Editing Oakland, Tennessee

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|official_name            = Oakland, Tennessee
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|nickname                 = "The Crossroads of North America"<ref>[http://www.oaklandtennessee.org Official town website]</ref>
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|map_caption              = Location of Oakland in Fayette County, Tennessee.

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]]

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|population_total         = 8936
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 38060
|area_code                = [[Area code 901|901]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Oakland''' is a town in [[Fayette County, Tennessee]], United States. In 2020 the population of the town was 8,936,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4754920| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakland town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 16, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> a gain of 417.8% since 2000, Reasons for this population boom, are the cities/counties low taxes, its low crime rate, and the 4 lane expansion of U.S. Highway  64 in the early 1990s. In 2023, the town was found to be one of the safest in Tennessee, rating 2nd.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carlsen |first1=John |title=Tennessee's 20 Safest Cities of 2023 |url=https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-tennessee/#city2 |website=SafeWise |access-date=May 29, 2023 |date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography and climate==
Oakland is located in west-central Fayette County.  [[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|US 64]] is the main highway through town, leading east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Somerville, Tennessee|Somerville]], the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|32|mi}} to downtown [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. South 18 miles (29&nbsp;km) is the Tennessee-Mississippi state line. Tennessee Routes [[Tennessee State Route 194|194]] and [[Tennessee State Route 196|196]] are north-south state highways in Oakland.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], as of 2010 the town had a total area of {{convert|26.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, compared to a total area in 2000 of {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}}. The town limits have expanded north and south of the original town center, and especially to the west along US 64, extending {{convert|6.5|mi}} to nearly reach the [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]] line.

