Fair Oaks, Oregon

Coordinates: 43°25′02″N 123°12′48″W / 43.41722°N 123.21333°W / 43.41722; -123.21333
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Fair Oaks, Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon is located in Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon is located in the United States
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°25′02″N 123°12′48″W / 43.41722°N 123.21333°W / 43.41722; -123.21333
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas
Area
 • Total1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
 • Land1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 • Total238
 • Density129.35/sq mi (49.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1136275
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[3]

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] It lies at the south end of Driver Valley and along Calapooya Creek,[3] 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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020238
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Fair Oaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  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.