Oak Leaf, Texas

Oak Leaf, Texas
City
Location of Oak Leaf, Texas
Coordinates: 32°30′15″N96°51′52″W / 32.50417°N 96.86444°W / 32.50417; -96.86444
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Ellis
Area [1]
• Total	2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
• Land	2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2)
• Water	0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,552
• Density	627.6/sq mi (242.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75154
Area codes	214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code	48-53115 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2411288 [2]
Website	www.oakleaftexas.org

Oak Leaf is a city ^[4] in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,552 at the 2020 census. ^[5]

Geography

Oak Leaf is located in northern Ellis County and is bordered to the northwest by Ovilla, to the north by Glenn Heights, and to the east by Red Oak. Waxahachie, the county seat, is 11 miles (18 km) to the south, and downtown Dallas is 20 miles (32 km) to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), of which 1.572 acres (6,362 m²), or 0.10%, is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	984		—
2000	1,209		22.9%
2010	1,298		7.4%
2020	1,552		19.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Oak Leaf had a population of 1,552, with 520 households and 514 families residing in the city. The median age was 45.9 years. ^[7]

The age distribution showed 22.7% of residents under the age of 18 and 21.6% 65 years of age or older, while for every 100 females there were 104.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.4 males age 18 and over. ^[7]

80.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 20.0% lived in rural areas. ^[8]

There were 520 households in Oak Leaf, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 71.3% were married-couple households, 9.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. ^[7]

There were 546 housing units, of which 4.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%. ^[7]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census ^{[9] [a]}

Race	Number	Percent
White	1,020	65.7%
Black or African American	219	14.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native	12	0.8%
Asian	23	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	103	6.6%
Two or more races	174	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	256	16.5%

Education

The city of Oak Leaf is served by the Red Oak Independent School District.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Leaf, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. US Census change list
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Oak Leaf city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
8. "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
9. "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
10. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
11. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[10] [11]}

External links

• City of Oak Leaf – Official site