Editing Oakland Park, Florida

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| established_title        = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Colohatchee Settlement)]]
| established_date         = Late 1800s–Early 1900s<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pUNejI_PeosC&q=colohatchee+settlement+oakland+park&pg=PA7 |title=Images of America: Oakland Park (pages 7-17) |year=2009 |publisher=By Anne Salle and the Oakland Park Historical Society |isbn=9780738567617 |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiltonmanorshistoricalsociety.org/pdfs/2014/Colohatchee_Train_Station.pdf |title=Wilton Manors Historical Society Historical Notes, July 2013: Colohatchee Train Station |publisher=By Ron Ulm with Benjamin Little and the Wilton Manors Historical Society |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pUNejI_PeosC&q=colohatchee+settlement+oakland+park&pg=PA7 |title=Wilton Manors: From Farming Community to Urban Village (page 17) |year=2009 |publisher=By Benjamin B. Little and the Wilton Manors Historical Society |isbn=9780738567617 |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref>
| established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated<br>(Town of Floranada)]]
| established_date2        = November 25, 1925<ref name=OakFlo>{{cite web |url=http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/DemographicsAndEconomics/Documents/bbtn38.pdf |title=Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5) |publisher=www.broward.org |access-date=July 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010175608/http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/DemographicsAndEconomics/Documents/bbtn38.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2015 }}</ref>
| established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated<br>(City of Oakland Park)]]
| established_date3        = June 19, 1929<ref name=OakFlo/>
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| leader_title             = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Tim Lonergan  
| leader_title1            = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1             = Steven R. Arnst 
| leader_title2            = [[City Council|Commissioners]]
| leader_name2             = Aisha Gordon<br/> Letitia Newbold <br/>Fitz Budhoo 
| leader_title3            = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name3             = David Hebert
| leader_title4            = [[City Clerk]]
| leader_name4             = Renee M. Shrout
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'''Oakland Park''', officially the '''City of Oakland Park''', is a city in [[Broward County, Florida]], United States. It is part of the [[South Florida metropolitan area]], which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the city's population was 44,229.

==History==
Originally named '''Floranada''' (a blend of [[Florida]] and [[Canada]]), the town was forced into [[bankruptcy]] after the [[1926 Miami hurricane|hurricane of 1926]]. When the municipality reincorporated, residents chose to make it a city and voted for the name Oakland Park.<ref name=OPHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.oaklandparkfl.org/citygovernment/about/history.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219074015/http://www.oaklandparkfl.org/citygovernment/about/history.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-02-19 |title=About Oakland Park: History |publisher=The City of Oakland Park |access-date=2015-01-02 }}</ref> The original boundaries went from the Atlantic Ocean, west to what is now [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. 441]], and from the north fork of Middle River north to Cypress Creek Boulevard, but when the boundaries were reestablished, it was to approximately the west side of [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1]], west to Northeast 3rd Avenue and the north fork of Middle River north to what is now Prospect Road. Over time, it has expanded to its current boundaries, mainly due to acquiring a few other areas, such as recent annexations of previously unincorporated neighborhoods of Twin Lakes South and [[North Andrews Gardens]].<ref name=OPHistory/>

==Geography==
The approximate coordinates for the City of Oakland Park is located at {{coord|26|10|35|N|80|8|40|W|type:city}} (26.176362, –80.144509).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|21.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|19.3|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|order=flip}} (8.40%) is water.

Oakland Park is bisected by the [[Florida East Coast Railway]], which runs parallel to [[Dixie Highway]] through the city's downtown. The City of Oakland Park has put into place new zoning regulations intended to transform downtown Oakland Park into a mixed-use pedestrian community. One element of the proposal is the creation of a new [[regional rail|commuter rail]] station on the FEC rail line.

Oakland Park borders the city of [[Wilton Manors, Florida|Wilton Manors]]. Increased property prices in Wilton Manors have pushed up prices in Oakland Park and spurred interest in the city's downtown redevelopment plan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oaklandparkmainstreet.com/index.html |title=Oakland Park Main Street |publisher=Oakland Park Main Street |access-date=2007-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913160652/http://www.oaklandparkmainstreet.com/index.html |archive-date=2007-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Climate==
Oakland Park has a [[tropical climate]], similar to the climate found in much of the [[Caribbean]]. It is part of the only region in the [[Contiguous United States|48 contiguous states]] that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]], ''Am'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706200651/http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|url-status=dead|title=Köppen Climate Classification Map: South Florida=Aw/Am=tropical wet & dry|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 463
|1940= 815
|1950= 1295
|1960= 5331
|1970= 16261
|1980= 22944
|1990= 26326
|2000= 30966
|2010= 41363
|2020= 44229
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Oakland Park racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Oakland Park city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Oakland+Park+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Oakland Park city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Oakland+Park+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|18,650
|16,472
|45.09%
|37.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|10,306
|11,143
|24.92%
|25.19%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|74
|64
|0.18%
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|796
|958
|1.92%
|2.17%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|29
|32
|0.07%
|0.07%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|152
|332
|0.37%
|0.75%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|772
|1,745
|1.87%
|3.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10,584
|13,483
|25.59%
|30.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''41,363'''
|'''44,229'''
|
|
|-
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 44,229 people, 16,971 households, and 8,956 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Oakland Park city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Oakland+Park+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 41,363 people, 18,027 households, and 8,768 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Oakland Park city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Oakland+Park+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of 2000, 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.00.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $35,493, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $30,269 versus $25,514 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,873. About 13.3% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] comprised 66.52%, while 18.16% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 6.95% spoke [[Haitian Creole|French Creole]] as theirs, 3.32% spoke [[Brazilian Portuguese|Portuguese]], 1.99% spoke [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]] was at 0.64%, and [[German language|German]] as a [[mother tongue]] made up 0.52% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=50575&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results for Oakland Park, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=2007-09-24}}</ref>

