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130018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westville%2C%20Oklahoma | Westville, Oklahoma | Westville is a town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,639 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.7 percent over the figure of 1,596 recorded in 2000.
History
Before statehood, Westville was a community in the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation. The town was founded in 1895, when the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (later acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railroad) was constructing a rail line from Kansas City to the Gulf Coast. The Westville post office was established on November 18, 1895. The town name honored Jim West, who lived one mile south of nearby Cincinnati, Arkansas, and whose son, Jim West, Jr., was an attorney for the Kansas City Southern Railway.
When Adair County was formed in 1907, Westville was identified as the county seat, due partly to its location at the intersection of two major railroads: the Kansas City Southern Railway and the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway. The county seat was moved to Stilwell in 1910.
Geography
Westville is located at (35.991414, -94.571088). It is north of Stilwell and south of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Westville is located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 59 and 62.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,596 people, 599 households, and 401 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,324.1 people per square mile (509.3/km2). There were 719 housing units at an average density of 596.5 per square mile (229.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 62.41% White, 0.25% African American, 28.07% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 2.63% from other races, and 6.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.02% of the population.
There were 599 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,381, and the median income for a family was $28,882. Males had a median income of $25,729 versus $20,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,055. About 16.1% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.
NRHP Sites
Sites in Westville listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:
The Buffington Hotel, on Main St.
The Rev. Jesse Bushyhead Grave, which has a 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) marble monument to the Cherokee religious and political leader, in the Baptist Mission Cemetery off State Highway 59
The Opera Block (on Main St. but since demolished)
The Ballard Creek Roadbed (relevant to the Cherokee Trail of Tears, address restricted)
Breadtown (relevant to the Cherokee Trail of Tears, address restricted)
Notable people
Jim Ross, World Wrestling Entertainment commentator
Markwayne Mullin, United States House Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd District
References
Towns in Adair County, Oklahoma
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130019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion%2C%20Oklahoma | Zion, Oklahoma | Zion is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 41 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Zion is located at (35.796881, -94.633765).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 41 people residing in Zion. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km2). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 10/sq mi (4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 20.83% White, 56.25% Native American, and 22.92% from two or more races.
There were 16 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 140.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 169.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,250, and the median income for a family was $28,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,920. There were 18.2% of families and 15.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under 18 and 16.7% of those over 64.
References
Census-designated places in Adair County, Oklahoma
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130020 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aline%2C%20Oklahoma | Aline, Oklahoma | Aline is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 207 at the 2010 census.
History
The Choctaw Northern railway (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific), became the county's first railroad in 1901, connecting Aline to the other Alfalfa county towns of Augusta, Ingersoll, Lambert, Driftwood, Amorita, and on into Kansas.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Aline is connected to the state highway system via State Highway 8B. The town lies at the western terminus of the highway.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 207 people living in the town. The population density was 813.3 people per square mile (317.8/km2). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 480 per square mile (187/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.79% White, 0.93% Native American, 0.47% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 101 households, out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,556, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,710. About 22.4% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those sixty five or over.
Notable person
Harold G. Kiner (April 14, 1924 – October 2, 1944), United States Army Medal of Honor winner; born here
Historical Artifact
Aline is home to the Sod House Museum The museum encloses an original sod house, the only one still standing in Oklahoma that was built by a homesteader.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Aline
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorita%2C%20Oklahoma | Amorita, Oklahoma | Amorita is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 37 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Amorita was founded in September, 1901. It is speculated that Amorita was likely named after the wife of railroad owner, Charles E. Ingersoll. At the time of its founding, the area was part of the much larger Woods county. It did not become part of present-day Alfalfa county until the time of statehood in 1907.
The town was established in Byron township in 1901 approximately two miles north of the existing town of Byron, by what was then known as the Choctaw Northern Railroad (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific). In that year, the railroad became the county's first, connecting Amorita to the other Alfalfa county towns of Aline, Augusta, Ingersoll, Lambert, Driftwood, and on into Kansas. City lots were sold when the railroad completed its rail line through the county in November 1901.
Although the initial sale of lots in November was small, within a month a butcher shop and a coal and grain business were established, and by February of the following year, two grain elevators were also opened. Farming was the predominant economic activity in the area at the time. The town was temporarily given a competitive advantage as a transportation hub because nearby Byron did not acquire its own competing railroad access (the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway) until October 1902.
Residents voted to incorporate their town in May 1912. In 1919 a fifty-thousand-dollar bond was approved to construct a new school building for the consolidated schools of Amorita and two other districts. In 1921, voters of both Byron and Amorita jointly approved the construction of power lines extending from Kansas to supply electricity to both their towns.
The railroad abandoned its line through the town in 1936. In the 1960s, the Amorita school was consolidated into a single entity along with the nearby districts of Burlington, Byron, and Driftwood, which was located in Burlington. By 1970, the population had fallen to 63 persons and by 2010, it had declined to just 37 residents.
Geography
Amorita lies along State Highway 58, between Byron to the south and the Kansas border to the north.
The town has a total area of , all land, with a population density of 153 people per square mile.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 37 people living in the town. The population density was 172.4 people per square mile (65.3/km2). There were 19 housing units in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 84.09% White, 6.82% African American, 4.55% Native American, and 4.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population.
There were 14 households in the town, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.57.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 57.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,137. There were 15.4% of families and 7.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no one under the age of eighteen and none of those over 64.
References
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130022 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington%2C%20Oklahoma | Burlington, Oklahoma | Burlington is an agricultural center and town in northwestern Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 152 at the 2010 census.
History
Originally the town of Burlington was named "Drumm", for prominent cattle rancher Major Andrew Drumm. Major Drumm had operated the 150,000 acre U Ranch in the area from 1874 until 1888 on land leased from the Cherokees and was a founder of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Drumm was also the founder of the Andrew Drumm Institute in Independence Missouri.
Its post office was established under the name Drumm on June 6, 1906. But when the initial plans in July 1907 to rename the town "Wheaton" fell through, the town's name was officially changed to Burlington on August 21 of that year, which it remains to this day.
A member-owned agricultural cooperative called Burlington Grain Company was formed in 1916. It currently operates as Burlington Cooperative Association. The elevator at Burlington has a capacity of 1,774,000 bushels. A second facility in nearby Amorita has storage space of 342,000 bushels.
Alfalfa County's first consolidated school was organized in Burlington in April 1908. The following year, the first school building was completed. By 1913, it had 150 students and four teachers. A two-story brick building was constructed in 1923. In 1948 a new gymnasium was added. In the 1960s, the schools of Burlington, Driftwood, Byron, and Amorita consolidated into a single school district, located in Burlington. In 1963 a new school building was built. Many additions have been added since that time – the most recent being a band room and agriculture shop addition in 2014. Also in 2014, there were approximately 150 (pre-K-12th) students.
