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Oakley, Idaho

Oakley is a city in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. The population was 786 at the 2020 census, up from 763 in 2010. It is part of the Burley Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The city was named for William Oakley, the proprietor of a 19th-century stagecoach station located at a spring currently located about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the present townsite known as Oakley Meadows.

Oakley Academy was established in 1901, and Howells Opera House was established in 1907.

Oakley is located at the very southern limit of the Snake River Plain, and close to Goose Creek, between the Middle and Albion Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.59 square miles (11.89 km2), all of it land.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oakley has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Oakley was 108 °F (42.2 °C) on July 21–22, 1893, while the coldest temperature recorded was −27 °F (−32.8 °C) on February 9, 1933.

As of the census of 2010, there were 763 people, 248 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 166.2 inhabitants per square mile (64.2/km2). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 61.0 per square mile (23.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 6.6% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.4% of the population.

There were 248 households, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.6% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.60.

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