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Oakland, NE

Population
1,337
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,291 ft
Median Home Value
$151,700
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$720/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$68,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in NebraskaPopulation rankingHighest population places in NebraskaNearest larger communityFremont, Nebraska27 miles away · 28,350 residents.

About Oakland

Oakland is a Burt County city with a name tied to early settler John Oak, while its deeper local story is Swedish: immigrants from Dalsland settled along Logan Creek in 1864. The city still carries that heritage through its Swedish Festival and the Swedish Heritage Center, housed in a former Swedish Covenant Church. The Burt County Fair has been held in Oakland since 1913. Oakland is a Nebraska place where one settler supplied the name and a later immigrant community supplied much of the local story.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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