Editing Oak Grove, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Oak Grove
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka]]
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|leader_name              = Weston Rolf
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|area_code                = [[Area code 763|763]]
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'''Oak Grove''' is a city in [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. It is north of [[Minneapolis]]. The population was 8,929 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Oak_Grove_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2747690 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|35.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|33.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>  County Roads 7, 9, 13, 22, and 78 are the main routes in the community. State Highway 47 ([[Minnesota State Highway 47|MN 47]]) passes briefly through the northwest corner of Oak Grove.

[[Lake George (Anoka County, Minnesota)|Lake George]] is located within the city of Oak Grove.

===Adjacent cities===
* [[St. Francis, Minnesota|St. Francis]] (north)
* [[East Bethel, Minnesota|East Bethel]] (east)
* [[Ham Lake, Minnesota|Ham Lake]] (southeast)
* [[Andover, Minnesota|Andover]] (south)
* [[Ramsey, Minnesota|Ramsey]] (southwest)
* [[Nowthen, Minnesota|Nowthen]] (west)

==History==
Oak Grove first became an organized [[civil township|township]] in 1857, and was so named because of the large groves of oak trees in the area.  The village of Oak Grove was founded in 1854, and a post office operated from 1857 to 1901.  The township incorporated as the city of Oak Grove in 1993.<ref name=MNnames>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Place Names|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=2232&BookCodeID=71&County=2&SendingPage=Results.cfm|year=2001|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]]|edition=3rd|location=[[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]|isbn=0-87351-396-7|access-date=July 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092000/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=2232&BookCodeID=71&County=2&SendingPage=Results.cfm|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1990s/boundary_changes/27.html|title=Geographic Change Notes: Minnesota|work=1990s boundary changes|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 6, 2009}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 231
|1870= 198
|1880= 305
|1890= 293
|1900= 494
|1910= 607
|1920= 615
|1930= 453
|1940= 557
|1950= 624
|1960= 826
|1970= 1674
|1980= 3926
|1990= 5441
|2000= 6903
|2010= 8031
|2020= 8929
|estyear=2022
|estimate=9130
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=January 21, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 21, 2024}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 8,031 people, 2,744 households, and 2,237 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|237.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,882 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 2,744 households, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.5% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the city was 40 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 33.3% were from 45 to 64; and 8.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% male and 47.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 6,903 people, 2,200 households, and 1,883 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|204.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,232 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.68% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 2,200 households, out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $70,169, and the median income for a family was $73,728. Males had a median income of $44,855 versus $29,009 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,693.  About 1.0% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Sean Sherk]] – retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion, is from Oak Grove

==In popular culture==
* ''[[Golan the Insatiable]]'', an animated television series that first aired in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s [[Animation Domination High-Def]] programming block in November 2013, is about "a menacing godlord from another dimension" who becomes trapped in a small Minnesota town, and is set in Oak Grove.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/11/golan-the-insatiable-a-darker-calvin-and-hobbes "Golan the Insatiable: A Darker Calvin and Hobbes"], [[IGN]], January 11, 2014.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ci.oak-grove.mn.us/ City of Oak Grove – Official Website]

{{Anoka County, Minnesota}}

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