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Rake is a city located in Winnebago County, Iowa 50465.
Population (year 2000): 227, Est. population in July 2004: 215 (-5.3% change)
Males: 114 (50.2%), Females: 113 (49.8%)
Elevation: 1150 feet.
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $24,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $18,000 (year 2000)
Rake, IA residents, houses, and apartments details

Races in Rake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.9%)
  • Other race (5.7%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Norwegian (34.8%), German (33.9%), United States (19.4%), Irish (4.8%), English (3.1%), French (3.1%).

For population 25 years and over in Rake

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rake city

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 47.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 18.8%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

2.2% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-4.6%).

Strongest AM radio stations in Rake:
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBEW (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLUE EARTH, MN)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rake:
  • KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
  • KBEW-FM (98.1 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KBEW, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rake:
  • K60FY (Channel 60; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K14KD (Channel 14; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K27FI (Channel 27; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
  • K31EF (Channel 31; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
  • K36FI (Channel 36; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K58FC (Channel 58; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K62FH (Channel 62; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K65FW (Channel 65; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)