Oakland

Oaktown

  • Motto: Faith and Labor

  • Flora: Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

  • Fauna: Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

  • Food: Barbecue Oysters

⭐ Oakland, OA

  • Population: 1,682,353

  • Founded: 1852

  • Former State: California

  • Counties: Alameda

40

If Oakland was admitted as a state today, it would be the 40th largest by population, between West Virginia and Hawaii.