Map of Oak Ridge town, Missouri

Oak Ridge is a village in the southern part of Apple Creek Township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 237 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Oak Ridge town overview:
Name:	Oak Ridge town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Cape Girardeau County
Elevation:	594 ft (181 m)
Total Area:	0.59 sq mi (1.53 km²)
Land Area:	0.59 sq mi (1.53 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	237
Population Density:	401.02/sq mi (154.77/km²)
ZIP code:	63769
Area code:	573
FIPS code:	2953786
GNISfeature ID:	2396826

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History

Andrew Ramsay and Alexander Giboney settled in the area around Ramsey Creek in 1795. The community of Oak Ridge was organized in 1852 by John M. Wilson, who purchased the land at $2.50 per acre and established a store and a bar. The town was named for the natural surroundings. Oak Ridge had a population of approximately 300 in 1888. The town is home to a Methodist church and a Baptist church dating from the 1860s, and was once home to a Presbyterian church. The first high school in Southeast Missouri was established in Oak Ridge in 1874.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km), all land. The village lies approximately ten miles northeast of Jackson.