Woolstock

Woolstock is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. The population was 144 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Woolstock was platted by the Western Town Lot Company in 1881. The name was made by Gilbert Perry. It had no meaning or connection to the area it was merely the name of the village and was invented out of the syllables that formed it.

Woolstock is located at 42°34′0″N 93°50′42″W  /  42.56667°N 93.84500°W  / 42.56667; -93.84500 (42.566730, -93.845030)[3] just north of Eagle Creek's confluence with the Boone River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2), all land.[4]

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 168 people, 85 households, and 44 families living in the city. The population density was 158.5 inhabitants per square mile (61.2/km2). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 94.3 per square mile (36.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 85 households, of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.2% were non-families. 41.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.68.

The median age in the city was 47 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 26.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.0% male and 47.0% female.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 204 people, 98 households, and 62 families living in the city. The population density was 197.7 people per square mile (76.5/km2). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 97.9 per square mile (37.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.04% White, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 98 households, out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.60.

Age spread: 16.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,479, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $28,594 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,599. About 1.7% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 2.3% of those 65 or over.

The Eagle Grove Community School District serves children from PreK to 12th grade. The district covers area of Wright, Humboldt, and Webster counties, and serves the communities of Eagle Grove, Thor, Vincent, Woolstock, Iowa|Woolstock, and the surrounding rural areas.[9]

Woolstock is twinned with the French Alsatian geographic area, Ban de la Roche, as many bandelarochiens settled in Woolstock. Ban de la Roche includes the French towns of Bellefosse, Belmont, Fouday, Neuviller-la-Roche, Rothau, Solbach, Wildersbach, and Waldersbach, the adult home of Oberlin College namesake, Jean-Frederic Oberlin.[10]