Oakley, Kansas

**Oakley** is a city in Gove, Logan, and Thomas counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is also the county seat of Logan County. In 2020, 2,046 people lived there.

## History

The area that would become Oakley was settled in the 1870s and 1880s by people on the Smoky Hill Trail. Oakley was created in 1884 by Judge Fredman and David D. Hoag. It was first named **Carlyle**. Its name was changed to **Cleveland**. The name changed again to **Oakley** in 1885. It was named after Hoag's mother, Elizabeth Oakley Gardner Hoag.

## Geography

Oakley is at  (39.128023, -100.854490). It has an elevation of 3,064 feet (934 m). It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the South Fork of the Saline River in the High Plains region of the Great Plains.

The city is at the intersection of Interstate 70, U.S. Route 40, and U.S. Route 83 in northwest Kansas. It is in the northeast corner of Logan County, and portions of it extend into Gove County and Thomas County. Oakley is about 211 miles (340 km) northwest of Wichita, 227 miles east-southeast of Denver, and 335 miles (539 km) west of Kansas City.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

Oakley has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Oakley has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,046 people, 896 households, and 540 families living in Oakley. Of the households, 68.3% owned their home and 31.7% rented their home.

The median age was 40.1 years. Of the people, 90.0% were White, 0.5% were Asian, 0.1% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 3.9% were from some other race, and 5.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 2,045 people, 920 households, and 562 families living in Oakley.

## Media

_The Oakley Graphic_ is the local newspaper. It is published once per week. The first edition of the newspaper was published on November 22, 1889.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Oakley
- Oakley - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 274, local school system
- Historical
- Fick Museum
- Historic Images  - Wichita State University Libraries
- Maps
- Oakley City Map , KDOT
- Other
- Palace Community Theatre

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Oakley, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Gove County sign in Oakley, Kansas 8-20-2011.JPG
- **image caption**: Gas station on US Route 40 near I-70 (2011)
- **image map**: Logan_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oakley_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Logan County, Kansas, Logan County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Logan Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Logan County, Kansas, Logan County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, Counties
- **subdivision name2**: Logan County, Kansas, Logan, Thomas County, Kansas, Thomas, Gove County, Kansas, Gove
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1884
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1887
- **named for**: Elizabeth Oakley Gardner Hoag
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.92
- **area land sq mi**: 1.92
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 4.98
- **area land km2**: 4.98
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 3051
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2046
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67748
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-51825
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395293