| Official Name: | Oak Point, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | A Country Place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Denton |
| Government Type: | Council-Manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | City Manager |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.99 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.81 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4357 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 5557 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 574 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1822°N -96.9953°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75068 |
| Area Code: | 972 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-53130[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2411289 |
Oak Point is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. Ranked in the Top 20 of 62 suburbs in the Dallas area by D Magazine, Oak Point had a population of 4,357 at the 2020 census.
Oak Point is located in east central Denton County in north-central Texas just south of U.S. Highway 380, equidistant between Denton and Frisco and approximately north of Dallas. While Oak Point, positioned on a scenic Lewisville Lake peninsula, provides a tranquil setting away from the pressures of a more urban environment, Oak Point is located just from the Dallas North Tollway, from Interstate 35E, and from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Oak Point is located at 33.1822°N -96.9953°W (33.182353, –96.995192).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9sqmi, of which 5.7sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi, or 4.04%, is water.
According to the U.S. Census' Quick Facts, the population in the 2010 Census was 2,786; in the 2020 Census was 4,357; and the July 2021 estimate was 5,557. The age distribution of the 2020 population included 26.9% of the population under the age 18, and 14.8% with an age of 65 or over. The racial distribution of the 2020 population: 81.0% was White alone, 16.1% was Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% was Black or African American, and 2.6% was Asian alone. In 2020, there were nearly 300 veterans in the City.There was 1,912 households with average 2.66 persons per household in 2020 and 84.3% of housing units were owner occupied.
The City of Oak Point was incorporated as a general law municipality in 1976. The City of Oak Point adopted the Council-Manager form of government through an election in May 2001. The Council-Manager form of government is a very common form of government in Texas. Under this form of government, the City Council employs a professional trained city manager to implement the policies, contracts, and agreements that are approved by the City Council. The City Manager is also responsible for managing the daily operations of the City and for implementing the City's budget.
In November 2022, the new City Charter was approved overwhelmingly by the residents and the city changed to charter-based Home Rule form of city government. The new Charter keeps the City Manager form of government and adds a councilperson, for a total of 6 councilpersons. All councilpersons are elected at large, as well as the Mayor. The Mayor has full voting rights (cannot make or second motions), so as to provide full accountability. Terms are for 2 years, with staggered elections each year in May.
The City of Oak Point is served by the Little Elm and Denton Independent School Districts.[5]
Little Elm ISD residents are zoned to Oak Point Elementary School.[6] Since 2020,[7] said residents are zoned to Walker Middle School.[8] Prior to 2020 these residents were zoned to Lakeside Middle School.[9] All LEISD residents are zoned to Little Elm High School.
Providence Elementary School serves most of Denton ISD Oak Point,[10] while a section is zoned to Cross Oaks Elementary School.[11] All of the Denton ISD portion is zoned to Rodriguez Middle School,[12] and Braswell High School.[13]
The majority of Denton County, Oak Point included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.[14]