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Fair Oaks dates to 1966

Most of Fair Oaks was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1970.

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How Fair Oaks began

When was Fair Oaks founded?

1966

Fair Oaks dates its founding to 1966 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 23 in 19702020 census: 7360 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Fair 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 Fair Oaks are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,133 in 1990; 73 people lived here in 2020.
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People over time

Fair Oaks, census by census

02004006008001,0001,200198020002020Peak: 1,133

Peaked at 1,133 in 1990; 73 people lived here in 2020.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

The story

How Fair Oaks came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fair Oaks.

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Fair Oaks was incorporated in 1966, by L. S. Robson, owner of a large ranch in Wagoner County. At the time, it contained two hundred acres of land and twenty residents. In 1969, the town added 15,000 acres. By 1980, the town was recognized as a "bedroom community" of Tulsa, and the population had grown to 324. The population peaked at 1,133 in 1990, and the Robson descendants agreed for the town and the remainder of the Robson ranch to be annexed by Tulsa.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Fair Oaks, 1963 to 1990

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1963On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1966
    FoundingFair Oaks is established
  4. 1990CensusPopulation peaks at 1,133
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On the map

Fair Oaks on the map, 1963 to 1980

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

Fair Oaks on the 1963 USGS mapFair Oaks on the 1980 USGS map1963Catoosa 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 Fair Oaks.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Fair Oaks’ history

What year was Fair Oaks founded?

In 1966, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 23 people here.

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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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.