Oak, Missouri
Oak is an unincorporated community in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
4,080 - 1860
8,090 +4 1870
6,550 -2 1880
9,800 +3 1890
9,640 - 1900
11,930 +2 1910
13,710 +2 1920
13,780 - 1930
17,640 +4 1940
19,250 +2 1950
22,210 +3 1960
29,610 +7 1970
38,710 +9 1980
43,740 +5 1990
57,200 +14 2000
66,330 +9 2010
72,450 +6 2016
History
A post office called Oak was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[2] The community most likely was named for the oaks at the original town site.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
Coordinates: 39°53′37″N 94°31′47″W / 39.89361°N 94.52972°W
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.