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Population in July 2007: 3,303.

Males: 1,629	(49.3%)
Females: 1,674	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,294 (it was $54,412 in 2000)

Oakland:	$61,294
Wisconsin:	$49,993

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,543

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $210,775 (it was $138,500 in 2000)

Oakland:	$210,775
Wisconsin:	$170,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $238,462; Detached houses: $294,416; Townhouses or other attached units: $190,665; In 2-unit structures: $252,351; Mobile homes: $56,795

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White alone - 3,055 (97.4%)
Hispanic - 41 (1.3%)
Two or more races - 24 (0.8%)
American Indian alone - 7 (0.2%)
Asian alone - 5 (0.2%)
Black alone - 1 (0.03%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.03%)
Other race alone - 1 (0.03%)

Races in Oakland detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Oakland: 90.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.0%), Norwegian (20.1%), Irish (11.9%), English (7.5%), Polish (5.9%), Italian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 34.9 square miles.

Population density: 95 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oakland:

High school or higher: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland town:

Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 9.4%

32 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

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

Oakland town:	2.1% ($2,843)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (21.2 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (22.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (103.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Ripley, WI (1.3 miles ), Cambridge, WI (1.7 miles ), Rockdale, WI (1.9 miles ), Sumner, WI (2.4 miles ), Lake Mills, WI (2.5 miles ), Christiana, WI (2.5 miles ), Deerfield, WI (2.6 miles ), Lake Mills, WI (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.99 N, Longitude: 88.97 W

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.4%
Wisconsin:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Health care (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Average climate in Oakland, Wisconsin

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Oakland, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Oakland-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the Oakland town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Oakland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:

FORT HEALTHCARE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; FORT ATKINSON, WI)
EDGERTON HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
STOUGHTON HSPTL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)

Amtrak station near Oakland:

19 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakland:

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 16 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,532)
Madison Area Technical College (about 21 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 5,928)
University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 23 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 8,846)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 23 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 37,050)
Waukesha County Technical College (about 37 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 2,559)
Carroll University (about 38 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
Rock Valley College (about 48 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 3,903)

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

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

Lakes: Red Cedar Lake (A), Lake Ripley (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Oakland: Red Cedar Lake State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 SO₂

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.1. This is about average.

City:	33.1
U.S.:	32.0

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2005 was 0.00432. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.00432
U.S.:	0.05195

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.220. This is significantly better than average. There were 25 monitors within city limits.

City:	0.220
U.S.:	0.334

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 15.4. This is significantly worse than average. There were 17 monitors within city limits.

City:	15.4
U.S.:	9.4

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 19.4. This is significantly better than average. There were 34 monitors within city limits.

City:	19.4
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 19.3. This is about average. There were 6 monitors within city limits.

City:	19.3
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.86. This is about average. There were 8 monitors within city limits.

City:	9.86
U.S.:	9.59

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.0%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	5.4%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oakland, WI

Oakland compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Wisconsin:

2008 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Wisconsin:

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Religion statistics for Oakland (based on Jefferson County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.99%

Here		77.0%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	37.8%	29.2%	13.8%	5.4%	3.1%
Congregations	12.5%	20.0%	12.5%	16.3%	5.0%

Name	Lutheran Church	Moravian Church in America	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other
Adherents	3.0%	2.8%	1.3%	1.2%	2.2%
Congregations	7.5%	5.0%	1.3%	6.3%	13.8%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16

This county:	2.00 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31

This county:	3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 73

Jefferson County:	9.12 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	7.2%
Wisconsin:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	28.0%
Wisconsin:	27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Jefferson County:	15.7%
State:	13.0%

7.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($73 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
0.04%
Wisconsin average:
0.08%

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

from Waukesha County, WI	1.57% ($46,643 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI	1.18% ($41,295)
from Dodge County, WI	1.08% ($33,817)

7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
0.03%
Wisconsin average:
0.04%

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

to Dodge County, WI	1.29% ($36,545 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	1.28% ($36,843)
to Waukesha County, WI	0.97% ($40,479)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oakland:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakland:

WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)

TV broadcast stations around Oakland:

WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Marin Fettman, 27950 Highway 35 (A1n0985d) (Lat: 45.936667 Lon: -92.362750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 65.5 m, Overall height: 65.5 m, Licensee ID: L00130191
Registrant: T-Mobile Central LLC (F/K/A Voicestream Pcs I, LLC), 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
MARIN FETTMAN, 27950 Highway 35 (A1n0985d) (Lat: 45.936667 Lon: -92.362750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 65.5 m, Overall height: 65.5 m, Licensee ID: L00130191
Registrant: T-Mobile Central LLC (F/K/A Voicestream Pcs I, LLC), 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

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