Oakland Town (Douglas County) is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,198 people across 64 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54874 and 54880.
Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,19819 per sq mi
Median home value$286,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$185Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Superior; part is in Oakland Town (Douglas County)
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Around Oakland Town (Douglas County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)133 miles away
Closer regional airport
Duluth International Airport (DLH)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN126 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL391 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Oakland Town (Douglas County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Oakland Town (Douglas County) had 1,170 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 749th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Douglas County grew from 36,335 residents in 1900 to 44,295 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 33.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pattison Ranger Staion, WI weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Douglas County
14,227 jobs at 998 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
275 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oakland Town (Douglas County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. Marys Hospital SuperiorCritical access hospital · emergency room · Superior10.1 miles
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Duluth15.3 miles
Essentia Health DuluthGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Duluth15.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
24
Specialist doctors
9
Dentists
31
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
39
Mental health providers
85
Physical and occupational therapists
73
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
12
Pharmacies
11
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Oakland Town (Douglas County)
Grocery stores
Superior Harbor View Super One Foods9.0 mi
Pharmacies
Essentia Health-Superior East Pharmacy9.0 mi
Museums
The Old Firehouse & Police Museum8.9 mi
State of Wisconsin Fire & Police Hall of Fame8.9 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Superior School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bryant ElementarySuperior
Pre-K–5
283
Public
8.5 mi
Cooper ElementarySuperior
Pre-K–5
363
Public
11.7 mi
Four Corners ElementarySuperior
Pre-K–5
200
Public
6.7 mi
Great Lakes ElementarySuperior
Pre-K–5
348
Public
9.6 mi
Northern Lights ElementarySuperior
Pre-K–5
453
Public
10.4 mi
Superior Community PreschoolSuperior
Pre-K
109
Public
10.4 mi
Superior MiddleSuperior
6–8
888
Public
9.8 mi
Superior HighSuperior
9–12
1,256
Public
10.0 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Cathedral SchoolSuperior
Pre-K–8
119
Roman Catholic
11.1 mi
Maranatha AcademySuperior
Pre-K–12
34
Christian (no specific denomination)
7.5 mi
Superior Learning AcademySuperior
Pre-K–8
18
Nonsectarian
8.7 mi
Twin Ports Baptist SchoolSuperior
K–12
4
Baptist
6.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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