Geography
Burlington lies along State Highway 8/11.
The town has a total area of , all land, with a 2014 estimated population of 158, yielding a population density of 575 people per square mile.
As of March, 2016, the cost of living index in Burlington was 78.5 (U.S. average is 100).
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 156 people, 60 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 567.9 people per square mile (223.1/km2). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 258.5 per square mile (101.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.7% White, 0.6% African American, and 1.3% from two or more races.
Of the 60 households noted, 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $34,844. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,234. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the poverty line.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Burlington
Burlington Cooperative Association
The Vintage House
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130023 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron%2C%20Oklahoma | Byron, Oklahoma | Byron is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 35 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Byron was named by Postmaster V. C. Spurrier, who received a postal designation on April 27, 1898 for a town to be named Byron - after his relative, Byron Spurrier, who owned a store there. Originally located in Woods County, Byron became part of the newly organized Alfalfa County in 1907, at the time of statehood.
While the town was listed in an 1898 state gazetteer, its lack of railroad access caused the new settlement to develop slowly at first. However, in April 1901, W. C. Edwards purchased land for a new townsite about a mile south and one-half mile east of the original settlement and within the course of a month the existing business buildings were moved from the old to the new town site and a new bank, meat market, and lumberyard had been opened. In April 1902, the Woods County commission incorporated the town of Byron. In anticipation of the arrival of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway line that ran south from Kansas through the county, a grain elevator was constructed in October. Upon completion of the line to Byron on the 21st of October of that year, "the town celebrated with a huge bonfire, and the railroad laborers were treated to lemonade, cigars, and locally grown apples."
After the arrival of the railroad, Byron flourished economically. The town's population reached it peak of 286 by 1909. Notable businesses included the Byron State Bank, two newspapers - the Byron Republican and the Byron Promoter - and both a Christian and a Methodist church. It also sported two hardware stores, three general stores, a blacksmith, and a flour mill.
Area farms produced both wheat and alfalfa and the town became an important market and shipping point for grain and livestock. In 1929, one of the state's four warm-water fish hatcheries was established to produce sport fish for state lakes and farm ponds, which remains to this day. However, Byron began a slow economic decline as falling agricultural prices and the Great Depression both took their toll. By 1930, the census counted only 197 residents.
An interesting political development briefly brought Byron into the news, when in 1935 five women unseated five male incumbents on the town board. They proceeded to pay off the town's debt and began to produce income through the sale of electricity to its residents.
Nonetheless, in 1942, the railroad abandoned its line through town. Through the 1940s and 1950s, only a half-dozen businesses were still in operation. A declining rural population prompted the combining of Byron's school with those of nearby Driftwood. Then in the 1960s, Burlington, Amorita, Byron, and Driftwood schools consolidated into a single school located in Burlington. Its population continued to fall to 131 in 1950, 72 in 1970, and only 57 in 1990. Byron ended the twentieth century with a population of 45, and by 2010, the U.S. Census counted just 35 residents.
Geography
Byron lies along State Highway 58.
The town has a total area of , all land, with a population density of 153 people per square mile.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 45 people, 19 households, and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was 185.6 people per square mile (72.4/km2). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 107.2 per square mile (41.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 19 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, and 26.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $19,375 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $44,525. There were 12.5% of families and 11.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no one under the age of 18 and none of those over 64.
Other links
List of ghost towns in Oklahoma
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Byron
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen%2C%20Oklahoma | Carmen, Oklahoma | Carmen is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Carmen lies along State Highway 45. It shared a school district with the nearby town of Dacoma until the school was closed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 411 people, 175 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The population density was 272.0 people per square mile (105.1/km2). There were 248 housing units at an average density of 164.2 per square mile (63.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.89% White, 0.49% African American, 1.95% Native American, 0.49% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.
There were 175 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,769, and the median income for a family was $31,354. Males had a median income of $26,944 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,833. About 19.8% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Carmen
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130025 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee%2C%20Oklahoma | Cherokee, Oklahoma | Cherokee is a city and county seat of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,498 at the 2010 census, a decline of 8.1 percent from the figure of 1,630 recorded in 2000.
History
Settlement and founding
After the land opening of 1893, developers wanted to attract railroads to build through the former Cherokee Outlet to transport the large wheat crops to markets. The Kansas and Oklahoma Construction Company, through its subsidiary the Cherokee Investment Company, bought along its route, platted the town which it named Cherokee, and held a sale of lots on February 9, 1901. Cherokee officially incorporated in July 1901. Two years later, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad (later owned by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) constructed a line through Cherokee. To gain access to the railroad, residents of the nearby community of Erwin, which already had a post office by that name, relocated to Cherokee. Erwin then ceased to exist and Cherokee took its place. This post office was renamed "Cherokee" in March, 1903.
By 1905, a second railroad, the Denver, Enid, and Gulf, built a line through the community. The community was soon transformed into a dominant regional center for agricultural services, banking, wholesale-retail trade, and transportation, providing markets and services to the surrounding smaller communities, such as Ingersoll, Burlington, Driftwood, Byron, and Amorita. The town grew around its twin railroad depots, and by 1909 Cherokee had three banks, three newspapers, three mills (flour, alfalfa, and planning), a concrete block plant, and a school desk factory. There were also Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Friends, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.
Alfalfa County itself - named after Governor 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray - was created at the time of statehood in 1907, when the state reorganized several counties out of part of what was once the much larger Woods County. Cherokee's status as the official county seat of Alfalfa County was confirmed in January 1909. The city's incorporation was reconfirmed in March of that same year.
Years of prosperity
The Masonic hospital was relocated from nearby Aline in 1918. A new high school building was completed in 1921. There were a variety of industries to provide employment, including: Cherokee Mills Company which produced flour, the McDowell Standard Battery Company's factory, an ice plant, and a planing mill. With a successful bond election, a new county courthouse was completed in 1924. The 1920s also saw a variety of other public projects, including street improvements and public water supply. In addition, oil-field activity within the county during the late 1920s and the mid-1930s contributed to the city's prosperity, with a half-dozen oil companies maintaining storage facilities near the railroad yards. At the onset of the Great Depression, Cherokee had become "an important urban and trading center."
Cherokee was better situated than most communities to weather the downturn of the depression. With its many hotels, including: The Hotel Cherokee, Hotel Henderson, the Ideal Hotel, Jobe's Hotel, and the Orient Hotel, the city's business owners worked hard to promote the town as a convention destination. They were successful in attracting a variety of organizations including the Oklahoma State Holiness Association, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and the 4-H Clubs in 1933, the Baptist Association and the Tri-County Masonic Association in 1935, and the Oklahoma Press Association Regional Meeting and the Northwestern Oklahoma Baptist Association Annual Dinner in 1936.
