thumb|Oakland City postcard circa 1950
Oakland City is the second-largest city, but third largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States, after Princeton and the town of Fort Branch. It is the site of the main campus of Oakland City University. The population was 2,279 at the 2020 census.
History
Oakland City was laid out and platted in 1856. It was probably named for the presence of oak trees. The Oakland City post office was established in 1860.
The William M. Cockrum House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Oakland City has a total area of , of which (or 99.82%) is land and (or 0.18%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Oakland City had a population of 2,279. The median age was 34.9 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.3 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 848 households in Oakland City, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.9% were married-couple households, 21.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 2,429 people, 973 households and 568 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,157 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 97.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 973 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.6% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age was 36.1 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 16.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 21.7% were from 25 to 44, 23.8% were from 45 to 64 and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census,
Notable people
- Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman, attended college at Oakland City College
- Edd Roush, Cincinnati Reds outfielder in Baseball Hall of Fame, was born in Oakland City.
- Jeremy Spencer, Five Finger Death Punch drummer, was born in Oakland City.