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Welcome to Oak Ridge ...The town of Oak Ridge is located Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County<1>. The location of Oak Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> When the people of Oak Ridge refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Ridger<3> A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Ridge has a population of 240 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Oak Ridge is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Oak Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Oak Ridge: (940) Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Ridge had an population of 240 people. This is an increase of 70.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Ridge had a population of 141 people. This makes Oak Ridge the county's 6th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 141 people, the population of Oak Ridge decreased 37.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 224 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Ridge. While we believe that this Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County, we know of another 7 Texas communities named Oak Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bowie, Fannin, Grayson, Kaufman, Llano, Nacogdoches and Parker County. Beyond Texas, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Ridge. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Ridge. Looking for more information about Oak Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oak Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Ridge. Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ |
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