By 1936, the city boasted eleven gasoline stations, five automobile dealerships, five garages, plus three lumber yards. There were also four grain elevators in operation, plus an ice cream factory. In addition, Cherokee had nine restaurants, five groceries, two bakeries, two banks, two hardware stores, two department stores, as well as approximately two dozen other retail businesses. Two newspapers, the Alfalfa County News and the Cherokee Messenger, informed the public.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed construction of a National Guard Armory in 1937, along with a public library in 1939. Its proximity to the Great Salt Plains area attracted sporting activities including bird-hunting excursions, which boosted the economy by bringing in hundreds of travelers. Construction of a dam on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River begun in 1938 - completed in 1941 - would create the Great Salt Plains Lake, making the area even more desirable as a hunting and tourism spot.
1950s onward
The population of Cherokee would peak in 1950, at 2,635, according to the U.S. Census, and continue to trend downward at each enumeration from that decade onward. By 1970, 125 businesses remained operating in a city of 2,119 inhabitants. The county took over the operation of the former Masonic hospital in 1976. A new industrial park was established in that same decade. By 1990, the population had fallen to below 2000 - to 1,787 - for the first time since the city was recognized as the county seat. The Santa Fe Railroad maintained its trunk line running north–south through the mid-1990s, and the city's east–west line, by then part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, ceased operations shortly thereafter.
The city of Cherokee has a city manager form of government. It maintains three parks plus a swimming pool. Cherokee continues to be the home of one of three public school districts (in addition to Burlington and Timberlake) to educate the county's children. Cherokee has one high school. The school mascot is the Cherokee Chiefs.
National Register of Historic Places designations
Cherokee is the home of several sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), including the Cherokee Friends Church, constructed in 1919, and the Cherokee IOOF Lodge No. 219, built in 1931. Other Cherokee sites listed with the NRHP are the Farmers' Federation Elevator (ca. 1917), the Alfalfa County Courthouse (ca. 1921), the Cherokee National Guard Armory (ca. 1936), and the Hotel Cherokee (ca. 1929) - which currently serves as the county history center.
Geography
Cherokee is located in northern Oklahoma, along U.S. Highway 64/State Highway 8. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southeast of Cherokee. The salt plains are known for their unique hour-glass selenite crystals.
On 11 July 1909, at 3:00 in the morning, a heat burst south of Cherokee reportedly caused the temperature to rise briefly to , desiccating crops in the area.
Climate
The climate is a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with Cold semi-arid influences (Köppen: BSk)
Demographics
2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,630 people, 709 households, and 450 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,113.9 people per square mile (431.1/km). There were 853 housing units at an average density of 582.9 per square mile (225.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 95.52% White, 0.12% African American, 1.72% Native American, 1.47% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.74% of the population.
There were 709 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,010, and the median income for a family was $34,934. Males had a median income of $25,263 versus $16,759 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,163. About 10.5% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
2010
As of 2010, the Census Bureau reported 1,498 people, 647 households and 396 family households in the city. 93.6% of its population was white, 2.8% was American Indian and Alaska Native, while 0.7% were black/African American. 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88 persons. The percent of the population 18 years and older was 77.4%, or 1160 persons, while 20.9%, or 313 persons, were 65 years and older. The median age was 44.3 years.
Economy
Cherokee is primarily a farming community, although historically, oil field activity has also played a significant role in the city's prosperity.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
References
External links
Cherokee Public Schools
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cherokee (Town)
Cities in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130026 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goltry%2C%20Oklahoma | Goltry, Oklahoma | Goltry is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census. Goltry shares the Timberlake school district with the nearby towns of Helena, Jet, and Nash.
Geography
Situated in far southeastern Alfalfa County, Goltry lies along State Highway 45. Goltry lies midway between the county seat of Cherokee, and the nearest city, Enid, via the aforementioned State Highway 45.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
History
Part of the Cherokee Outlet, the area was not open to non-Indian settlement until September 1893. After the opening, a settlement called Karoma emerged on the John Streich farm, approximately one and one-half miles southeast of present Goltry. The Arkansas Valley and Western Railway (later part of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, or Frisco, system) constructed a line in 1904 from east to west apart Woods County that after 1907 was Alfalfa County. Karoma's townspeople moved most of their homes and businesses to the railroad. In 1904 a townsite company headed by John Linden surveyed and platted the town on 240 acres. The new community was incorporated and named for Enid resident Charles Goltry, who owned the land and whose milling company contructed a grain elevator there. Many of the early settlers were Germans from Russia, in addition to a number from the then German state of Bohemia and from Switzerland. At one time, Goltry was home to two German Mennonite churches. The remaining Mennonite church, the Pleasant View Church of God in Christ Mennonite, was organized in 1905, by settlers who began to arrive in 1900. As late as 2000, one-third of the town's residents claimed German ancestry. Birthplace of Wally Parks in 1913, the founder of the National Hot Rod Association.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 268 people, 120 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was 731.9 people per square mile (279.7/km2). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 398.7 per square mile (152.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 92.54% White, 4.10% Native American, and 3.36% from two or more races.
There were 120 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,696 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,182. About 13.8% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under the age of 18 and 14.5% of those 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Goltry
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130027 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena%2C%20Oklahoma | Helena, Oklahoma | Helena is a town in southeastern Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. Residents pronounce the town's name with a long E: "Heh-LEE'-nuh." The population was 1,403 at the 2010 census.
It is the site of the James Crabtree Correctional Center, run by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, with a population of 1,003 inmates in 2010. It is the site of the Timberlake Public School district, shared with the nearby towns of Goltry, Jet, and Nash.
History
On June 1915, Helen S. Monroe received a postal designation for Helena. Monroe became the first postmaster and the town's namesake.
Shortly after the Cherokee Outlet opened to settlement, numerous small communities emerged in what was then southwestern Woods County (now Alfalfa county). When the Arkansas Valley and Western Railway survey bypassed the nearby settlement of Carwile, those residents began migrating closer to the proposed railroad, near where H. H. Anderson had established a store around 1896. The townsite was laid out nearby in 1902, and the village was incorporated the following year, by which time the population was 160.
The Woods County High School, one of only two in Oklahoma Territory at that time, was constructed in 1903 and opened in 1904 with 400 students. On January 6, 1904, the Arkansas Valley and Western Railway (part of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway system) reached Helena. Growing fast, by mid-1905 it was estimated that 700 residents supported two banks, two schools, two newspapers, four grain elevators, a flour mill, and two lumberyards. By 1909, there were Baptist, Christian, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. The 1910 census showed 760 residents, a number which had increased to 776 by 1940.
