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Oakes is the hub of Southeastern North Dakota. It's a great community to live in, raise a family, and work. Primarily agricultural, Oakes still boasts a large industrial sector, as well as a progressive main street.
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If you're looking for a community that's truly a "community", Oakes is the right place for you. With recreational activies for all ages, festivals, and a night life. You'll be sure to find something to do.

Oakes is a community you can raise a family in. An excellent K-12 school system. A progressive preschool program. Various youth groups and community church organizations. Oakes is also a safe community to raise your children in.

Oakes is a farm and ranch community with many acres of corn and soybeans produced each year. Oakes is proud to have not one but two 110 car elevator facilities. JLG is Oakes' largest employer and is continualy expanding and hiring. Not only is our Main Street full, but our business sector is booming. Our medical facilities are like none other in rural North Dakota. With a well established clinic, and new hospital facility opening next year.