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History · Oaks

19% of Oaks’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oaks’ 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 Oaks are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Oaks’ homes were built before 1947.
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The story so far

Oaks, in brief

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

Oaks is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 129 in 2010, 128 in 2020.

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

By decade

Oaks, decade by decade

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On the map

Oaks on the map, 1935 to 1990

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

Oaks on the 1935 USGS mapOaks on the 1948 USGS mapOaks on the 1951 USGS mapOaks on the 1964 USGS mapOaks on the 1970 USGS mapOaks on the 1990 USGS map1935North Kansas City 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 Oaks.

People over time

Oaks, census by census

01001960198020002020Peak: 162

Between 126 and 162 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Oaks

Nobody well known was born in Oaks itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ed AsnerAmerican actor · b. 1929
Jean HarlowAmerican film actress · b. 1911
Robert AltmanAmerican filmmaker · b. 1925
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Don CheadleAmerican actor · b. 1964
Dianne WiestAmerican actress · b. 1948
Janelle MonáeAmerican singer and actress · b. 1985
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

OakwoodIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 (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.