Town guide

Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County), Texas

Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County) is a town in Cooke County, Texas, home to about 353 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 76240.

Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population3533,209 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$180Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County)

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Plano, TX48 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX64 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County); driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County) had 242 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 1386th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Cooke County grew from 27,494 residents in 1900 to 41,668 in 2020.

Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County) population by census2000: 224, 2010: 141, 2020: 242224200014120102422020

Cooke County, 1900–2020

Cooke County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,494, 1910: 26,603, 1920: 25,667, 1930: 24,136, 1940: 24,909, 1950: 22,146, 1960: 22,560, 1970: 23,471, 1980: 27,656, 1990: 30,777, 2000: 36,363, 2010: 38,437, 2020: 41,66827K’00’1026K’20’3025K’40’5023K’60’7028K’80’9036K’00’1042K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County)Jan: high 53°F, low 32°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 35°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 51°F, 3.9 in; May: high 80°F, low 60°F, 5.6 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 73°F, 2.9 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 72°F, 2.8 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.1 in53°32°Jan2.258°35°Feb2.666°43°Mar3.774°51°Apr3.980°60°May5.689°69°Jun4.694°73°Jul2.994°72°Aug2.887°65°Sep3.976°54°Oct4.464°43°Nov3.055°34°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville 5 Ene, TX weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Cooke County

13,433 jobs at 1,040 businesses in Cooke County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cooke CountyManufacturing: 3,354 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,119 jobs; Retail trade: 1,930 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,261 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 785 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 728 jobs; Construction: 578 jobs; Other services: 548 jobsManufacturing 25% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 9% Transportation and warehousing 6% Mining, oil and gas 5% Construction 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

145 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County).

Nearest hospitals

  • North Texas Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · GainesvilleUnder a mile
  • Muenster Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Muenster12.7 miles
  • Mercy Hospital MariettaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Marietta19.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors14
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants39
Mental health providers29
Physical and occupational therapists16
Optometrists8
Chiropractors11
Pharmacies11

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County)

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter1.4 mi
  • Lowe's Market2.1 mi
  • Tom Thumb2.5 mi
  • Carniceria La Villa3.1 mi

Museums

  • Sante Fe Depot Museum2.3 mi
  • Morton Museum of Cooke County2.3 mi
  • Medal of Honor Host City Museum2.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Butterfield Stage2.3 mi
  • First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts2.6 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County)

Public schools here are run by Callisburg ISD, Gainesville ISD, Sivells Bend ISD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Callisburg ElGainesvillePre-K–5531Public9.2 mi
Edison ElGainesvillePre-K–1630Public3.0 mi
Sivells Bend ElGainesvillePre-K–862Public15.1 mi
Walnut Bend ElGainesvillePre-K–873Public10.1 mi
W E Chalmers ElGainesville2–4703Public3.9 mi
Gainesville IntGainesville5–6480Public1.5 mi
Callisburg MiddleCallisburg6–8287Public9.0 mi
Gainesville J HGainesville7–8422Public3.0 mi
DaepGainesville8–126Alternative Education3.3 mi
Callisburg H SCallisburg9–12327Public9.0 mi
Gainesville H SGainesville9–12876Public3.5 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Mary SchoolGainesvillePre-K–8120Roman Catholic1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Gainesville, Lake Kiowa, Lindsay City and Callisburg.

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