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词条 Burr Oak, Iowa
释义

  1. History

  2. Demographics

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Burr Oak is a small unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States, very close to the Minnesota state line.[1] Burr Oak is a census-designated place and the population was 166 in the 2010 census.[2]

History

Burr Oak was platted in 1855.[3]

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.

Hamlin Garland, noted American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, Georgist, and psychical researcher lived on a farm in Hesper Township, near Burr Oak during the 1870s.

Demographics

As of the census[4] 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.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. The gender makeup of the city was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

See also

{{Portal|Iowa}}
  • Kinney Octagon Barn An octagonal barn on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek County

References

1. ^http://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/winneshiek/burr-oak.cfm
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iowadatacenter.org/archive/2011/02/feb10 |title=Data from the 2010 Census |publisher=State Data Center of Iowa |accessdate=May 10, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718201045/http://www.iowadatacenter.org/archive/2011/02/feb10 |archivedate=July 18, 2011 |df=mdy }}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Znwre_NW_7QC&pg=PA300#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa | publisher=Western Publishing Company | author=Alexander, W. E. | year=1882| pages=300}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027063510/http://www.geocities.com/bprice1949/burroak.html Unofficial Homepage]
  • Burr Oak at Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl homepage
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134203/http://www.btinternet.com/~prgreetham/fgtrail/BurrOak.html Frontier Girl]
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Burr+Oak,+Uninc+Winneshiek+County,+Winneshiek,+Iowa,+United+States&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.646818,58.535156&ie=UTF8&oi=georefine&ct=clnk&cd=9&geocode=0,43.457070,-91.868210 Map from Google Maps]
{{Winneshiek County, Iowa}}

4 : Unincorporated communities in Iowa|Unincorporated communities in Winneshiek County, Iowa|1855 establishments in Iowa|Populated places established in 1855

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