Oakwood, Texas

About Oakwood

Oakwood is a tiny community in eastern Texas, home to 405 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Oakwood is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.13 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 358 residents per square mile.

📰 Oakwood News Today

• Man hospitalized, suspect in custody after shooting in Leon County gas station parking lot KBTX News 3 · Sep 14
• Oakwood Football Schedule MaxPreps · Sep 30
• Samuel Noe Webb-Rivera Obituary (2026) - Oakwood, TX - Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Oakwood, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 8
• Oakwood vs Away - Boys Middle School Football 09/17/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Sep 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Oakwood Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Oakwood — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oakwood

• Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Lake Bottom WMA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Oakwood

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• OAKWOOD H S

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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