Red Oak (Iowa)
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Montgomery County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 1 ′ N , 95 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 6,197 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 652.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 9.7 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 320 m |
| Postcodes : | 51566, 51591 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-66135 |
| GNIS ID : | 0460554 |
Red Oak is a city in Montgomery County , Iowa , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 6,197 was recorded. It is the county seat of Montgomery County .
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 41 ° 0'42 "north latitude and 95 ° 13'38" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.7 km² , of which 9.5 km² is land and 0.2 km² (1.60%) is water.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, 6,197 people, 2,670 households and 1,650 families reside in the city. The population density is 650.2 inhabitants per km². 97.42% of the population is White, 0.11% African American , 0.50% Native American , 0.37% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.11% Other Ethnicity, and 0.47% Mixed Race . 2.15% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 2,670 households, 28.7% have children under the age of 18. 47.6% of them are married couples living together, 10.7% are single mothers, 38.2% are not families, 33.8% are single households and 16.8% are people older than 65. The average household size is 2 , 27, the average family size 2.89.
24.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.0% between 18 and 24, 25.7% between 25 and 44, 21.9% between 45 and 64, 20.8% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 83.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 79.9.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,098 and the median income for a family is $ 37,007. Males have a median income of $ 28,942 and females only $ 20,047. The per capita income for the city is $ 15,793. 10.3% of the population and 7.9% of families live below the poverty line, of which 14.8% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 6.2% are people over 65.
traffic
Red Oak Municipal Airport has the IATA airport code RDK.
sons and daughters of the town
- James Edward Kearney (1884–1977), Bishop of Rochester
- Raymond Hatton (1887–1971), actor
- Fred Whipple (1906-2004), astronomer
- Joni Ernst (* 1970), politician, US Senator for the state of Iowa