Helena Mammoth
In July 2013, the remains of a mammoth were found two miles northwest of Helena by workers of Access Midstream, a natural gas provider, on land owned by brothers Dr. Michael Thorp and Tom Thorp. Oklahoma State University geographer Carlos Cordova, and geography doctoral student Tom Cox excavated the site from September 2013 until October 2013. Oklahoma State University has plans to display the mammoth, which was donated by the Thorp's.
Geography
Helena is located at (36.546478, -98.270558).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Helena lies along State Highway 58.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 443 people, 177 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,183.7 people per square mile (462.3/km2). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 563.8 per square mile (220.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.58% White, 0.45% African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.45% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.
There were 177 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,705, and the median income for a family was $36,528. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $18,839 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,985. About 9.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Helena
James Crabtree Correctional Center
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130028 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet%2C%20Oklahoma | Jet, Oklahoma | Jet is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 213 at the 2010 census.
History
The community of Jet was founded by the Jett brothers, six unmarried brothers named Joseph, Trigg, Newt, Warner, John, and Richard Jett, who established homesteads in the former Cherokee Outlet, shortly after its opening to settlement by non-Indians. The brothers erected buildings and opened a general store on Richard's land. The Jet post office was established in 1894, with Warner Jett as the first postmaster. The community grew into a small town, and Jet incorporated in 1900.
The Frisco Townsite Company, owned by the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad (DE&G) (acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1907), surveyed a plot of land about west of the original town and relocated Jet during 1905-1906. By August, 1907, the town had Baptist, Mennonite, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches in addition to seven general stores, two banks, two hotels, two grain elevators, plus a small school under construction. At the time of statehood in 1907, Jet had a population of 213 people.
Geography
Jet is east-southeast of the county seat, Cherokee.
Jet is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and State Highway 38. This intersection is the southern terminus of SH-38.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 230 people, 115 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was 746.3 people per square mile (286.5/km2). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 483.5 per square mile (185.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.09% White, 1.30% Native American, 0.43% Asian, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 115 households, out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.57.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 30.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,393, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $18,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,024. About 2.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 or over.
Education
Jet-Nash High School served Jet up until 2013, when the school folded due to a lack of sufficient funds. Jet is currently a part of Timberlake Regional School District, which also serves the towns of Nash, Nescatunga, Goltry, and Helena. The elementary school is located in Jet in the building that used to be Jet-Nash High School, and the high school, Timberlake High School, is located in Helena, about 13 miles south of Jet.
Economy
Jet's economy has been based on farming since its inception. The main products are wheat, livestock, and poultry.
Tourism has bolstered the economy since the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1930. Jet is also the closest town to Great Salt Plains Lake and Great Salt Plains State Park just to the northwest.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Jet
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert%2C%20Oklahoma | Lambert, Oklahoma | Lambert is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was six at the 2010 census.
History
The town of Lambert was named after Ambrose Lambert, who owned the original townsite. Lambert is contiguous to the similar small community of Yewed directly to its east. Part of the area known as the Cherokee Outlet, Lambert was originally part of Woods County after 1893 until the time of statehood in 1907, when the area became part of newly formed Alfalfa County.
The Choctaw Northern railway (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
), which in 1901 became the county's first railroad, connected Lambert to the other Alfalfa county towns of Aline, Augusta, Ingersoll, Driftwood, Amorita, and on into Kansas. Lambert had a U.S. Post Office beginning in November 21, 1901 and remaining open until April 30, 1952.
By 1909, Lambert had 127 inhabitants and four churches, a hotel, a bank, an elevator, and two grain buyers. In addition, a half-dozen stores served the local community. Its population peaked in 1920 at 130, and by 2010 it had only 6 remaining residents.
Distinctions
Lambert's Farmers' Bank had the peculiar distinction of having been robbed twice, first in 1904 and then again in 1919.
Newbery Medal-winning author (1958) and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame inductee (1987), Harold Keith was born in Lambert on April 8, 1903.
Geography
Lambert is located at (36.6830868, -98.4231315).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Lambert is not served by the Oklahoma state highway system.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 9 people, 4 households, and 4 families residing in the town. The population density was 78.4 people per square mile (31.6/km2). There were 6 housing units at an average density of 52.2 per square mile (21.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 4 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.25.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 11.1% under the age of 18, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 166.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,144. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
Notable person
Novelist and University of Oklahoma sports director Harold Keith was born in Lambert.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Lambert
Towns in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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130030 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoka%2C%20Oklahoma | Atoka, Oklahoma | Atoka is a city in, and the county seat of, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,107 at the 2010 census, an increase of 4.0 percent from the figure of 2,988 in 2000.
The city was settled by the Choctaw and named in 1867 by a Baptist missionary for Chief Atoka, whose name means "ball ground" in English.
History
Atoka was founded by the Choctaw Indians in the 1850s, and named for Captain Atoka, a leader of the Choctaw Nation and the signatory of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, which began the process of re-locating the Choctaw people from Mississippi to Oklahoma in 1830. The name "Atoka" is derived from the Choctaw word hitoka (or hetoka), which means "ball ground" in English. He is believed to be buried near the town of Farris. Atoka is the site of the oldest Catholic parish in the Indian Territory, the oldest chapter of the Freemasons in Oklahoma, and the oldest chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Oklahoma.
Battle of Middle Boggy Depot
A small Civil War confrontation occurred on February 13, 1864, north of Atoka. Early in 1864, Colonel William A. Philips set out with some 1,500 Union troops from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, to cut a swath through Confederate Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Their purpose was to break Confederate control over the Indian Territory and gain the support and possibly recruits from the Native Americans.
"I take you with me to clean out the Indian Nation south of the river and drive away and destroy rebels. Let me say a few words to you that you are not to forget .... Those who are still in arms are rebels, who ought to die. Do not kill a prisoner after he has surrendered. But I do not ask you to take prisoners. I ask you to make your footsteps severe and terrible. Muskogees! (Creeks) the time has now come when you are to remember the authors of all your sufferings; those who started a needless and wicked war .... Stand by me faithfully and we will soon have peace ...." -- Colonel William A. Philips, to his men before beginning the campaign
Along the way, Colonel Phillips sent out an advance of about 350 men toward Boggy Depot, a large Confederate supply base located on the Texas Road with the intention of capturing the outpost. While en route, his command encountered a small Confederate camp on the banks of the Middle Boggy River, made up of around 90 Confederate soldiers.
