Oakdale is a city in the San Joaquin Valley and Stanislaus County, California. Take a look below for 12 awesome and fun facts about Oakdale, California, United States.
1. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2. Oakdale goes by the slogan “Cowboy Capital of the World.” The population was 20,675 at the 2010 census, up from 15,503 at the 2000 census.
3. The city was founded in 1871 when the Stockton and Visalia Railroad met the Copperopolis Railroad.
4. The site of Taylor’s Ferry Crossing is located in Oakdale, a crossing of the Stanislaus River on the 19th century Stockton – Los Angeles Road.
5. Oakdale was used as a film location for the United Artists film Bound For Glory starring David Carradine.
6. Oakdale doubled as a dusty ‘Texas’ town using railroad scenes for the film. Oakdale was nominated for an award for having the most almond trees per capita per square mile in the state of California.
7. The city is located on the Stanislaus River in the east-central portion of the San Joaquin Valley, adjacent to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. California State Routes 108 and 120 (Tioga Pass Road) intersect in the city.
8. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), of which 6.0 square miles (16 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (0.81%) is water.
9. Historically the area has been used for orchards and other agricultural uses. Some of the common soil types found in Oakdale are Delhi sand, Oakdale sandy loam, Hanford sandy loam, and Tujunga loamy sand.
10. Oakdale is generally on level ground at an elevation of approximately 190 feet (58 m) above mean sea level. Drainage is generally to the northwest towards the Stanislaus River.
11. The Oakdale economy centers on agriculture, food manufacturing, and tourism.
12. Oakdale was the home to the Oakdale Hershey Plant, a satellite plant of Hershey Chocolate, that closed in January 2008 and moved to Mexico. It opened in May 1965, operated the Hershey’s Oakdale Visitor Center and Shop in town, and employed about 575 local people. The plant was purchased by Sconza Candy Company, which began production in October 2008.
