Oakdale, Nebraska facts for kids
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Oakdale, Nebraska
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Village
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North side of 5th Street in Oakdale. The building at left is the village hall.
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Location of Oakdale, Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Antelope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 276 |
| • Density | 530.77/sq mi (205.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68761
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| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-35385 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399541 |
Oakdale is a village in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.
History
Oakdale was laid out and platted in 1872. It was named from the numerous oak groves in the area. Oakdale was incorporated as a village in 1882.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.52 square miles (1.35 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 338 | — | |
| 1890 | 630 | 86.4% | |
| 1900 | 585 | −7.1% | |
| 1910 | 631 | 7.9% | |
| 1920 | 707 | 12.0% | |
| 1930 | 663 | −6.2% | |
| 1940 | 561 | −15.4% | |
| 1950 | 502 | −10.5% | |
| 1960 | 397 | −20.9% | |
| 1970 | 322 | −18.9% | |
| 1980 | 410 | 27.3% | |
| 1990 | 362 | −11.7% | |
| 2000 | 345 | −4.7% | |
| 2010 | 322 | −6.7% | |
| 2020 | 276 | −14.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 322 people, 134 households, and 91 families residing in the village. The population density was 619.2 inhabitants per square mile (239.1/km2). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 307.7 per square mile (118.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% White, 1.2% African American, 0.9% Native American, 1.9% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3% of the population.
There were 134 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.
The median age in the village was 43.5 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oakdale has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Oakdale, Nebraska (1991–2020, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
76 (24) |
90 (32) |
101 (38) |
107 (42) |
107 (42) |
115 (46) |
111 (44) |
103 (39) |
96 (36) |
84 (29) |
75 (24) |
115 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.4 (14.7) |
62.2 (16.8) |
75.1 (23.9) |
83.1 (28.4) |
88.7 (31.5) |
93.4 (34.1) |
95.2 (35.1) |
93.8 (34.3) |
90.8 (32.7) |
84.9 (29.4) |
73.1 (22.8) |
59.7 (15.4) |
97.0 (36.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.8 (−0.1) |
36.0 (2.2) |
47.4 (8.6) |
58.7 (14.8) |
68.8 (20.4) |
78.8 (26.0) |
83.2 (28.4) |
81.1 (27.3) |
74.9 (23.8) |
62.0 (16.7) |
47.4 (8.6) |
35.0 (1.7) |
58.8 (14.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.1 (−6.1) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
36.0 (2.2) |
47.0 (8.3) |
58.0 (14.4) |
68.5 (20.3) |
73.1 (22.8) |
70.8 (21.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
49.2 (9.6) |
35.6 (2.0) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
47.6 (8.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.4 (−12.0) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
35.2 (1.8) |
47.2 (8.4) |
58.3 (14.6) |
63.0 (17.2) |
60.5 (15.8) |
50.2 (10.1) |
36.4 (2.4) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
36.5 (2.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −13.1 (−25.1) |
−7.8 (−22.1) |
2.7 (−16.3) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
43.3 (6.3) |
49.2 (9.6) |
47.4 (8.6) |
33.5 (0.8) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
4.7 (−15.2) |
−8.9 (−22.7) |
−17.7 (−27.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−33 (−36) |
−25 (−32) |
−8 (−22) |
20 (−7) |
33 (1) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
17 (−8) |
4 (−16) |
−16 (−27) |
−33 (−36) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.52 (13) |
0.73 (19) |
1.47 (37) |
2.87 (73) |
4.13 (105) |
4.35 (110) |
3.11 (79) |
3.94 (100) |
2.32 (59) |
2.34 (59) |
1.07 (27) |
0.73 (19) |
27.58 (701) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.9 (18) |
5.7 (14) |
5.9 (15) |
2.6 (6.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
4.0 (10) |
5.4 (14) |
31.4 (80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.4 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 91.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 22.3 |
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1999 snakes incident
Oakdale was briefly famous nationwide in 1999 when actor and comedian Steve Carell visited Oakdale to interview Raymond Branz, a local herpetologist and venom researcher, whose snakes would sometimes escape and distress the village. Carell has referred to that early interview over the years, most recently at a June 2022 speech in the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
See also
In Spanish: Oakdale (Nebraska) para niños
