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. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Official website: http://www. ... A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular community defined for the purpose of taking a census. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Panoramic shot of Oak Park from the top of a hill.

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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. Agoura Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, and has the zip code of 91301. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California, and the most populous county in the United States, with 10,179,716 residents (as of July 2004)[1]. The county seat is the city of Los Angeles. ... Thousand Oaks is a city in Ventura County, California, in the United States. ...

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. Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) is a K-12 school district in southeast Ventura County, California, USA. It consists of six public schools in the community of Oak Park. ...

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. A previous USPS logo The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States government (see ) responsible for providing postal service in the United States; it is generally referred to within the United States as the post office. ...

Geography

Oak Park is located at 34°10'18" North, 118°45'28" West (34.171756, -118.757899)^GR1.

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. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 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. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The racial makeup of the CDP is 82% White and 12% racial minorities. The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

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. A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...

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 (OPUSD), 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). Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) is a K-12 school district in southeast Ventura County, California, USA. It consists of six public schools in the community of Oak Park. ...

References

• Pool, Bob. "Rebuffed, Then Polished", Los Angeles Times, April 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-04-03.

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External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.171756° -118.757899°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
• 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.