Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

Fair Oaks Ranch is an affluent city in Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 5,986 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryThe 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.GeographyFair Oaks Ranch is located at on both sides of Cibolo Creek, northwest of downtown San Antonio and 8mi 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 22.1sqkm, of which 0.06sqkm, or 0.26%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,695 people, 1,683 households, and 1,531 families residing in the city. The population density was 656.4 people per square mile (253.5/km²). There were 1,731 housing units at an average density of 242.0/sq mi (93.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.38% White, 0.38% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.90% of the population.