Fair Oaks Ranch was started as a development of homes and a Country Club in what had previously been a large working ranch and over time became a city. The original large, 5,000 acre, ranch was founded in the 1930's by oil man, Ralph E. Fair and his wife by 1969, the remaining family began to develop the Ranch as a community of various sizes of homes. By 1975, a homeowners association was begun to
help maintain the beauty and development of the Ranch. By 1985, incorporation was sought. State laws required two cities to be made - Fair Oaks Ranch South and Fair Oaks Ranch North. Finally, On January 21, 1988, the North and South cities were combined and named Fair Oaks Ranch. The 2020 Census reported a population of 10,200 with over 2,000 homes.