As of 2000, Oakland Park was the fifteenth most [[Brazilians|Brazilian]]-populated area in the US (tied with several other areas) at 2.1%,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Brazilian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-10-22}}</ref> and it had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of [[Haitians]] in the US, with 7% of the population (tied with [[Ramapo, New York]].)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923063913/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |archive-date=2012-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Also, as of 2000, the [[North Andrews Gardens]] section of Oakland Park is the sixty-third most [[Cubans|Cuban]]-populated area in the US at 5.76%, while the rest of Oakland Park had the 113th highest percentage of Cubans with 2.03% of all residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |title=Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-10-22}}</ref> The North Andrews Gardens section was also the thirty-third most [[Peruvians|Peruvian]]-populated area in the US, at 1.51% of the population,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Peruvian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Peruvian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011161238/http://epodunk.com/ancestry/Peruvian.html |archive-date=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as having the seventy-fourth highest percentage of [[Colombians]] in the US, at 2.03% of all residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-10-22}}</ref>

==Neighborhoods==
These are the neighborhoods and communities that are officially recognized by the City of Oakland Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oaklandparkfl.org/DocumentCenter/View/636 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054024/https://www.oaklandparkfl.org/DocumentCenter/View/636 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |title=City of Oakland Park, Florida Neighborhood Map |publisher=oaklandparkfl.org via [[Wayback Machine]]|access-date=2015-07-05}}</ref>
{|
|valign="top" width=25%|
*Andrews Gardens
*Central Business District (Downtown Oakland Park-Main Street)
*Central Corals
*Central Oakland Park
*Coral Brook 
*East Lakeside
*Garden Acres
*Harlem McBride
*I-95 Business Corridor Central 
*I-95 Business Corridor North
|valign="top" width=25%|
*I-95 Business Corridor South
*Lake Emerald
*Lloyd Estates
*[[North Andrews Gardens, Florida|North Andrews Gardens]] 
*North Corals 
*North Ridge
*Oakland Forest 
*Oakland Grove
*Oakland Hills 
*Oaktree Estates 
|valign="top" width=25%|
*Orange Grove Manors 
*Prospect Gardens
*Rivers Edge
*Royal Palm Acres
*Royal Palm Isles 
*Sailboat Lake Pointe
*Sleepy River 
*South Corals
*Three Lakes
*[[Twin Lakes, Florida|Twin Lakes South]] 
*West Lakeside
|}

==Government and infrastructure==
Oakland Park is represented by 5 City Commissioners who are elected to serve a 4-year term. Commission Members may only serve for 2 consecutive terms. A Commission Member who has served 2 consecutive terms may not run for election for a 2-year period.
The City operates under a commission-manager form of government in which the City Manager is appointed by the City Commission, and serves as the head of the City's administration.
The City Manager's goals are to provide a capable and inspiring leadership for City staff, to make day-to-day decisions that allow for the most effective use of resources, and to operate in a manner that improves the quality of life for Oakland Park's business and residents.
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates post offices in Oakland Park, including the Oakland Park Post Office at 3350 NE 12th Avenue,<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120715034652/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/58912?p=1&s=FL&service_name=post_office&z=Oakland+Park Post Office Location - OAKLAND PARK]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.</ref> the Fort Lauderdale Main Post Office at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard,<ref>"[https://archive.today/20130209132331/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/67050?p=2&s=fl&service_name=post_office&z=fort+lauderdale Post Office Location - FORT LAUDERDALE]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.</ref> the North Andrews Annex at 3400 North Andrews Avenue (closed),<ref>"[https://archive.today/20130209044640/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/72361?p=1&s=FL&service_name=post_office&z=Oakland+Park Post Office Location - NORTH ANDREWS ANNEX]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.</ref> and the North Ridge Annex at 4350 North Andrews Avenue (closed).<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120718161829/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/70383?p=1&s=FL&service_name=post_office&z=Oakland+Park Post Office Location - NORTH RIDGE ANNEX]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.</ref>

==Economy==
Oakland Park is home to Funky Buddha Brewery. Its lineup includes year-round brews Floridian Hefeweizen and Hop Gun IPA, along with specialty releases such as No Crusts Peanut Butter and Jelly Brown Ale and the Maple Bacon Coffee Porter. Its Oakland Park production brewery opened in June 2013 and distributes draught and bottled beer to retail outlets throughout Florida.<sup>[29]</sup> [30]. The brewery also supports many of the towns events such as the annual Oakland Park Oktoberfest [https://www.oaklandparkfl.gov/228/Oktoberfest].

