Country United States County Emanuel FIPS code 13-57232 Elevation 79 m Population 486 (2013) Area code 478 | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 0332536 Zip code 30401 Local time Tuesday 6:18 PM | |
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Weather 31°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 33% Humidity Area 18.65 km² (18.39 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Oak Park is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 484 at the 2010 census, up from 366 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Oak Park, GA, USA
Geography
Oak Park is located in southern Emanuel County at 32°22′15″N 82°18′36″W (32.370747, -82.309915), along U.S. Route 1. Interstate 16 passes through the northern part of the town, 3 miles (5 km) north of the original town center, with access to US 1 from Exit 90. I-16 leads east 77 miles (124 km) to Savannah and west 88 miles (142 km) to Macon, while US 1 leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Swainsboro, the Emanuel County seat, and south 11 miles (18 km) to Lyons.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Oak Park has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2), of which 7.1 square miles (18.3 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 2.17%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 366 people, 148 households, and 103 families residing in the town. The population density was 51.3 people per square mile (19.8/km²). There were 199 housing units at an average density of 27.9 per square mile (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.98% White, 0.82% African American, 8.20% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.11% of the population.
There were 148 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,808, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $30,625, versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,317. About 14.0% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.