What does Oakland mean?

Definitions for Oakland
ˈoʊk ləndoak·land

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Oaklandnoun

    a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center

Wiktionary

  1. Oaklandnoun

    the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California

Wikipedia

  1. Oakland

    Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. The city was incorporated on May 4, 1852. Oakland is a charter city.Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large rancho grant in the colony of New Spain. Its land served as a resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco. The fertile flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region. In the late 1860s, Oakland was selected as the western terminal of the Transcontinental Railroad. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many San Francisco citizens moved to Oakland, enlarging the population, increasing its housing stock, and improving its infrastructure. It continued to grow in the 20th century with its busy port, shipyards, and a thriving automobile manufacturing industry.

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  1. oakland

    Oakland is a major city located in the state of California on the west coast of the United States. Known for its large port, diverse population, rich cultural, music and arts scene, it is the third largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city features prominent landmarks such as Lake Merritt, Jack London Square, Oakland Museum of California, and the Oakland Zoo.

Wikidata

  1. Oakland

    Oakland is the academic, cultural, and healthcare center of Pittsburgh and is Pennsylvania's third largest "Downtown". Only Center City Philadelphia and Downtown Pittsburgh can claim more economic and social activity than Oakland. The neighborhood is urban and diverse and is home to several universities, museums, and hospitals, as well as an abundance of shopping, restaurants, and students. Oakland is home to the Schenley Farms National Historic District which encompasses two city designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District and the predominantly institutional Oakland Civic Center Historic District. The Pittsburgh Fire Bureau has Fire Station No. 14 on McKee Place and Fire Station No. 10 on Allequippa Street in Oakland.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Oakland

    on the E. coast of the Bay of San Francisco, 4½ m. across from San Francisco city, is the capital of Alameda County, California, a beautiful city with tree-lined streets, surrounded by vineyards and orchards; it has a home of the adult blind of the State, manufactures of textile and iron goods, and fruit-canning industries, and is the terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Editors Contribution

  1. oakland

    an oak incorporated and operational in a residence


    Submitted by Dr Niel on March 8, 2014  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. OAKLAND

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oakland is ranked #21700 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Oakland surname appeared 1,200 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Oakland.

    94.5% or 1,135 total occurrences were White.
    2.7% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.5% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.7% or 9 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Oakland in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Oakland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Oakland in a Sentence

  1. Steve Vucinich:

    I am overwhelmed and humbled, i think I am rooted in Oakland as much as anybody.

  2. Chief Leronne Armstrong:

    We believe that we need more resources to address the high spike in crime in the city of Oakland and that's really what I have been asking for – more support and resources to address the serious issue we are facing here.

  3. Tom Jennings:

    In the several months before they kidnapped Patty Hearst, two of their members were arrested and eventually convicted of murdering an Oakland school official, that set the table in the sense that these people were very capable of committing violence. Patty Hearst kidnap letter. ( Courtesy of Smithsonian Channel) And so Patty Hearst comes along and it was a very opportunistic way for them to put themselves on the front page of newspapers every day … They were certainly good at playing the media to their benefit back then.

  4. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf:

    With the abrupt resignation of Sean Whent last week, we sought to have seamless leadership of the Oakland Police Department and selected an individual who understood the dynamics in Oakland and who...could hit the ground running, however, I have just received information that has caused me to lose confidence in Ben Fairow's ability to lead the Oakland Police Department at this particular moment in time.

  5. Charlie Morton:

    Naturally, were going to pay attention a little bit to what Oakland is doing and what Cleveland is doing, but at the same time I think weve got to keep focus on what were doing, what we can control.

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