In the ensuing skirmish 47 Confederate soldiers were killed. Among the dead were those wounded who had been left behind when their comrades retreated. They were found on the battlefield with their throats slashed. There were no Union deaths as a result of the battle.
The Confederate Museum in Atoka (since 2016 the Atoka Museum) commemorates this battle.
Founding
Though the Choctaw Indians had inhabited the area since the 1830s with a small town located near the city today, the city was officially founded by a Baptist missionary named J.S. Murrow in 1867 and quickly supplanted the dying town of Boggy Depot as the chief city in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era county which included portions of today's Atoka, Coal, Hughes and Pittsburg counties. A main contributing factor in the early growth of Atoka was the MKT Railroad, which came through the area in 1872. The railroad provided the economic lifeblood to Atoka that any isolated rural town needs to survive and flourish. Many businesses quickly moved to Atoka from Boggy Depot.
Also in 1872, Father Michael Smyth founded St. Patrick's Catholic Church. This was the first Roman Catholic church in what became the state of Oklahoma. On October 12, 1875, the Sacred Heart Mission, what later became St. Gregory's University, was founded in Atoka by the Benedictine monks Father Isidore Robot, O.S.B., and Brother Dominic Lambert, O.S.B. In 1876, the mission relocated to near Konawa, Oklahoma and became an abbey.
About 1896, Robert L. Williams, who would become the third Governor of Oklahoma and first Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, moved to Atoka (then a part of the old Indian Territory) from Troy, Alabama. In 1898, land allotments were implemented and town lots were sold, as required by the Dawes Commission.
Recent developments
Despite being strategically located at the intersection of two major highways (especially U.S. 69, a major transportation artery in the region), Atoka is struggling to create a town attractive to both new business and new residents. Even though the town has experienced an economic upturn in the past few years, it still lacks the main thing that ensures economic prosperity and attracts new residents: well-paying jobs.
However, there is a beacon of hope for Atoka in the future. For the past several years, economic growth has been steadily moving northward along U.S. 75 from Dallas, Texas. Two towns located to the south of Atoka, Durant, Oklahoma, and Sherman, Texas, are experiencing tremendous economic and population growth. As this wave of development gradually moves north, the next town in line is the city of Atoka. If the growth continues, it is possible that Atoka could begin to see the type of expansion currently underway across the Red River to the south.
NRHP sites
Thirteen of the eighteen National Register of Historic Places sites in Atoka County are in the city of Atoka:
Atoka Armory
Atoka Community Building
Boggy Depot Site
First Methodist Church Building
Indian Citizen Building
Masonic Temple
Middle Boggy Battlefield Site and Confederate Cemetery
Old Atoka County Courthouse
Old Atoka State Bank
Pioneer Club
Joe Ralls House
Captain James S. Standley House
Zweigel Hardware Store Building
Geography
Atoka is located at (34.384206, -96.127577). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.00%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,107 people living in the city. The population density was 354.7 people per square mile (137.0/km). There were 1,499 housing units at an average density of 178.0 per square mile (68.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 72.86% White, 11.51% African American, 10.27% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 4.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 1,277 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $18,361, and the median income for a family was $22,344. Males had a median income of $25,431 versus $19,495 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,017. About 19.1% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government and politics
Municipal government
The city of Atoka operates under a home-rule charter with a council-manager form of government. The Atoka City Council has five elected members, which include the Mayor and Vice Mayor.
The office of Mayor of Atoka is largely a ceremonial position, as most executive authority is held by the City Manager, who acts on behalf of the council.
County judicial system
Being the county seat of Atoka County, Atoka is the center of the county judicial system. The courthouse is located on Court Street, and the building has served as such since 1963 when it replaced the old courthouse. The District Judges are Preston Harbuck and Paula Inge.
City judicial system
The city judge is David Youngblood, and the city attorney is Erik Johnson.
State and national government
Atoka is included in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, of which Markwayne Mullin is the representative. The city is also included in State House District 22 and State Senate District 6, from which State Representative Charles McCall and Senator Josh Brecheen currently serve in the state legislature.
For further details, refer to the Oklahoma State Election Board's Election Results and Statistics
Economy
In the 19th century, the economy of Atoka and the surrounding area was founded on wood products. There were rich stands of hardwood nearby and ample water from Boggy River to power sawmills. The railroad facilitated shipment of the products.
In the early 20th century, Atoka became a ranching and farming community, with its economic base firmly planted in agriculturally related venues. However, in recent years, efforts have been made by the Chamber of Commerce, the City Council, and various other local leaders to create new industrial jobs in Atoka and Atoka County. Currently, an industrial park is open for development north of the city on U.S. Highway 69, as well as a smaller park on U.S. Highway 75, west of town.
In August 2006, the city's largest employer, Ethan Allen Furniture, announced that it would be closing its Atoka plant in favor of "selected off-shore vendors", as reported in The Oklahoman following the announcement of the plant's closing. With the closure of the Ethan Allen plant, located north of the city proper, more than two hundred people lost their jobs (many of whom had held them since the plant opened). As of May 2007, Ethan Allen has resumed operations at the Atoka plant, converting the former manufacturing facility to a distribution center.
In addition to revenue generated at convenience stores, fast food restaurants, etc., Atoka (and Atoka County) is a popular hunting and fishing area; as well, scenic tourism plays a small, albeit important role in the city's economy. An effort is currently underway to place Atoka along a scenic byway.
Transportation
Four highways intersect in Atoka: U.S. Route 69 (a major transportation artery that travels from Texas to Minnesota), State Highway 3, State Highway 7, and U.S. Highway 75, thus making it a convenient stop for motorists. It is located where U.S. 69 and U.S. 75 converge (heading south toward Texoma).
Atoka Municipal Airport (KAQR, or FAA ID: AQR), located 1 mile northwest of town, has a 3015’ x 60’ paved runway.
For commercial air transportation, Atoka is roughly equidistant from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (130 miles south-southwest), Will Rogers World Airport (137 miles northwest), and Tulsa International Airport (140 miles north).
Media
Atoka is served by several media outlets, including the Atoka County Times, published weekly on Wednesdays, 102.1 KHKC, a radio station headquartered on the county line between Atoka and Coal counties, and KXII and KTEN, television stations broadcasting from Sherman, Texas.
Tradio, a locally well-known radio show, is broadcast every weekday morning. Tradio was known, among many things, for its host John Reuben. The shows consists of callers advertising items such as cars, furniture and animals, or events such as auctions and garage sales over the air. The tagline for show is, "Good morning, you're on Tradio," which is repeated by Reuben as he answers each call.
