Life in Double Oak
Our Community
Double Oak is close-knit community of friends, families, and neighbors. We enthusiastically welcome new residents and will do our best to make you feel right at home!
If you’ve been longing for the open spaces of rural living, with the nearby convenience of vibrant shopping and excellent dining, Double Oak is the perfect town for you.
Our little gem is located just west of Flower Mound and bordered by FM-407 (Justin Road) to the north and FM-1171 (Cross Timbers Road) to the south. To our east is the Highland Village Shopping area with excellent theaters, well respected retailers and very popular restaurants. To our west... well, that’s pretty much open country!
On May 25, 1974, Double Oak became a town — population 243. Today the population is about 3,100.
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Town History
On May 25th, 1974, Double Oak officially became a town in Denton County. Double Oak was the realization of James F. "Bill" Brittain’s dream of establishing a tax-free municipality in south central Denton County that became a reality. Double Oak was named after the old Double Oak School which was located on McMakin Road, and covers roughly 2 1/2 square miles. Double Oak is defined as a General Law City and is restricted to single family residences with a minimum 1-acre lot size, and a commercial development in the northeast part of the town limits. Residents govern Double Oak represented by a mayor and a town council of five members, and serve upon the Town's Boards.
J.R. Griswald was elected the first Mayor on June 29th, 1974. Succeeding him were Weldon Word, Tony Horvath, Richard Simmons, Bob Greer, Bernie Carrico, Chuck Bimmerle, Alan Johnson, Jay Wood, Rick Braud, Malcom Nordstrom, Jim Handzel, Richard Cook, Bill Wilkinson, Richard Cook, Pam King, Mike Donnelly, Tom Pidcock, Mike Donnelly, Von Beougher, Mike Donnelly and Patrick Johnson.
Today, Double Oak is known as a volunteer town of approximately 3,079 people as of 2022. Volunteers have been known to coordinate in fixing streets on "Pot Holes Days", decorating town hall for the holidays, and maintaining the town's gardens. The heart of Double Oak is in it's citizens, who also volunteer for our highly experienced Double Oak Volunteer Fire Department.
Municipal Court
On September 10th, 1979, the Town Council established the Double Oak Municipal Court and Judge for the Town of Double Oak.
Police Department
In 1988, the Town of Double Oak paved the way for establishing the Double Oak Police Department. It was officially activated during the Council Meeting on October 3rd, 1988 at 7:30pm. Double Oak PD began using Denton County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch for receiving calls for service, reducing response times to a matter of minutes. The police department began actively patrolling the streets of Double Oak for it’s citizen’s protection under it's first police chief, Rick Braud. The town is currently protected 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, and consists of 9 full-time police officers (Police Chief, Assistant Police Chief, Sergeant(Detective), Corporal & 5 Officers), 4 part-time/reserve police officers, and a part-time school crossing guard. They are a proactive department that supports community policing, which supports community partnerships, developing solutions for effective problem solving, and evaluating responses to the communities needs to increase the citizen trust in law enforcement.
Town Administration
Double Oak Town Hall staff coordinates in the daily operations of the town, and consists of:
Town Administrator/Secretary (Assists Town Council, Boards & Commissions, Records Management Coordinator, Public Information Officer, Finances, & Human Resources)
Town Secretary (Performs Town Secretary duties & is the Court Administrator)
3rd Party contractors serving as:
Animal Control
Building Inspector
Health Inspector
Municipal Court Judges
Town Attorney
Town Engineer
Town Sanitarian
Local Schools
Lewisville Independent School District:
Denton Independent School District:
Double Oak Women’s Club
About Us
The Double Oak Women’s Club (DOWC) provides a periodic social gathering for the fellowship, entertainment, and education of its membership. Fundamental to DOWC is connecting with one’s neighbors; making contacts with other women for fun and support; and creating a caring environment for ourselves, our children and families.
Community Support
The Double Oak Women's Club supports our community in a variety of ways, including but not limited to; providing a member network for activities and recreation, greeting newcomers, distributing scholarship funds, organizing adult socials, and sponsoring holiday events for the children of Double Oak. Fundraising and membership dues underwrite costs of special and charitable projects.
Payment of Double Oak Women's Club dues entitles a member to all rights of membership, a Double Oak Women's ClubYearbook, and subscription to the Double Oak Women's Club monthly Newsletter. Members receive advance notices of the year’s meetings and special programs. All women who are current or past residents of the Town of Double Oak are invited to join the Double Oak Women’s Club.
Visit their website https://doubleoakwomensclub.com/ for more information.
