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Oakley, Michigan
Village
Village of Oakley
Location within Saginaw County
Location within Saginaw County
Oakley, Michigan is located in Michigan
Oakley, Michigan
Oakley, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Saginaw
Township Brady
Area
 • Total 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Land 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 290
 • Estimate 
(2019)
274
 • Density 265.50/sq mi (102.49/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48649
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-59860
GNIS feature ID 0633890

Oakley is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 290 at the 2010 census. The village is within Brady Township, although about half of the village would lie within Chesaning Township on the east, if the boundary line had not been adjusted.

History

Originally the area was called Mickleville. Philip Mickle, who owned a tavern there in 1842, became the first postmaster of Mickleville on March 12, 1856. That post office was moved to the hamlet of Havana on April 18, 1860, which was two miles southeast of Oakleys present location. In 1868, Andrew Huggins plotted and recorded the village of Oakley and the post office was moved from Havana. It was named for Judge Oakley of Dutchess County, New York, a relative of one of its citizens. Oakley was incorporated as a village in 1887.

In 1880 Oakley had a population of 350, one school, three dry-goods stores, two grocers, two drug stores and two hardware stores. It had a factory that employed 40 people.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), of which, 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 298
1890 299 0.3%
1900 231 −22.7%
1910 237 2.6%
1920 201 −15.2%
1930 218 8.5%
1940 270 23.9%
1950 333 23.3%
1960 417 25.2%
1970 418 0.2%
1980 412 −1.4%
1990 362 −12.1%
2000 339 −6.4%
2010 290 −14.5%
2019 (est.) 274 −5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 290 people, 116 households, and 76 families residing in the village. The population density was 284.3 inhabitants per square mile (109.8/km2). There were 135 housing units at an average density of 132.4 per square mile (51.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.2% White, 3.8% African American, 0.7% Native American, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 116 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 42.7 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

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