Fair Oaks Ranch is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The city was name for Ralph E. Fair Sr, a successful oilman and rancher who used to operate a ranch that became the town. The population was 9,833 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 10,505 in 2021. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The land on which Fair Oaks Ranch rests was acquired in the 1930s by Ralph Fair Sr., who worked in the oil industry and owned cattle and racehorses. A residential community was established by Fair's family in the 1970s and the community was incorporated in 1988.

Geography

Fair Oaks Ranch is located on both sides of Cibolo Creek, northwest of downtown San Antonio and southeast of Boerne. The city limits extend southwest to touch Interstate 10 at Exit 546.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.26%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 9,833 people, 3,462 households, and 2,969 families residing in the city. The median age was 47.6 years, with 23.4% of residents under the age of 18 and 23.5% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.9 males age 18 and over.

78.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 21.9% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,462 households in Fair Oaks Ranch, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 79.8% were married-couple households, 6.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 11.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 7,883 || 80.2%

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| Black or African American || 164 || 1.7%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 39 || 0.4%

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| Asian || 161 || 1.6%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 233 || 2.4%

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| Two or more races || 1,348 || 13.7%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,705 || 17.3%

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2000 census

As of the census The public schools that serve the BISD parts of Fair Oaks Ranch are Fair Oaks Ranch ES (K–5), Van Raub ES (K–5), Boerne Middle School South (6–8), Captain Mark Tyler Voss Middle School (6–8), and Boerne Champion High School (9–12).

A portion of Fair Oaks Ranch in Comal County is in the Comal Independent School District.<!--UNI 14730--> Spring Branch Middle School, and Smithson Valley High School.

References

  • City of Fair Oaks Ranch official website
  • Handbook of Texas Online