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History · Oakwood Park

Oakwood Park was first counted by the census in 1960

Most of Oakwood Park was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1960.

1960first census
0on the National Register
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How Oakwood Park began

When was Oakwood Park founded?

1960

Oakwood Park first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 132 in 19602020 census: 18966 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Oakwood Park’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 Oakwood Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 266 in 1970; 189 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Oakwood Park’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakwood Park’s history is told.

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People over time

Oakwood Park, census by census

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Peaked at 266 in 1970; 189 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

The story so far

Oakwood Park, in brief

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

Oakwood Park is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 189 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1960. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 188 in 2010, 189 in 2020.

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

By decade

Oakwood Park, decade by decade

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On the map

Oakwood Park on the map, 1935 to 1990

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

Oakwood Park on the 1935 USGS mapOakwood Park on the 1948 USGS mapOakwood Park on the 1951 USGS mapOakwood Park on the 1964 USGS mapOakwood Park on the 1970 USGS mapOakwood Park 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 Oakwood Park.

Famous people

Famous people close to Oakwood Park

Nobody well known was born in Oakwood Park 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 townOakviewIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGladstone1 historic placeD

Questions about Oakwood Park’s history

What year was Oakwood Park founded?

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

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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.