Profile for Oakes, North Dakota, ND

Local festivals include:

• Irrigation Days - June 8-10, 2007
• Dickey County Fair - July 12-15, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Hudson Townsite State Historic Site, Dickey County Heritage Museum & Historical Park

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Oakes

Cemeteries (2)

Communities (7)

Libraries (1)

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• Dickey County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Oakes demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Dickey County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 58474 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Oakes city government

41% of Oakes residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Oakes ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Oakes
• Cemeteries in Dickey County
• Libraries in or near Oakes

Post a query on a message board:

• Dickey County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - ND data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Oakes area parks

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• Cemetery record compendium
• North Dakota cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Communities in Dickey County

• Oakes business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in North Dakota
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• Crime in Dickey County
• Arrests in Dickey County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Dakota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Oakes was $17,138, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Dickey County economic census
• Dickey County economic summary
• Dickey County employment growth
• Dickey County unemployment rate
• North Dakota economic data

14% of Oakes residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Oakes
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• Learning Disabilities Association in North Dakota
• Schools in or near Oakes
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• Air pollution in Dickey County
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• Land contamination in Dickey County
• Nature Conservancy projects in North Dakota
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Dickey County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Dakota

Oakes festival dates:

• Irrigation Days - June 8-10, 2007
• Dickey County Fair - July 12-15, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Oakes local government Web site
• Dickey County government
• North Dakota state government
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• Oakes medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Oakes
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• North Dakota state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Dickey County genealogy forum

Median rent in Oakes, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $314.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $661.

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Libraries in Oakes include Oakes School & Public Library ... View libraries

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• North Dakota library

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Dickey County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Oakes political report.

• North Dakota Democratic party
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• North Dakota elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Oakes
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The average commute time for Oakes workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Oakes travel guide
• Airports near Oakes
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• North Dakota tourism bureau

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