History · Oaks

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Oaks is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 129 people in 2010, 128 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1947.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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