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History · Oakhaven

Oakhaven was first counted by the census in 1950, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 20 buildings. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1950.

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How Oakhaven began

When was Oakhaven founded?

1950

Oakhaven first appears in the census in 1950.

First census: 81 in 19502020 census: 6576 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Oakhaven’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Oakhaven are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District takes in 20 historic buildings.Old housesHalf of Oakhaven’s homes were built before 1945.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakhaven’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 20 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic DistrictDistrict

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Oakhaven, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oakhaven yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Oakhaven is a town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oakhaven had a population of 65. It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 63 to 65 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Oakhaven, decade by decade

Today3 recent
For his spread near the southwest Arkansas town of Oakhaven, a farmer turned one of his many hay bales into fall (or Ha…2020For his spread near the southwest Arkansas town of Oa…Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District2016Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Histori…ARMap-doton-Oakhaven2005ARMap-doton-Oakhaven
On the map

Oakhaven on the map, 1951 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oakhaven. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Oakhaven on the 1951 USGS mapOakhaven on the 1978 USGS map1951Hope sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oakhaven.

People over time

Oakhaven, census by census

01960198020002020Peak: 87

Between 35 and 87 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Oakhaven’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Oakhaven’s history

What year was Oakhaven founded?

The Oakhaven post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Oakhaven?

One place: the Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District (listed 2008).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.