Fair Oaks, Oregon

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Fair Oaks, Oregon
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Fair Oaks, Oregon
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Fair Oaks, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°24′39″N123°13′10″W / 43.41083°N 123.21944°W / 43.41083; -123.21944
Country United States
State Oregon
County Douglas
Area
[1]
  Total
1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
  Land1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
238
  Density129.35/sq mi (49.95/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 541
GNIS feature ID2611729 [2]

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [2] It lies at the south end of Driver Valley and along Calapooya Creek, [2] between Sutherlin and Nonpareil by road and upstream from Oakland along the creek. [4] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 278. [5]

Fair Oaks was named for the oak trees in its vicinity. It had its own post office from 1878 through 1882, and thereafter Fair Oaks mail went via the post office at Oakland. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 238
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [3]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Oaks, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 53. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  5. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Fair Oaks CDP, Oregon". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  6. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 342. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.