Oak City, Utah

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Oak City, Utah
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Location of Oak City, Utah
Location of Oak City, Utah
Coordinates: 39°22′34″N 112°20′17″W / 39.37611, -112.33806
Country United States
State Utah
County Millard
Area
 - Total 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
 - Land 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 5,112 ft (1,558 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 650
 - Density 972.8/sq mi (375.6/km²)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 84649
Area code(s) 435
FIPS code 49-55430[1]
GNIS feature ID 1444013[2]

Oak City is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 650 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Oak City is located at 39°22′34″N, 112°20′17″W (39.376089, -112.338017)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 650 people, 167 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The population density was 972.8 people per square mile (374.6/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 285.9/sq mi (110.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.92% White, 0.46% Native American, 1.23% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population. Some of the residents believe it is to small to be considedered a city or town so they belive it should be called McOak Shire.


There were 167 households out of which 57.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.6% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.89 and the average family size was 4.40.

In the town the population was spread out with 46.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 121.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,375, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,283. About 1.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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