In 1923 one of Braniger's sons subdivided a heavily wooded part of the property into residential lots.
Woodlawn Park's large lots were gradually sold, and housing construction continued into the 1990s.
A board of trustees is elected, but city services are provided by Bethany and Oklahoma County.
Most residents are employed in management and the professions, and all work in the surrounding metropolitan area.
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/W/WO012.html According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.
The racial makeup of the town was 93.79% White, 1.24% Native American, 0.62% Asian, and 4.35% from two or more races.
34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.