The current host, Derek Reid, still sometimes answers the phone to people saying "Good Morning Brother John", as a nod to Reuben.
Education
Being the largest in the county and having the best opportunities for education, the Atoka Public Schools System has students from all over Atoka County, although there are three other small high schools in Caney, Stringtown, and Tushka. The Atoka Public Schools mascot is the Wampus cat. There are also three elementary schools in Atoka County, at Harmony, Lane.
Atoka High School
The Atoka High School campus is located on the west side of the town, and enrollment averages between 300 and 400 students from grades 9 to 12. Besides offering the basic courses and several Advanced Placement programs, Atoka High School offers classes in Spanish, Choir, Agricultural Education (FFA), and Drama, among others. The Parliamentary Procedure Team were State Champions in 2005 and National Semi-Finalists in 2007. The Mock Trial team has won the Oklahoma state competition six times. The school also offer sports such as baseball, softball, track and field, football, golf, and powerlifting and have represented Atoka in the state playoffs in many sports. A cafetorium opened in August 2007. With the new cafeteria, the high school is now a closed campus.
Junior high and elementary education
C.A. "Barney" McCall Junior High School is located due south of the high school campus. The junior high school averages between 200 and 250 in enrollment. The Atoka Elementary School is located north of the high school. All three schools are now located in one spot.
Higher education
Atoka is served by Kiamichi Technology Center. The Atoka campus offers courses in Business Information Technology, Computer Repair & Networking, Cosmetology, Child Care, Nursing, Auto Mechanics, and Carpentry.
Notable people
Jim Barnes, Oklahoma Poet Laureate for 2009 and 2010 and author of nine books of poetry
Mark Cain, professional bull rider during the 1990s who rode for the PBR, PRCA and BRO organizations. He was the 1991 BRO world champion and was also one of the co-founders of the PBR.
Todd Downing, novelist.
Rev. Wendell Estep was born in Atoka; retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Columbia, SC,<https://fbccola.com/staff/> past president of the Baptist General Convention of Ok (1984-1986) and the South Carolina Baptist Convention (2001)
Lowell Fulson, blues musician
Charles McCall, Speaker of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Lane Frost, professional bull rider. Attended high school in Atoka.
Reba McEntire, country music artist
Matthew Mungle, winner of an Academy Award for Makeup and four-time Emmy Award winner
Crystal Robinson, WNBA player for the Washington Mystics and New York Liberty
U.L. Washington, former MLB player for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and Pittsburgh Pirates
Reverend Dr. J. Vernon McGee was raised in Atoka; founder of Thru The Bible Radio, Pasadena, California, retired Pastor of the Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles, California.
References
External links
City of Atoka
Atoka County Chamber of Commerce
Atoka Public Schools
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Atoka
Cities in Atoka County, Oklahoma
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130031 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caney%2C%20Oklahoma | Caney, Oklahoma | Caney is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 205 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office was established at Caney Switch, Indian Territory for a short time in 1879. The post office took its name from nearby Caney Creek, and referred to the cane brakes along the course of the waterway. The post office was reestablished one mile south as Caney, Indian Territory on June 20, 1888, taking its name from the former post office at Caney Switch. The communities were both station stops on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad.
At the time of their founding, the communities were located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a part of the Pushmataha District.
Geography
Caney is located at (34.233837, -96.212375).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Caney is not directly served by the Oklahoma state highway system; however, U.S. Highway 69 is located just west of town.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 199 people, 85 households, and 57 families residing in the town. The population density was 237.8 people per square mile (91.5/km2). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 112.3 per square mile (43.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 80.90% White, 14.57% Native American, 0.50% Asian, and 4.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 85 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,063, and the median income for a family was $17,045. Males had a median income of $18,438 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $6,825. About 25.0% of families and 36.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 45.8% of those 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Caney
Towns in Atoka County, Oklahoma
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130032 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringtown%2C%20Oklahoma | Stringtown, Oklahoma | Stringtown is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census, an increase of 3.5 percent from the figure of 396 recorded in 2000. It is the second largest town in Atoka County.
The town is notable for the Mack H. Alford Correctional Center, a medium-security prison operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, just outside Stringtown.
Geography
Stringtown is located at (34.468448, -96.052860).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.24%, is water.
Stringtown is located at the southern intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and State Highway 43.
History
Sources differ as to the origins of the name: one suggests the original name was Springtown for a local sulphur spring but a spelling mistake labeled it Stringtown, while another suggests it got the name because businesses were strung out along the railroad tracks. Once home to a bank, theater, and pub, the town has grown recently, both economically and in population. Companies noticing business opportunities in game hunting. population growth since the 1990 census and the addition of a new café have brought new life to the town. Annually in September, the Good Ole Days Festival celebrates the town's past with a parade, cookout, and concert.
A post office was established at Stringtown, Indian Territory on August 17, 1874. For a few weeks in July 1877 the official name of the post office was Sulphur Springs, Indian Territory. the present name is a modification of Springtown, the original name of the settlement. At the time of its founding, Stringtown was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era government unit that included parts of today's Atoka, Coal, Hughes, and Pittsburg counties.
On August 5, 1932, while Bonnie Parker was visiting her mother, Clyde Barrow and two associates were drinking alcohol at a dance in Stringtown (illegal under Prohibition). They were approached by Sheriff C. G. Maxwell and his deputy, at which time Clyde opened fire, killing deputy Eugene C. Moore. That was the first killing of a lawman by what was later known as the Barrow Gang, a total which would eventually amount to nine slain officers.
In the 1940s during World War II, Fritz Johann Hansgirg, the Austrian inventor of magnesium and heavy water processes was interned at the U.S. alien internment camp located in Stringtown.
built Community Center, now the Senior Citizens Center. The tornado was only on the ground for a few seconds, but during that time the building was almost destroyed. It was an unusual occurrence for a tornado to touch down in the town itself, given its location between two chains of steep hills.
The nearby Mack Alford State Penitentiary is a large source of employment in the county. It was an internment camp for Japanese Americans arrested as "enemy aliens" and later for German POWs during World War II.
Despite its small size, Stringtown (2010 pop. 410) is the second-largest town in Atoka County, behind Atoka (pop. 3,107) and ahead of Tushka (pop. 312). On January 14, 2014, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol disbanded the Stringtown Police Department for generating too much of the city’s revenue off of writing traffic tickets, a violation of the state "speed trap" law.
The Garside house is one of the biggest historical sites of the town, next to the Bonnie and Clyde monument. The land the Garside house sits on was allotted to Joseph and Sarah Garside and their two children in 1902. In the middle of building the house, a tornado came through the town and tore down the part of the house that had been built. The Garsides had to start over again, but in 1915 they finished a two-story house. The house and land was later purchased by E. H. Colbertson, the first white man to buy land in that area. Approximately four years ago, the house was remodeled and decorated to be a museum.
