Valley Brook, Oklahoma
human settlement in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Valley Brook is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, Valley Brook had a population of 665.
History
The origins of Valley Brook were in oil exploration and extraction from the Oklahoma City Field of the 1930s, with the first residence in the town being "oil-camp housing" for workers.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Valley Brook had a population of 665. The median age was 36.6 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 120.4 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 259 households in Valley Brook, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Valley Brook, Oklahoma” as human settlement in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2199145. Authority coordinates are 35.404, -97.482. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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