Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio
Oakwood, Ohio | |
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Hawthorn Hill, home of Orville Wright | |
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| Coordinates: 39°43′13″N 84°10′24″W / 39.72028°N 84.17333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William Duncan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2) |
| • Land | 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,572 |
| • Density | 4,361.6/sq mi (1,684.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 45409, 45419 |
| Area codes | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-57764 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086677 |
| Website | www.oakwoodohio.gov |
Oakwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,572 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Dayton, Oakwood is part of the Dayton metropolitan area. It was incorporated in 1908. John Henry Patterson, industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Corporation, is considered the "Father of Oakwood."
Oakwood is completely land-locked by the surrounding municipalities of Dayton and Kettering. Its small, compact geographic area facilitates the response of its single, unified (consolidated) Department of Public Safety, in which all personnel are certified as police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) officers.