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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7" title="اوکلند سیتی، ایندیانا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوکلند سیتی، ایندیانا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City_(Indiana)" title="Oakland City (Indiana) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Oakland City (Indiana)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City,_Indiana" title="Oakland City, Indiana – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Oakland City, Indiana" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City_(Indiana)" title="Oakland City (Indiana) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Oakland City (Indiana)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City_(Indiana)" title="Oakland City (Indiana) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Oakland City (Indiana)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7" title="اوکلند سیتی، ایندیانا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اوکلند سیتی، ایندیانا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0,_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE" title="ओकलैंड शहर, इंडियाना – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओकलैंड शहर, इंडियाना" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City,_Indiana" title="Oakland City, Indiana – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Oakland City, Indiana" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City,_Indiana" title="Oakland City, Indiana – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Oakland City, Indiana" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City_(Indiana)" title="Oakland City (Indiana) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Oakland City (Indiana)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City,_Indiana" title="Oakland City, Indiana – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Oakland City, Indiana" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89" title="اوكلاند سيتى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوكلاند سيتى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7)" title="اوکلند سیتی (ایندیانا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="اوکلند سیتی (ایندیانا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4-%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Окленд-Сити (Индиана) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Окленд-Сити (Индиана)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City_(Indiana)" title="Oakland City (Indiana) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Oakland City (Indiana)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City_(Indiana)" title="Oakland City (Indiana) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Oakland City (Indiana)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City" title="Oakland City – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Oakland City" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City,_Indiana" title="Oakland City, Indiana – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Oakland City, Indiana" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Оукланд Сити (Индијана) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Оукланд Сити (Индијана)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_City,_Indiana" title="Oakland City, Indiana – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Oakland City, Indiana" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" 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.ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Oakland City, Indiana</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oakland_City,_Indiana.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Main Street (Indiana 357) at the town center."><img alt="Main Street (Indiana 357) at the town center." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oakland_City%2C_Indiana.jpg/290px-Oakland_City%2C_Indiana.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oakland_City%2C_Indiana.jpg/435px-Oakland_City%2C_Indiana.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oakland_City%2C_Indiana.jpg/580px-Oakland_City%2C_Indiana.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="3333" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Main Street (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Road_357" title="Indiana State Road 357">Indiana 357</a>) at the town center.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Oakland City in Gibson County, Indiana."><img alt="Location of Oakland City in Gibson County, Indiana." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg/156px-Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg.png" decoding="async" width="156" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg/234px-Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg/311px-Gibson_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakland_City_Highlighted_1855710.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="391" data-file-height="502" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Oakland City in Gibson County, Indiana.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Oakland_City,_Indiana&params=38_20_16_N_87_20_58_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°20′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°20′58″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.33778°N 87.34944°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.33778; -87.34944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Indiana" title="List of counties in Indiana">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Gibson County, Indiana">Gibson</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Township" title="Township">Township</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">James (Jimmy) Deffendall (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1.02 sq mi (2.64 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1.02 sq mi (2.64 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.00 km<sup>2</sup>)  0%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">472 ft (144 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,279</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,232.13/sq mi (861.94/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr 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class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_812" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 812">812, 930</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">18-55710<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2395292<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate Highway">Interstate Highways</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Interstate_69_in_Indiana" title="Interstate 69 in Indiana"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/I-69.svg/27px-I-69.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/I-69.svg/41px-I-69.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/I-69.svg/54px-I-69.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Major State Roads</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Road_57" title="Indiana State Road 57"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Indiana_57.svg/27px-Indiana_57.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Indiana_57.svg/41px-Indiana_57.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Indiana_57.svg/54px-Indiana_57.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Road_64" title="Indiana State Road 64"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Indiana_64.svg/27px-Indiana_64.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Indiana_64.svg/41px-Indiana_64.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Indiana_64.svg/54px-Indiana_64.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Road_357" title="Indiana State Road 357"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Indiana_357.svg/34px-Indiana_357.svg.png" decoding="async" width="34" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Indiana_357.svg/51px-Indiana_357.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Indiana_357.svg/68px-Indiana_357.