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Charter Oak, Iowa

Charter Oak, Iowa
City
Downtown Charter Oak, Iowa
Downtown Charter Oak, Iowa
Location of 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 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
 • Land 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,257 ft (383 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 502
 • Estimate (2012) 506
 • Density 1,045.8/sq mi (403.8/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
Website http://www.charteroakia.com/

Charter Oak is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the East Soldier River. The population was 502 at the 2010 census.

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).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 502 people, 229 households, and 125 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,045.8 inhabitants per square mile (403.8/km2). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 558.3 per square mile (215.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.6% African American, 1.4% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.2% of the population.

There were 229 households of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.4% were non-families. 41.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.94.


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