Editing Red Oak, Texas

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Red Oak, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| map_caption        = Location in the state of [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{Flagicon|USA}}United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flagicon|Texas}}[[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[City Council]]
| leader_title1      = [[Mayor]]
| website            = {{URL|www.redoaktx.org}}
| established_date   = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 15.38
| area_land_sq_mi    = 15.37
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| area_water_percent = 
| area_total_km2     = 39.82
| area_land_km2      = 39.81
| area_water_km2     = 0.01
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| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_metro   = 
| population_total   = 14222
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| elevation_ft       = 604
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 75154
| area_code          = [[Area codes 214, 469 and 972|214, 469, 945, 972]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-61196<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Red Oak''' is a city in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]], [[Texas]], United States. It is part of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. The population was 10,769 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4861196| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Red Oak city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 25, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053740/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4861196| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 4,301 at the 2000 census. The North Central Texas Council of Governments projects that number to grow to 63,329 by the year 2030,<ref>[http://www.nctcog.org NCTCOG] - [http://www.nctcog.org/ris/demographics/forecast/query.asp?thefield=citycode&thevalue=3490 Research & Information Services - 2030 Demographic Forecast: Red Oak.] ('''[[North Central Texas Council of Governments|NCTCOG]]''').  Retrieved 22 March 2006.</ref> as it is on the verge of explosive suburban growth.

==History==
One of the first settlers to this area was James E. Patton and his family in 1844.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjr05|title=RED OAK, TX|last=BROWN|first=SCOTT|date=2010-06-15|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> They settled in what is now known as Ovilla, Texas, located about two miles from Red Oak.<ref name=":0" /> Before Red Oak was given its name in 1849, it was known as Possum Trot due to the animal that lived there.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad]] reached Red Oak in 1884 and was completed in 1890,.<ref name=":0" /> providing service between Dallas and Waco.<ref name=":0" /> In 1949, Red Oak became an incorporated town of Ellis, County.<ref name=":0" /> In 2023, Google announced a 600 million dollar data center campus on a 375 acre land, right off Ovilla Road in Red Oak, making it the second data center to be built in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swinhoe |first=Dan |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Google announces plans for Red Oak data center campus in Texas |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-announces-plans-for-red-oak-data-center-campus-in-texas/ }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Glen Rose Texas water tower.png|thumb|Water tower in Glenn Heights, on west side of I-35E]]
Red Oak is located along the northern edge of Ellis County. Adjacent cities include [[Glenn Heights, Texas|Glenn Heights]] to the northwest, [[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]] to the north, [[Ferris, Texas|Ferris]] to the east, [[Pecan Hill, Texas|Pecan Hill]] to the southeast, [[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]] to the south, and [[Oak Leaf, Texas|Oak Leaf]] to the west. It is {{Convert|18|mi}} south of downtown [[Dallas]] via [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Interstate 35E]], which has two exits in Red Oak.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Red Oak has a total area of {{convert|38.8|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Red Oak has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594714&cityname=Red+Oak%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Red Oak, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 415
| 1970 = 767
| 1980 = 1882
| 1990 = 3124
| 2000 = 4301
| 2010 = 10769
| 2020 = 14222
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 18624
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Red Oak racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4861196&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|5,433
|38.2%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|4,481
|31.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|33
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|130
|0.91%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|8
|0.06%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|107
|0.75%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|511
|3.59%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,519
|24.74%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''14,222'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,222 people, 4,098 households, and 3,293 families residing in the city.

==Education==
[[File:Red Oak Intermediate School.jpg|thumb|Image of Red Oak Intermediate school from 2010, taken in Red Oak, Texas.]]
The majority of the city of Red Oak is served by the [[Red Oak Independent School District]].<ref name=CensusSDMap2020Ellis>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48139_ellis/DC20SD_C48139.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ellis County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48139_ellis/DC20SD_C48139_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> That district's schools include Shields Elementary, Eastridge Elementary, Red Oak Elementary, Wooden Elementary, Russell P Schupmann Elementary, Red Oak Middle School, and [[Red Oak High School (Texas)|Red Oak High School]].

The city extends into the [[Waxahachie Independent School District]]<!--UNI 44730--> and the [[Ferris Independent School District]]<!--UNI 19170-->.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020Ellis/> The former operates [[Waxahachie High School]].

In addition [[Life School]], a public charter school, operates the K–12 Red Oak campus.<ref name="Campuses">"[http://www.lifeschools.net/contact-us Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903014431/http://www.lifeschools.net/contact-us |date=2011-09-03 }}." [[Life School]]. Retrieved on September 2, 2011. "950 South I-35E Lancaster, TX 75146"</ref>

[[Texas State Technical College]] operates a branch campus in Red Oak.

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
* [[File:I-35E (TX).svg|20px]][[File:US 77.svg|20px]] '''[[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Interstate 35E]]/[[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|U.S. Route 77]]'''

===Air===
The city of Red Oak jointly owns the [[Ferris Red Oak Muni Heliport]] together with the city of [[Ferris, Texas|Ferris]].<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=12T|use=PU|own=PU|site=site=23925.*H}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 26 April 2018.</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Demi Burnett]], contestant on [[The Bachelor (season 23)|season 23]] of [[The Bachelor (American TV series)|The Bachelor]]
* [[Michelle Carter (athlete)|Michelle Carter]], gold medal winner in the women's shot put at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
* [[Pinky Higgins]], Major League Baseball player and manager, born in Red Oak
* [[Sarah Jaffe]], singer/songwriter
* [[Louise Ritter]], gold medal winner in the women's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/01/sports/the-seoul-olympics-last-jump-goes-ritter-s-way.html |title= THE SEOUL OLYMPICS; Last Jump Goes Ritter's Way|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= October 1988|last1= Litsky|first1= Frank}}</ref>
* [[Nikki Stringfield]], guitarist for American heavy metal band The Iron Maiden

==Geographic location==
{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Red Oak
|North     = [[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]]
|Northeast = [[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]]
|East      = [[Ferris, Texas|Ferris]]
|Southeast = [[Pecan Hill, Texas|Pecan Hill]]
|South     = [[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]]
|Southwest = [[Oak Leaf, Texas|Oak Leaf]]
|West      = [[Glenn Heights, Texas|Glenn Heights]]
|Northwest = [[Glenn Heights, Texas|Glenn Heights]]
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.redoaktx.org Red Oak official website]
* [http://www.redoakisd.org/ Red Oak ISD]
* [http://www.redoakisdfoundation.org/ Red Oak ISD Education Foundation]
* [http://redoakband.com/ Red Oak ISD Bands]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjr05 Handbook of Texas Online – Red Oak, TX]

{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
{{Ellis County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Cities in Ellis County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]