The Southwest Stone Company, also known as the Rock Crusher, is one of the biggest sources of employment in the county. The crusher moved from Chockee to Stringtown in the early 1900s. Up until that point, Stringtown had not had electricity yet.
The railroad that runs through Stringtown stretches from south Texas, takes several routes in Oklahoma and Kansas, and reaches to the northern parts of Missouri. The part that runs through Stringtown was built in 1872 and is known now as the Union Pacific Railroad.
Stringtown was once home to a sawmill and a cotton gin that had the biggest production rate in the late 1800s. When a fire burnt the town on July 15, 1954, the sawmill and cotton gin burned down, along with half the town, including a café, a jailhouse, a barbershop, a bank, and a hotel. All that was left was Robert’s Store and a few homes. The town never really was rebuilt after this. Today, there is a school, a church, a fire department, City Hall, Dianna’s Store, and a senior citizens center.
A state investigation revealed that 76 percent of the Stringtown's 2013 budget came from traffic tickets. The investigation found excessive speed trapping, and the police department was disbanded in 2014.
Government and infrastructure
The United States Postal Service operates the Stringtown Post Office.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections operates the Mack Alford Correctional Center in an unincorporated area in Atoka County, near Stringtown.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 396 people, 166 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The population density was 83.7 people per square mile (32.3/km2). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 45.9 per square mile (17.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 69.95% White, 11.36% African American, 10.35% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, and 7.83% from two or more races.
There were 166 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,536, and the median income for a family was $22,614. Males had a median income of $19,643 versus $14,861 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,612. About 15.1% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.0% of those under age 18 and 30.9% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
Jerry Cantrell, guitar player for Alice in Chains
B.A. Garside, executive director of United China Relief
Reba McEntire, country singer
U.L. Washington, former professional baseball player
Tyrus McGee (born 1991), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Crystal Robinson, professional basketball player WNBA
References
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130033 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tushka%2C%20Oklahoma | Tushka, Oklahoma | Tushka is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 312 at the 2010 census, a decline of 9.6 percent from the figure of 345 recorded in 2000.
History
In 1872, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (Katy) built a track five miles south of Atoka in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation in the Indian Territory and created a settlement which it called Peck Switch, Indian Territory. The first post office was established in 1903. The name was changed to Lewis in 1905, honoring the first postmaster, Charles Lewis. In 1909, the community was renamed Dayton, but was changed during the same year to the present Tushka. Tushka is a Choctaw word meaning "warrior".
Tushka was first incorporated in 1915, but disincorporated after 15 years. There were 248 residents at the 1920 census. A fire destroyed most of the town during the Great Depression. During World War II, many of the remaining residents moved to California for work and never returned. The town incorporated again in 1968. Its population had recovered to 230 in 1970.
Tushka was hit by a tornado on April 14, 2011, causing damage to much of the town, including the school, and causing two deaths.
Geography
Tushka is located at (34.319552, -96.166265).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (2.70%) is water.
Tushka is located along U.S. Highway 69/75.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 345 people, 139 households, and 94 families residing in the town. The population density was 479.2 people per square mile (185.0/km2). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 225.0 per square mile (86.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 72.46% White, 19.71% Native American, 0.29% from other races, and 7.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.
There were 139 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,404, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $18,438 versus $15,357 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,547. About 19.8% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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130034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver%2C%20Oklahoma | Beaver, Oklahoma | Beaver is a town and county seat in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is in the Oklahoma Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,515, a 3.5 percent decrease from 1,570 at the 2000 census. The city is host to the annual World Cow Chip Throwing Championship. Held in April, "Cow Chip" brings attention from nearby cities with a parade, carnival, and cowchip throwing.
History
Beaver is located by Beaver River, also known as North Canadian River, and began as the location of a fur-trading post in 1879. Its original name was Beaver City, and was planned to be the capital of the short-lived Cimarron Territory. The Federal government never recognized the proposed Territory, but Beaver City remained the center of business and law enforcement for the area. In 1890, the territory was assigned to Oklahoma Territory, and Beaver City became the seat for the entire Oklahoma Panhandle, then known as Seventh County.
Beaver began as a stop on the Jones and Plummer Trail. In 1880, Jim Lane built a house on the south side of Beaver Creek, that also served as a general store, saloon, hotel, and restaurant. Beaver slowly sprouted along the banks of Beaver Creek. The first post office had been established on the north side of the river in 1883. In 1884 Lane moved the post office to his store and became the postmaster. He also added a corral and livery stable to accommodate freighters and cattle drivers. The Presbyterian Church was built in 1887. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as ""the oldest church in Oklahoma Territory". The Groves Hotel (later renamed the Thompson Hotel) was said to be the first business in town, when it was built in 1885. In 1891, Carter Tracy opened a general hardware and implement store. The first newspaper, the Territorial Advocate, began printing in 1887.
Although the Oklahoma Panhandle is noted for its lack of rainfall, it is occasionally subjected to flash floods. One such event occurred early in Beaver's history, and flooded Main Street, where many of the businesses had been built. Another street, Douglas, had already been built, running south up a hill from the river, where the businesses relocated to prevent a recurrence.
The population grew to 112 in 1900, the main reason for its existence was to support cattle ranches located in the Panhandle area. In 1901–02, the Homestead Act encouraged farmers to move in to the area. Growth continued after the turn of 1900. A telephone exchange was built in 1905, and the Bank of Beaver City and the First National Bank, were established. The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad (BME) was built to connect to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, a.k.a. M-K-T or "Katy" in Forgan, Oklahoma, to the north. The BME track to Forgan was not completed until 1915. Meanwhile, the BME was extended into Texas and Cimarron Counties. Soon, the M-K-T bought the BME system for $2 million.
During the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression most of the Panhandle and its communities suffered great economic hardships and lost population. The city of Beaver actually gained population. In 1920, it had 920 residents, which grew to 1028 in 1930 and 1146 in 1940.
Between Beaver and Guymon along Beaver Creek there are several plains Indians ruins. They are on private property and not accessible to the public. These ruins are associated with the Buried City Plains Indian Ruins near Perryton, Texas.
Geography
Beaver is located at (36.813486, −100.524298). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of , all land.
A mile north of the town is Beaver Dunes Park, now owned by the City of Beaver, featuring sand dunes left by ancient seas that once covered the area.
Climate
Beaver experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cool, dry winters and hot, much wetter summers.
