Fair Oaks, Oregon

Fair Oaks, Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°24′39″N 123°13′10″W / 43.41083°N 123.21944°W / 43.41083; -123.21944
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas
Area
 • Total
1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
 • Land1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation620 ft (190 m)
Population
 • Total
238
 • Density129.4/sq mi (49.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code541
GNIS feature ID2611729[2]

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] It lies at the south end of Driver Valley and along Calapooya Creek,[2] between Sutherlin and Nonpareil by road and upstream from Oakland along the creek.[4] As of the 2020 census, Fair Oaks had a population of 238.[5]

Fair Oaks was named for the oak trees in its vicinity. It had its own post office from 1878 through 1882, and thereafter Fair Oaks mail went via the post office at Oakland.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020238
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Oaks, Oregon
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  5. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  6. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 342. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.