Burr Oak, Iowa
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Masters Hotel – The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
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 Burr Oak, Iowa
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| Coordinates: 43°27′29″N 91°52′6″W / 43.45806°N 91.86833°WCoordinates: 43°27′29″N 91°52′6″W / 43.45806°N 91.86833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Winneshiek |
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| • Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 166 |
| • Density | 240.6/sq mi (92.9/km2) |
| Time zone |
Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Burr Oak is a small unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States, very close to the Minnesota state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place and the population was 166 in the 2010 census.
Burr Oak was platted in 1855.
The village is one of the homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie books. Grace Ingalls, the youngest of the Ingalls children, was born there in 1877. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in the local Masters Hotel.
As of the census of 2010, there were 166 people, 70 households, and 43 families residing in the town. The population density was 240.6 people per square mile (92.9/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 115.9 per square mile (44.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.0% White, 0.6% Asian, and 2.4% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
There were 70 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.05.
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