Welcome to Oakes ...

The city of Oakes is located in Dickey County<1>.

The location of Oakes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Oakes was established in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakes has a population of 1,689 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Oakes is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Oakes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oakes lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakes had an population of 1,689 people. This is a decrease of 9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakes had a population of 1,856 people (or 35.09% of the total population of Dickey County). This makes Oakes the county's most populous community.

The population of Oakes represents 0.28% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,856 people, the population of Oakes decreased 6.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,979 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakes.

Communities Also Named Oakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oakes - they are located in Colorado and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakes.

Communities near Oakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakes.

• LaMoure
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoure
  • LaMoure is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaMoure <5>
• Hecla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <5>
• Cogswell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
  • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <5>
• Verona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <5>
• Fullerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• Ludden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
  • Ludden is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
• Glover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Glover is located in Dickey County
• Guelph
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Guelph is located in Dickey County
• Straubville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
  • Straubville is located in Sargent County
• Stirum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
  • Stirum is located in Sargent County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakes. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakes ...

Looking for more information about Oakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oakes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oakes.

Adding Oakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oakes post office opened in 1886.

We also found Oakes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/