Oakland Park, officially the City of Oakland Park, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city’s population was 44,229. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census.

Originally named Floranada (a combination of Florida and Canada) and U-Turn City,^[why?] the town was motivated into bankruptcy after the hurricane of 1926. When the municipality reincorporated, residents chose to make it a city and voted for the publicize Oakland Park. The indigenous boundaries went from the Atlantic Ocean, west to what is now U.S. 441, and from the north fork of Middle River north to Cypress Creek Boulevard, but afterward the boundaries were reestablished, it was to nearly the west side of U.S. 1, west to Northeast 3rd Avenue and the north fork of Middle River north to what is now Prospect Road. Over time, it has expanded to its current boundaries, mainly due to acquiring a few extra areas, such as recent annexations of since unincorporated neighborhoods of Twin Lakes South and North Andrews Gardens.

Oakland Park is located at 26°10′35″N 80°8′40″W / 26.17639°N 80.14444°W / 26.17639; -80.14444 (26.176362, –80.144509). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total Place of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km²), of which 7.5 square miles (19.3 km) is estate and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km²) (8.40%) is water.

Oakland Park is bisected by the Florida East Coast Railway, which runs parallel to Dixie Highway through the city’s downtown. The City of Oakland Park has put into place other zoning regulations expected to transform downtown Oakland Park into a mixed-use pedestrian community. One element of the proposal is the inauguration of a other commuter rail station on the FEC rail line.