - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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