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Welcome to Red Oak ...The city of Red Oak is located in Montgomery County<1> and is the County Seat for Montgomery County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Oak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Red Oak has a population of 5,270 people<2> (see below for details). Red Oak is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Red Oak lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Red Oak is located in the (712) area code. The ZIP codes for Red Oak: 51566, 51591<4> Websites for Red Oak ...Official Website: https://city.redoakiowa.com/ Chamber of Commerce: https://www.chamber.redoakiowa.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Red Oak had an population of 5,270 people. This is a decrease of 8.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.96% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Red Oak had a population of 5,742 people (which is 53.46% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Red Oak the county's most populous community. The population of Red Oak represents 0.19% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,742 people, the population of Red Oak decreased 7.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,197 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Red Oak. Communities Also Named Red Oak ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Red Oak - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Oak. Communities near Red Oak ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Oak.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Oak. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Oak. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Oak. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Oak. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Red Oak. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Oak ...Looking for more information about Red Oak? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Red Oak, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Red Oak. Adding Red Oak to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Red Oak in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Oak was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865). We also found Red Oak in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Red Oak post office opened in 1871. For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Oak. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Red Oak: https://city.redoakiowa.com/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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