Charter Oak, Iowa

Charter Oak, Iowa
—  City  —
Downtown Charter Oak, Iowa
Location of Charter Oak, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°4′4″N 95°35′22″W / 42.06778°N 95.58944°W / 42.06778; -95.58944Coordinates: 42°4′4″N 95°35′22″W / 42.06778°N 95.58944°W / 42.06778; -95.58944
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Crawford
Area
– Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
– Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,257 ft (383 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	530
– Density	1,084.4/sq mi (418.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51439
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-12900
GNIS feature ID	0455358

Charter Oak is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the East Soldier River. The population was 530 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Charter Oak is located at 42°4′4″N 95°35′22″W / 42.06778°N 95.58944°W / 42.06778; -95.58944 (42.067897, -95.589390)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 530 people, 245 households, and 149 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,084.4 people per square mile (417.6/km²). There were 275 housing units at an average density of 562.6 per square mile (216.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.62% White and 0.38% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 245 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,482, and the median income for a family was $40,781. Males had a median income of $26,838 versus $19,712 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,583. About 3.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.