Oak Park, California
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Oak Park is a census-designated place located in Ventura County, California covered by census tracts [74.03 and 74.04]. As of the 2000 census, those tracts had a total population of 14,625.
History
Oak Park was formed from ranchland owned by Jim and Marian Jordan, stars of the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly. The land was purchased by Metropolitan Development Corporation in the 1940s and '50s and homes were developed after that. There was only one road into the community, from Agoura Hills, California in neighboring Los Angeles County. As such, the community was served by police and firefighters based in the nearest Ventura County city, Thousand Oaks, 10 miles (16 km) away, although L.A. County services did provide help when able.
In 1967, Ventura County officials who were worried about the isolated aspect of the community proposed a land swap with L.A. County, but they were rebuffed. The isolation also drove down the property values and homeowners found it near-impossible to sell. Oak Park residents created their own school district, Oak Park Unified School District.
They also elected a Municipal Advisory Council that persuaded the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to trim Metropolitan Development Corp.'s initial development plan from 20,000 homes. Today there are just over 5,300 homes.
In 1999, the United States Postal Service assigned Oak Park its own zip code, 91377.
Geography
Oak Park is located at 34°10'18" North, 118°45'28" West (34.171756, -118.757899)[Geographic references#1GR1].The CDP has a total area of 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²). All of the area is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there are 14,625 people, 5,160 households in the two census tracts. The population density is 1,392.5/km² (3,567.1/mi²). The average density of housing units is 491.4/km² (1,258.5/mi²). The actual local density is about twice that because over half the land area is public parks.The racial makeup of the CDP is 82% White and 12% racial minorities.
49.7% of the households have children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 11.5% are non-families. 8.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.83. The median age of the population is 36.3.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $89,200. Males have a median income of $81,698 versus $42,083 for females. 13.0% of the households have incomes of less than $30,000. 43.1% of the households have incomes greater than $100,000.
Education
Among residents age 25 or greater, 11% have no education beyond a high school diploma, 22% have some college education without earning a degree, 10% have an associate degree, 35% have a bachelor degree, and 18% have advanced degrees.The community is served by the Oak Park Unified School District, which has three elementary schools (K-5), a middle school (6-8), Oak Park High School (9-12), and Oak View High School (an alternative high school for ages 16 and above).
References
External links
- [Oak Park Update], a Web site for community news, events, and activities.
- [Oak Park, California 91377], a Web site with climate, geography, and links to government services. Pages linked from this site include demographics from the 2000 census and a calendar of community meetings and events.
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