Fair Oaks, Oregon

Fair Oaks, Oregon
Census-designated place (CDP)
Fair Oaks, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°25′02″N 123°12′48″W / 43.41722°N 123.21333°WCoordinates: 43°25′02″N 123°12′48″W / 43.41722°N 123.21333°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	1.9 sq mi (4.8 km^2)
• Land	1.9 sq mi (4.8 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	278
• Density	150/sq mi (58/km^2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s)	541
GNIS feature ID	1136275
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1] It lies at the south end of Driver Valley and along Calapooya Creek,^[1] between Sutherlin and Nonpareil by road and upstream from Oakland along the creek.^[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 278.^[3]

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.^[4]

References

1. "Fair Oaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Fair Oaks CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
4. 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.