| Oak Ridge, Cooke County, Texas | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas |
| Pushpin Label: | Oak Ridge |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cooke |
| Coordinates: | 33.6486°N -97.0406°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Chad Ramsey |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 242 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-53154[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413064[3] |
| Website: | https://www.townofoakridge.com/ |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Oak Ridge is a town in Cooke County, Texas, United States. The population was 242 at the 2020 census, up from 141 at the 2010 census.[4]
Oak Ridge is located in eastern Cooke County at 33.6486°N -97.0406°W (33.648577, –97.040626),[5] along U.S. Route 82, 6miles east of Gainesville, the county seat, and 8miles west of Whitesboro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3sqkm, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 224 people, 72 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The population density was 1682.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 93 housing units at an average density of 698.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 85.27% White, 0.45% African American, 1.79% Native American, 10.27% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.29% of the population.
There were 72 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.57.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,673. About 11.5% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.