Red Oak is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 5,596 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 6,197 population in 2000.
Midwest
Red Oak
Montgomery County, IA
Population
5,563
Walk Score
76 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$720
Median home value
$92,900
Incorporated
1869
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Red Oak Downtown Historic District · listed 2016
Notable landmarks
- Chautauqua Park · listed 1972
- Chicago, Burlington Northern and Quincy Depot · listed 1999
- Hebard, Alfred, House · listed 1984
- Montgomery County Courthouse · listed 1981
- Montgomery County Jail · listed 1992
- Murphy, Thos. D. Co. Factory And Power Plant · listed 2008
- Osborne, Edmund B., House · listed 1997
- Red Oak Firehouse and City Jail · listed 2006
- Red Oak High School · listed 2020
- Red Oak Public Library · listed 1983
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