Climate:  
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="14" |Climate data for Memphis ([[Memphis International Airport|Memphis Int'l]]), 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1872−present
|-
!Month
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
!Year
|-
!Record high °F (°C)
|79
(26)
|81
(27)
|87
(31)
|94
(34)
|99
(37)
|104
(40)
|108
(42)
|107
(42)
|103
(39)
|98
(37)
|86
(30)
|81
(27)
|108
(42)
|-
!Mean maximum °F (°C)
|70.0
(21.1)
|74.0
(23.3)
|80.6
(27.0)
|85.9
(29.9)
|90.5
(32.5)
|95.8
(35.4)
|98.0
(36.7)
|98.4
(36.9)
|94.6
(34.8)
|87.7
(30.9)
|79.4
(26.3)
|70.7
(21.5)
|99.7
(37.6)
|-
!Average high °F (°C)
|49.8
(9.9)
|54.7
(12.6)
|63.9
(17.7)
|73.0
(22.8)
|81.2
(27.3)
|88.9
(31.6)
|91.6
(33.1)
|91.3
(32.9)
|85.1
(29.5)
|74.4
(23.6)
|62.6
(17.0)
|52.1
(11.2)
|72.4
(22.4)
|-
!Daily mean °F (°C)
|41.2
(5.1)
|45.5
(7.5)
|54.0
(12.2)
|62.9
(17.2)
|71.7
(22.1)
|79.6
(26.4)
|82.7
(28.2)
|82.0
(27.8)
|75.1
(23.9)
|64.1
(17.8)
|53.1
(11.7)
|43.6
(6.4)
|63.0
(17.2)
|-
!Average low °F (°C)
|32.6
(0.3)
|36.3
(2.4)
|44.1
(6.7)
|52.9
(11.6)
|62.2
(16.8)
|70.3
(21.3)
|73.8
(23.2)
|72.7
(22.6)
|65.2
(18.4)
|53.8
(12.1)
|43.7
(6.5)
|35.1
(1.7)
|53.6
(12.0)
|-
!Mean minimum °F (°C)
|15.0
(−9.4)
|19.5
(−6.9)
|27.0
(−2.8)
|36.1
(2.3)
|49.0
(9.4)
|59.6
(15.3)
|66.2
(19.0)
|64.1
(17.8)
|50.0
(10.0)
|37.9
(3.3)
|28.0
(−2.2)
|18.3
(−7.6)
|10.8
(−11.8)
|-
!Record low °F (°C)
|−8
(−22)
|−11
(−24)
|12
(−11)
|27
(−3)
|36
(2)
|48
(9)
|52
(11)
|48
(9)
|36
(2)
|25
(−4)
|9
(−13)
|−13
(−25)
|−13
(−25)
|-
!Average [[precipitation]] inches (mm)
|3.98
(101)
|4.39
(112)
|5.16
(131)
|5.50
(140)
|5.25
(133)
|3.63
(92)
|4.59
(117)
|2.88
(73)
|3.09
(78)
|3.98
(101)
|5.49
(139)
|5.74
(146)
|53.68
(1,363)
|-
!Average snowfall inches (cm)
|1.9
(4.8)
|1.3
(3.3)
|0.4
(1.0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|trace
|0.2
(0.51)
|3.8
(9.7)
|-
!Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
|9.5
|9.2
|10.5
|9.6
|10.3
|9.0
|8.8
|6.8
|7.3
|7.5
|9.5
|9.7
|107.7
|-
!Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
|1.2
|0.8
|0.4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0.4
|2.8
|-
!Average [[relative humidity]] (%)
|68.2
|66.4
|63.2
|62.5
|66.4
|66.8
|69.1
|69.6
|71.3
|66.2
|67.7
|68.8
|67.2
|-
!Mean monthly [[Sunshine duration|sunshine hours]]
|166.6
|173.8
|215.3
|254.6
|301.5
|320.6
|326.9
|307.0
|251.2
|245.9
|173.0
|151.9
|2,888.3
|-
!Percent [[Sunshine duration|possible sunshine]]
|53
|57
|58
|65
|69
|74
|74
|74
|68
|70
|56
|50
|65
|-
| colspan="14" |Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1961−1990, sun 1961−1987)
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 66
|1930= 237
|1940= 251
|1950= 236
|1960= 306
|1970= 353
|1980= 472
|1990= 392
|2000= 1279
|2010= 6623
|2020= 8936
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Oakland Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4754920&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|6,109
|68.36%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|2,046
|22.90%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.07%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|79
|0.88%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|395
|4.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|301
|3.37%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], there were 8,936 people, 3,100 households, and 2,490 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,279 people, 510 households, and 401 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|354.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 554 housing units at an average density of {{convert|153.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 81.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 16.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.02% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 510 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,823, and the median income for a family was $56,786. Males had a median income of $35,870 versus $23,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,365. About 4.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
In June 2007, although much smaller in population than its counterparts, Oakland had the highest number of building permits issued for any suburb in the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] [[metropolitan statistical area|metropolitan area]], including [[Southaven, Mississippi|Southaven]] and [[Olive Branch, Mississippi]], and [[Collierville, Tennessee]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}} Retail stores make up most of the commercial business. RING Container Technologies - a plastic fabrication company - is headquartered in Oakland. Back in the early 20th century, Oakland was home to Tennessee's largest egg factory, as well as a large Christmas Tree farm. Oakland has a golf course called, "The Fair Oaks Golf Course" . It has been open since 2000.

==Government==
In November 2008, Bill Mullins was elected mayor for his fifth term, beating rival Scott Ferguson in a narrow victory; the margin of votes between them just 15.<ref name=Sossaman/>

