1590History
Examples of these releases are:
Beacon Service Station, 1590 East F Street, Oakdale.
1790Culture
The groundwater has been contaminated with reported benzene concentrations as high as 1790 parts per billion.
1871Government
It goes by the slogan "Cowboy Capital of the World."
== History ==
The city was founded in 1871 when the Stockton and Visalia Railroad met the Copperopolis Railroad.
1911History
The most rainfall in one month was 8.63 inches (219 mm) in January 1911.
1925History
The record high temperature was 114 °F (46 °C) on July 18, 1925.
1930History
The record snowfall was 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in January 1930.
1932History
The record low temperature was 12 °F (−11 °C) on December 11, 1932.
1958History
The wettest year was 1958 with 22.15 inches (563 mm) and the driest year was 1947 with 7.99 inches (203 mm).
1965Architecture
It opened in May 1965, operated the Hershey's Oakdale Visitor Center and Shop in town, and employed about 575 local people.
1985History
This release was a fuel leak caused by an underground tank failure in 1985.
1987History
The release was discovered on May 25, 1987, through a site inspection.
1988History
Diesel fuel contamination was discovered on November 11, 1988, during the removal of a 30-year-old steel 500-gallon tank.
1989Economy
Soil remediation began as early as 1989.
2008Economy
Oakdale was the home to the Oakdale Hershey Plant, a satellite plant of Hershey Chocolate, that closed in January 2008 and moved to Mexico.
2020Civil Rights
In June 2020, the town was taken by a false rumor that Black Lives Matters protestors intended to invade the town from the Bay Area.
2021Government
== Government ==
Cherilyn Bairos was elected mayor in 2021.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $86,478, and the per capita income was $36,849.
2025Culture
A 2025 New York Times report on the town noted that the town had become a news desert, as local news outlets had for the most part disappeared while inhabitants increasingly rel...