Oak Leaf, Texas

Oak Leaf, Texas
City
Location of Oak Leaf, Texas
Coordinates: 32°31′13″N96°51′20″W / 32.52028°N 96.85556°W / 32.52028; -96.85556
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	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,552
• Density	627.75/sq mi (242.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75154
Area code	972
FIPS code	48-53115 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1388573 [3]
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 at 32°31′13″N96°51′20″W / 32.52028°N 96.85556°W / 32.52028; -96.85556 (32.520253, –96.855654). ^[6] It 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]

Oak Leaf is nearly all residential. Besides homes, there is 1 church, 1 city office, 1 auto repair shop.

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 [7]

Oak Leaf racial composition as of 2020 ^[8]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	975	62.82%
Black or African American (NH)	216	13.92%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	7	0.45%
Asian (NH)	22	1.42%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.06%
Some Other Race (NH)	3	0.19%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	72	4.64%
Hispanic or Latino	256	16.49%
Total	1,552

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,552 people, 612 households, and 514 families residing in the city.

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. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. 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. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
9. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
10. "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. ^{[9] [10]}

External links

• City of Oak Leaf – Official site