Fair Oaks, Oklahoma | |
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Town | |
Motto: Live on David Hewitt | |
Location of Fair Oaks, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates: 36°8′53″N 95°42′30″W / 36.14806°N 95.70833°WCoordinates: 36°8′53″N 95°42′30″W / 36.14806°N 95.70833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
Counties | Wagoner, Rogers |
Area | |
• Total | 17.4 sq mi (45.0 km2) |
• Land | 17.3 sq mi (44.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 103 |
• Density | 7.0/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 40-25000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1102937 |
Fair Oaks is a town in Rogers and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 103 at the 2010 census, a 15.6 percent decline from 122 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Fair Oaks was incorporated in 1966, by L. S. Robson, owner of a large ranch in Wagoner County. At the time, it contained two hundred acres of land and twenty residents. In 1969, the town added 15,000 acres. By 1980, the town was recognized as a "bedroom community" of Tulsa, and the population had grown to 324. The population peaked at 1,133 in 1990, and the Robson descendants agreed for the town and the remainder of the Robson ranch to be annexed by Tulsa.
Fair Oaks is located at 36°8′53″N 95°42′30″W / 36.14806°N 95.70833°W (36.147943, -95.708332). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45.0 km²), of which, 17.3 square miles (44.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 122 people, 53 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.0 people per square mile (2.7/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 3.5 per square mile (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.97% White, 13.93% Native American, and 4.10% from two or more races.