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ocindiana.com/">www<wbr />.ocindiana<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Oakland City</b> is the second-largest city, but third largest community in <a href="/wiki/Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Gibson County, Indiana">Gibson County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>, United States, after <a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Indiana" title="Princeton, Indiana">Princeton</a> and the town of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Branch,_Indiana" title="Fort Branch, Indiana">Fort Branch</a>. It is the site of <a href="/wiki/Oakland_City_University" title="Oakland City University">Oakland City University</a>. The population was 2,279 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Oakland City was laid out and <a href="/wiki/Plat" title="Plat">platted</a> in 1856.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was probably named for the presence of oak trees.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Oakland City post office was established in 1860.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/William_M._Cockrum_House" title="William M. Cockrum House">William M. Cockrum House</a> was listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2010 census, Oakland City has a total area of 1.132 square miles (2.93 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1.13 square miles (2.93 km<sup>2</sup>) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.002 square miles (0.01 km<sup>2</sup>) (or 0.18%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-census-g001_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-g001-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>731</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>1,524</td><td></td><td>108.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,991</td><td></td><td>30.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>2,370</td><td></td><td>19.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>2,270</td><td></td><td>−4.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>2,842</td><td></td><td>25.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>3,068</td><td></td><td>8.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>3,539</td><td></td><td>15.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>3,016</td><td></td><td>−14.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>3,289</td><td></td><td>9.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>3,301</td><td></td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>2,810</td><td></td><td>−14.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>2,588</td><td></td><td>−7.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>2,429</td><td></td><td>−6.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>2,279</td><td></td><td>−6.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 2,429 people, 973 households and 568 families living in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 2,149.6 per square mile (830.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,157 housing units at an average density of 1,023.9 per square mile (395.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial make-up was 97.2% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.5% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.1% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 2.0% of the population. </p><p>There were 973 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.6% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86. </p><p>The median age was 36.1 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 16.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 21.7% were from 25 to 44, 23.8% were from 45 to 64 and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the 2000 census,<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 2,588 people, 1,031 households and 642 families living in the city. The population density was 2,352.6 per square mile (908.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,176 housing units at an average density of 1,069.0 per square mile (412.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial make-up was 97.60% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.73% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.19% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.50% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.43% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.54% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.55% of the population. </p><p>There were 1,031 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.86. </p><p>20.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64 and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Median_household_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Median household income">median household income</a> was $28,532 and the median family income was $37,440. Males had a median income of $30,500 and females $24,602. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> was $13,806. About 7.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Oakland City is the site of <a href="/wiki/Oakland_City_University" title="Oakland City University">Oakland City University</a>, the only <a href="/wiki/General_Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="General Baptist">General Baptist</a>-affiliated university, with a global campus providing over 40 degrees from associate, bachelor, master and doctorate studies and Oakland City University School of Adult and Extended Learning with programs that specialize in busy adult students. Oakland City University was established in 1885 as Oakland City College. It attained university status and changed its name in the latter part of the 20th century. Oakland City University sports teams are the Mighty Oaks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="K-12_education">K-12 education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: K-12 education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Oakland City is headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/East_Gibson_School_Corporation" title="East Gibson School Corporation">East Gibson School Corporation</a>. Oakland City Elementary School, <a href="/wiki/Waldo_J._Wood_Memorial_Junior_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Waldo J. Wood Memorial Junior High School">Waldo J. Wood Memorial Junior High School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Waldo_J._Wood_Memorial_High_School" title="Waldo J. Wood Memorial High School">Waldo J. Wood Memorial High School</a> are all located on South Franklin Street. The Oakland City Elementary sports teams are the Acorns (relating to the Oaks above). The Waldo J. Wood Memorial Junior High teams and Waldo J. Wood Memorial High School teams are the Trojans. Other schools in the East Gibson School Corporation are Barton Township Elementary School, located in Mackey, and Francisco Elementary School, located in Francisco. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_library">Public library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Public library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town has a lending library, the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Hodges" title="Gil Hodges">Gil Hodges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> first baseman, attended college at Oakland City College<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Edd Roush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> outfielder in <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>, was born in Oakland City.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Spencer_(drummer)" title="Jeremy Spencer (drummer)">Jeremy Spencer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Five_Finger_Death_Punch" title="Five Finger Death Punch">Five Finger Death Punch</a> drummer, was born in Oakland City.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_City,_Indiana&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt">"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Indiana" title="Princeton, Indiana"><span>Princeton</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Indiana" title="Princeton, Indiana">Princeton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Oakland City</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Gibson_County.svg/65px-Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Gibson_County.svg.png" 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County, Indiana">Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Johnson Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patoka_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Patoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Wabash Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Wabash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" title="Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_River_Township,_Gibson_County,_Indiana" 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