The movie theater chain [[Muvico]] had its headquarters in Oakland Park before going defunct in 2017.<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1250575&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Oakland Park city, Florida] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070605181715/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on&geo_id=16000US1250575 |date=2007-06-05 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 7, 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://www.muvico.com/contact_us.asp Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111144036/http://www.muvico.com/contact_us.asp |date=2011-01-11 }}." [[Muvico]]. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "Address: MUVICO THEATERS 3101 N. Federal Hwy. 6th Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306-1042."</ref>

==Media==
Oakland Park is a part of the [[Miami]]-[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]-[[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]] media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio |title=Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005 |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |access-date=2007-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807070323/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and the seventeenth largest television market<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv |title=Top 50 TV markets ranked by households |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |access-date=2007-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807070323/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'' and ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', and their [[Spanish language]] counterparts ''[[El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida|El Sentinel]]'' and ''[[El Nuevo Herald]]''.

==Libraries==
The Oakland Park Library, officially named the Ethel M. Gordon Oakland Park Library, is a public library in Oakland Park, Florida. It is located at 1298 NE 37th Street, Oakland Park, FL 33334.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ethel M. Gordon Oakland Park Library {{!}} Oakland Park, FL - Official Website|url=https://oaklandparkfl.gov/200/Ethel-M-Gordon-Oakland-Park-Library|access-date=2021-04-26|website=oaklandparkfl.gov}}</ref>

In 1951, Gordon donated her personal book collection and housed the collection in the Oakland Park Women's Clubhouse.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Oakland Park, FL - Official Website|url=https://oaklandparkfl.gov/526/About-Us|access-date=2021-04-26|website=oaklandparkfl.gov}}</ref> Gordon later won a seat on the City Commission after campaigning on the promise to create a municipal library. On February 10, 1958 the City of Oakland Park Library was officially opened.<ref name=":0" />

On October 16, 2013, the Oakland Park City Commission voted to officially re-name the Library in honor of Ethel M. Gordon.<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
[[File:Oakland_Park_FL_Elem_School01.jpg|thumb|[[Oakland Park Elementary School]]]]
The city is served by [[Broward County Public Schools]].<ref name=Citymap>"[http://oaklandparkfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/530/City-Boundaries-PDF?bidId= City Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052925/http://oaklandparkfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/530/City-Boundaries-PDF?bidId= |date=2018-09-23 }}." Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018. The map is on the first page and schools are listed in subsequent pages.</ref>

Public schools within the city limits:<ref name=Citymap/>
*Lloyd Estates Elementary School – Southwestern Oakland Park<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/LloydEstatesElementary.pdf Lloyd Estates Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.</ref>
*North Andrews Gardens Elementary School – Northern Oakland Park<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/NorthAndrewsGardensElementary.pdf North Andrews Gardens]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.</ref>
*[[Oakland Park Elementary School]] – Central and Southern Oakland Park (It is a 1925 school building on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].)<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/OaklandParkElementary.pdf Oakland Park Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.</ref>
*James S. Rickards Middle School – Serves most of the city<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/Domain/13425/Maps/School%20Boundary%20Maps/2018-19/Middle/RickardsJamesSMiddle.pdf Rickards Middle]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.</ref>
*[[Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Florida)|Northeast High School]] – Serves most of the city<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/high/NortheastHigh.pdf Northeast High]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

Public schools outside of the city limits zoned to Oakland Park students:
*Floranada Elementary School ([[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]])<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/FloranadaElementary.pdf Floranada Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> 
*Oriole Elementary School ([[Lauderdale Lakes, Florida|Lauderdale Lakes]])<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/OrioleElementary.pdf Oriole]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> 
*Rock Island Elementary School (Fort Lauderdale)<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/RockIslandElementary.pdf Rock Island]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018. Despite the "Oakland Park, Florida" address name on the zoning map, the school is in the City of Fort Lauderdale.</ref> 
*William Dandy Elementary School (Fort Lauderdale)<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/middle/DandyWilliamEMiddle.pdf Dandy, William]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> 
*Wilton Manors Elementary School ([[Wilton Manors, Florida|Wilton Manors]]).<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/WiltonManorsElementary.pdf Wilton Manors Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> 
*Lauderdale Lakes Middle School (Lauderdale Lakes)<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/Domain/13425/Maps/School%20Boundary%20Maps/2018-19/Middle/LauderdaleLakesMiddle.pdf Lauderdale Lakes]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> 
*Sunrise Middle School (Fort Lauderdale).<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/middle/SunriseMiddle.pdf Sunrise Middle]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> 
*[[Boyd Anderson High School]] (Lauderdale Lakes)<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/high/AndersonBoydHigh.pdf Anderson, Boyd]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>
*[[Fort Lauderdale High School]] (Fort Lauderdale)<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/high/FortLauderdaleHigh.pdf Fort Lauderdale High]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://oaklandparkfl.gov/ Official website]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Oakland-Park-Florida.html Oakland Park] at City-Data.com

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