In July 2009, Mayor Mullins was arrested on charges of official misconduct and concealing evidence.<ref>{{cite web | last = Anthony | first = Kontji | title = Oakland Mayor, Former Police Chief Indicted | publisher = WMCTV | date = July 28, 2009 | url = http://www.wmctv.com/story/10806217/oakland-mayor-former-police-chief-indicted?clienttype=printable | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130805051507/http://www.wmctv.com/story/10806217/oakland-mayor-former-police-chief-indicted?clienttype=printable | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 5, 2013 }}</ref>  The following March, a jury found him guilty on three counts of official misconduct.  Prosecutors said Mullins falsified documents to cover up payments made to his own business by the City of Oakland, after he had completed work on city owned vehicles at his privately owned repair shop, but did not document the $2,000 payment. Mullins also had a local merchant bill the Town of Oakland for Transmission Rebuilds, then collected funds from the merchant. Ther merchant was not charged, but did testify at Mullins's trial.<rCourt Records/trial transcriptef></ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Former Oakland Mayor Mullins Found Guilty of Official Misconduct | publisher = FOX Memphis | date = March 26, 2010 | url = http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/18549308/former-oakland-mayor-mullins-found-guilty-of-official-misconduct}}</ref>  Mullins was sentenced to one year probation and prohibited from holding any elected or appointed office for 10 years.<ref>{{cite web | last = Mahor | first = Jamel | title = Former Oakland Mayor Sentenced to Probation | publisher = WMCTV | date = April 28, 2010 | url = http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?s=12392808&clienttype=printable}}</ref>

In December 2009, the November 2008 election was ruled invalid after 23 people were found to have voted illegally.<ref name=Sossaman>Allison Sossaman, [http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Judge-Voids-Oakland-Mayoral-Election-Community/tFOfGP6yz066swbLQjro2w.cspx Judge Voids Oakland Mayoral Election, Community Reacts], ABC-24 News, December 9, 2009</ref> In a follow-up election in 2010, Scott Ferguson was elected mayor.<ref name="Tallent">{{cite web | last = Tallent | first = Kristin | title = Ex-Oakland Mayor Married to 2 Women | publisher = FOX Memphis | date = March 8, 2013 | url = http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/21552432/ex-oakland-mayor-married-to-2-women}}</ref>

In 2013, Mayor Ferguson—a former preacher—resigned from office after it was revealed he had two wives.<ref name="Tallent"/> The Vice-mayor, Chris Goodman, assumed office until 2016.  In 2016 Chris Goodman was elected.  In November 2020, he was defeated by Mike Brown.

Accusations regarding the arrest of Brandon Calloway went viral in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennessee officers won’t face charges for violent arrest |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-tennessee-memphis-oakland-tennessee-bureau-of-investigation-b2236496.html |website=The Independent |access-date=May 29, 2023 |language=en |date=November 30, 2022}}</ref>  Calloway was allegedly assaulted during an arrest by Oakland police officers on July 16, 2022, while fleeing from a traffic violation.  When police attempted to pull over Calloway, he fled to and entered what was later found to be his father's residence.  The [[Tennessee Bureau of Investigation]] investigated the incident.  In November 2022, a [[grand jury]] returned a No True Bill, and the officers were not charged.<ref>{{cite web |title=D.A.: Oakland police officers will not face charges in viral video arrest |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/district-attorney-oakland-tennessee-police-officers-no-charges-viral-video-arrest/522-318cfee2-7be4-49b2-88e1-69a499fe3dfb |website=ABC - WATN Memphis News |access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
The Town of Oakland has gone into deep debt, the town borrowed close to $30,000,000.00 for a new Wastewater treatment plant, close to $10,000,000.00 for a soccer complex/sports complex. The sports complex has been very controversial as Oakland does not have the infrastructure to accommodate even one hundred out of town/overnight visitors. Oakland's town leaderships believe<ref>Monthly, public Town Meetings</ref> the extra sales revenue generated by out-of-town people coming to Oakland to play soccer will more than offset the multi-million-dollar expenditure. Many believe the town will substantially raise property tax to pay for this expenditure and debt service.2025 the Town of Oakland started into negotiations to purchase a 98 year old building, the town's own inspections revealed the building was loaded with lead based paint and asbestos, needed a complete new roof, all new heat and AC, all new windows, was not ADA compliant, and needed to be retrofitted with an elevator. Many of the town's residence question why, along with how the building could be worth $150,000 more than it had sold for just 3 years earlier.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.oaklandtennessee.org/ Town of Oakland official website]
* [http://www.oaklandtnchamber.com/ Oakland Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://dev.fayettecountychamber.com/communities/oakland/ Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Website]

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