13,010
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$78,646
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America/Chicago
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Red Oak, TX - History
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Welcome to the Red Oak Home page. The Red Oak Home page provides as much information as possible on Red Oak. Knowing Red Oak’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Red Oak’s Home page, you will also find Red Oak’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Red Oak has a population of 13010. 47.9% of Red Oak’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.1 are female. 52.7% of Red Oak is married and 68.7% own their own home. The Average Home price is $229,119, and the average rent is $1,215. Household median income in Red Oak is $78,646, and the individual median income is $38,538. Red Oak’s Ethnic is the following: White(51.9%), Black(31.3%), Hispanic(21.8%), Multiple(8.4%), Other(5.9%), Asian(2.4%), Native(0.2%).
One of the first settlers to this area was James E. Patton and his family in 1844. They settled in what is now known as Ovilla, Texas, located about two miles from Red Oak. Before Red Oak was given its name in 1849, it was known as Possum Trot due to the animal that lived there. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad began near the Red Oak area in 1884 and was completed in 1890.
This railroad allowed people to travel to Dallas and Waco. In 1949, Red Oak became an incorporated town of Ellis, County.
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