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History · Oakview

Oakview was first counted by the census in 1960

Most of Oakview was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958. Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1960.

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How Oakview began

When was Oakview founded?

1960

Oakview first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 543 in 19602020 census: 36666 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Oakview’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 Oakview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Oakview’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakview’s history is told.

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The story so far

Oakview, in brief

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

Oakview is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1960. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 375 to 366 (-2%).

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

By decade

Oakview, decade by decade

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On the map

Oakview on the map, 1935 to 1990

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

Oakview on the 1935 USGS mapOakview on the 1948 USGS mapOakview on the 1951 USGS mapOakview on the 1964 USGS mapOakview on the 1970 USGS mapOakview 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 Oakview.

People over time

Oakview, census by census

01002003004005006001960198020002020Peak: 543

Between 351 and 543 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Oakview

Nobody well known was born in Oakview 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.

Gladstone1 historic placeDOakwood ParkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Oakview’s history

What year was Oakview founded?

The Oakview post office opened in 1960, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 (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.