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Population in July 2007: 1,634.

Males: 803	(49.2%)
Females: 831	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	31.1 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 38060.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,524 (it was $51,823 in 2000)

Oakland:	$62,524
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,226

Oakland:	$24,226
Tennessee:	$23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,372 (it was $121,600 in 2000)

Oakland:	$183,372
Tennessee:	$130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $196,520; Detached houses: $196,590; Townhouses or other attached units: $187,104; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $40,726; Mobile homes: $50,417
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Races in Oakland:

White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
Black (16.5%)
Hispanic (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Oakland: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.3%), English (13.8%), German (12.2%), Irish (9.0%), French (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1919

Land area: 3.60 square miles.

Population density: 453 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oakland

High school or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland town

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 67.3%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 6.0%

24 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.9%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Oakland, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oakland to the number of sex offenders is 817 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Oakland:	0.5% ($609)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (26.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (449.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hickory Withe, TN (1.9 miles ), Gallaway, TN (3.0 miles ), Somerville, TN (3.0 miles ), Williston, TN (3.1 miles ), Arlington, TN (3.1 miles ), Braden, TN (3.3 miles ), Fisherville, TN (3.5 miles ), Lakeland, TN (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 0 buildings
2004: 342 buildings, average cost: $130,800
2005: 355 buildings, average cost: $138,100
2006: 335 buildings, average cost: $157,800
2007: 327 buildings, average cost: $167,500
2008: 93 buildings, average cost: $174,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 35.23 N, Longitude: 89.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 901

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Food (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Oakland by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	77.5	0.0	147.2	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	5	4	4	3
per 100,000	387.6	383.4	294.3	285.9	175.4
Burglaries	15	14	11	5	7
per 100,000	1162.8	1073.6	809.4	357.4	409.4
Thefts	27	37	34	26	54
per 100,000	2093.0	2837.4	2501.8	1858.5	3157.9
Auto thefts	4	4	6	2	2
per 100,000	310.1	306.7	441.5	143.0	117.0
Arson	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	77.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	290.7	289.9	295.1	168.0	199.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	7.96
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Oakland, Tennessee

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Oakland-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Oakland town center killed 16 people and injured 74 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 tornado 30.5 miles away from the town center killed 38 people and injured 157 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Oakland-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from Oakland center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from Oakland center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 53.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from Oakland center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:

METHODIST HEALTHCARE FAYETTE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SOMERVILLE, TN)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-COLLIERVILLE (about 15 miles; COLLIERVILLE, TN)
LAKESIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 16 miles; MEMPHIS, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Oakland, TN

Airports located in Oakland:

Pegasus Field Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakland:

SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 20 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)

Public elementary/middle schools in Oakland:

Oakland Elementary (Students: 830; Location: 14925 Highway 194, North; Grades: KG-6)
West Junior High School (Students: 426; Location: 13100 Highway 194; Grades: 7-9)

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Notable location: Oakland City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Oakland: Oakland First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Wilson Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Days Inn (6805 Highway 64).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Oakland and their reported violations in the past:

OAKLAND WATER DEPT (Population served: 5997, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.8%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oakland, TN

Oakland compared to Tennessee state average:

Oakland, Tennessee environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Oakland (2009 data):

Oakland Deposit Bank: at 6280 Highway 64, branch established on 1905-03-05; Financial Center at 6280 Highway 64, branch established on 2001-10-22. Info updated 2008-01-08: Bank assets: $125.8 mil, Deposits: $112.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
BancorpSouth Bank: Chickasaw Ridge Branch at 6800 Highway 64, branch established on 2008-10-20. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
The Fort Sill National Bank: Fsnb - Oakland Branch at 105 Chickasaw Ridge Drive, branch established on 2008-03-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $295.1 mil, Deposits: $242.3 mil, headquarters in Fort Sill, OK, positive income, 52 total offices, Holding Company: J. R. Montgomery Bancorporation
First Alliance Bank: Oakland Branch at 5960 Highway 64, branch established on 2007-04-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $134.4 mil, Deposits: $113.4 mil, headquarters in Cordova, TN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Alliance Bancshares, Inc.
First Citizens National Bank: Oakland Branch at 7285 Highway 64, branch established on 2004-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $927.2 mil, Deposits: $735.0 mil, headquarters in Dyersburg, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Oakland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Oakland

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church
Adherents	65.7%	15.7%	5.1%	4.4%	2.3%
Congregations	33.3%	26.3%	10.5%	5.3%	1.8%

Name	Assemblies of God	Baha'i	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	2.8%
Congregations	1.8%	N/A	3.5%	1.8%	15.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	5	$15,803	$37,927	1	$567
Other Government Administration	8	$14,000	$21,000	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	13	$40,180	$37,089	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$6,378	$38,268	1	$1,900
Firefighters	4	$8,105	$24,315	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	10	$24,005	$28,806	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$10,833	$32,499	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,719	$32,628	0	$0
Water Supply	9	$26,419	$35,225	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	3	$10,847	$43,388	0	$0
Totals for Government	59	$159,289	$32,398	2	$2,467

11.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,170 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.09%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Shelby County, TN	7.33% ($55,840 average AGI)
from Hardeman County, TN	0.37% ($33,458)
from Tipton County, TN	0.32% ($31,244)

6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,699 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Shelby County, TN	3.52% ($35,232 average AGI)
to Hardeman County, TN	0.39% ($26,250)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.30% ($46,486)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oakland:

WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WMC (790 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WOWW (1430 AM; 3 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLRM (1380 AM; 3 kW; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: WORLD OVERCOMERS OUTREACH MINISTRIES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakland:

WSRR-FM (98.1 FM; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: KOOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEGR (102.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGKX (105.9 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: KIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRVR-FM (104.5 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WMC-FM (99.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WMPS (107.5 FM; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKNO-FM (91.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION)
WQOX (88.5 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS)
WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
WEVL (89.9 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION VOLUNTEERS, INC.)
WUMR (91.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS)
WKVF (94.9 FM; BYHALIA, MS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WMBZ (94.1 FM; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WMFS (92.9 FM; BARTLETT, TN; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WHRK (97.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KJMS (101.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Oakland:

WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WREG-TV (Channel 3; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WPXX-TV (Channel 50; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKNO (Channel 10; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION)
WHBQ-TV (Channel 13; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W57CG (Channel 57; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
WBUY (Channel 40; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W67CV (Channel 67; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
WBXP-CA (Channel 44; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WJRJ-LP (Channel 59; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

Oakland fatal accident list:
May 6, 2006 05:25 AM, Us-Sr15, Bellgrove Rd, Lat: 35.228567, Lon: -89.548431, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 31, 2000 10:39 AM, Murrellst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 16, 1975 02:40 AM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 530
Total average daily truck traffic: 21
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 848

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Oakland)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, 5.5 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: KZG65
Assigned Frequencies : 1885.00 MHz, 1875.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/1994, Expiration Date: 11/29/1999, Cancelation Date: 11/21/1995
Registrant: Phone: (713) 245-1303

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Oakland)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Oakland)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 80
Hazardous Condition: 24
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Oakland

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