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is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, on the eastern side of the Twin Cities metro area. The population was 26,653 at the 2000 census. Oakdale is the 31st largest city in Minnesota, in terms of population.
The city of Oakdale today is the result of a consolidation of Oakdale and Northdale Townships in the 1970s, and continued to annex land well into the 1990s.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29.2 km²), of which, 11.1 square miles (28.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.86%) is water. Interstates 94 and 694 and Minnesota State Highways 5, 36, and 120 are five of the main routes in the community.