Editing Oak Ridge, Cooke County, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Oak Ridge, Cooke County, Texas
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_skyline      = 
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| image_caption      = 
| image_map          = Cooke County OakRidge.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location within Cooke County
| pushpin_map        = Texas
| pushpin_label      = Oak Ridge
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Texas
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|38|53|N|97|02|19|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.11
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.11
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| area_total_km2     = 0.29
| area_land_km2      = 0.29
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 242
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| elevation ft       = 856
| elevation footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| postal_code        = 
| area_code          = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-53154<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2413064<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413064}}</ref>
| website            = https://www.townofoakridge.com/
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Oak Ridge''' is a town in [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 242 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 141 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4853154| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Oak Ridge town (Cooke County), Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 5, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090354/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4853154| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==

Oak Ridge is located in eastern Cooke County along [[U.S. Route 82 in Texas|U.S. Route 82]], {{convert|6|mi|0}} east of [[Gainesville, Texas|Gainesville]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|8|mi|0}} west of [[Whitesboro, Texas|Whitesboro]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1990 = 180
| 2000 = 224
| 2010 = 141
| 2020 = 242
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Oak Ridge (Cooke County), Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Oak%20Ridge%20town%20(Cooke%20County),%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 224 people, 72 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,682.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|698.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 85.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 10.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.29% of the population.

There were 72 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $20,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,673. About 11.5% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Cooke County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Cooke County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]