While not the snowiest location in Oklahoma ranked by highest annual average snowfall, Beaver has the distinction of holding the State snowfall record for 1 season, being the 87.3" which fell during 1911-1912.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,515 people living in the city. The population density was 1,300 people per square mile (510/km2). There were 702 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile (230/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.48% White, 0.57% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 9.68% of the population.
There were 606 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,560, and the median income for a family was $44,107. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $19,511 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,897. About 6.8% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
At the start of the twenty-first century, Beaver's economy was primarily based on cattle ranching, hog farms, wheat and milo farming and oil and gas production. Supporting these industries were such businesses as two banks, oil field suppliers, a hospital, a nursing home and two medical clinics.
Education
Beaver Independent School District
Transportation
Highways
U.S. Route 270 runs concurrently with State 23 north/south through the town.
Airport
The Beaver Municipal Airport is located at the southern end of town, at coordinates 036° 47' 52.44"N 100° 31' 36.84"W. The FAA Identifier is K44, and it has two runways used primarily for general aviation. Runway 17/35 is 4050' x 60' with an asphalt surface, while 04/22 is a grass/turf field that is 2000' x 130'.
Historical sites
The Jones & Plummer Trail Museum offers a glimpse into the early days in and around the town through displays of historical artifacts and prototype rooms.
NRHP-listed sites include the Beaver County Courthouse, the Presbyterian Church, and the Lane Cabin at Main Street and Avenue C.
Notable people
Nick Bobeck (1980-), football player and coach
George Dobson (1851–1919), lawyer and politician
Timothy Leonard (1940-), United States federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma (since 1992; senior status since 2006)
Robert Loofbourrow (1873–1926), pioneer settler, attorney and Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court (1913–1915)
Ross Rizley (1892–1969), politician and U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
See also
Otasco
Jones Plummer Trail
Black Sunday, one of the worst dust storms during Dust Bowl
Presbyterian Church (Beaver, Oklahoma)
National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma
Notes
References
Further reading
2 v. illus. (part col.) 32 cm.
External links
Town of Beaver
Beaver Chamber of Commerce
Beaver Dunes State Park
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Beaver
Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Towns in Beaver County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
Populated places established in 1879
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130035 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgan%2C%20Oklahoma | Forgan, Oklahoma | Forgan is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 547 at the 2010 census.
History
The town name honors James B. Forgan, a Chicago banker and financier. L. B. Tooker established the first newspaper, the Forgan Enterprise, on June 6, 1912. A total of fifty-three businesses and four medical doctors were in the town at that time. As the town was located in a wheat-producing area, grain elevators were built to store wheat prior to shipment. The population dropped to 428 in 1940 after an exodus due to the Dust Bowl.
From 1912 to 1973, Forgan was the northern terminus of the defunct Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway (WF&NW), one of the Frank Kell and Joseph A. Kemp properties which linked the town through Altus, Oklahoma to Wichita Falls, Texas. The town was also the initial destination of the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad (BM&E), arriving in 1915 to connect to the WF&NW. The BM&E was abandoned in 1972; and, in 1973, the WF&NW was cut back to Altus, with the northern route from Altus to Forgan being abandoned.
At the turn of the twenty-first century the economy was based on wheat and milo farming, ranching, the oil and gas industry, and corporate hog farms.
Geography
Forgan is located at (36.907505, -100.539253). Forgan lies between the Cimarron and Beaver rivers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 547 people living in the town. The population density was 1,400 people per square mile (550/km2). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 645 per square mile (252/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 89.47% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 6.77% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.10% of the population.
There were 197 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,739, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $18,409 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,250. About 17.6% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Hodges, V. Pauline. "Forgan," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, 2009. Accessed March 18, 2015.
Towns in Beaver County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130036 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate%2C%20Oklahoma | Gate, Oklahoma | Gate is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census.
The community was named for the fact it was the "gateway" to a ranching area.
Geography
Gate is located at (36.851903, -100.055805).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
The Hangman's Tree
The area was a part of "No Man's Land" or the Oklahoma Panhandle, where no laws from other states could reach. Outlaws could commit crimes in Kansas or Texas, ride across the border and live protected from the laws. Violence, claim jumping, and thieving forced the honest settlers to form vigilance committees. Gate and Neutral City (located approximately five miles west) had carved a niche in badman history with hot lead. Low regard for property and human life was rampant across this lawless land. Between Gate and Neutral City, (the most wicked towns in No Man's Land) three trees grew, one of which had a low hanging branch. This branch was used in rendering the "hanging" punishment. The tree measured 15 ft. in circumference, is approximately 40 ft. tall, There is no record of how many were hanged on the tree but one man said he witnessed three of them at once. The accused was in place with a rope around his neck when one of the men drew a line in the sand with the heel of his boot stating "If anyone objects let him step across the line." One man by the name of G. C. (Nease Maphet) stepped across the line.
Silica Mine
Volcanic ash is believed by geologists to have come from a volcano in north-central New Mexico. During the volcanic age, immense quantities of materials were thrown out of these volcanoes near the opening in the earth and the ash or dust was carried by the prevailing winds and collected in depressions or drifts in the same manner that snow does. There is evidence in the deposits that settled here that the ash settled into a lake, which accounts for the uniform quality of the main deposits, which became a hill. A canyon cut through the center of the deposit and exposed the deposit as cliffs. According to a certified analysis the Gate deposit is composed of 73% Silica, 14% Alumina and smaller amounts of iron, calcium, magnesium and alkalis.
Indian Battle
The hills on the south side are where the cavalry took their stand. Buttons from uniforms and shells they used have been found there. One man told about the battle he was a part of that drove the renegade of Indians back to the reservation they were assigned.
Old Gate
In 1886, with the establishment of a post office, Gate City came to being. In 1894, an application was filed to move the post office for the third time. It was moved 113 rods southeast, to where several business were established and the name was changed to just Gate. Here Gate grew until the railroad came, in 1910. By this time Gate had two livery stables, a hotel, barber shop, pool hall, harness shop, grocery, real estate, hardware stores, bank, doctor's office and drug store, Masonic hall, numerous churches, furniture store, funeral home, bakery, U.S. Land office, millinery shop, lumber yard, two black smiths and a feed mill. When the railroad bypassed the town, the businessmen moved the town to the railroad, the present site of Gate.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 112 people, 47 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was 443.8 people per square mile (173.0/km2). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 241.7 per square mile (94.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% White and 1.79% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.46% of the population.
There were 47 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, and 27.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,891. There were 4.2% of families and 5.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including none of those under 18 or over 64.
References
External links
- Gate
Towns in Beaver County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130037 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowles%2C%20Oklahoma | Knowles, Oklahoma | Knowles is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11 at the 2010 census.
The Knowles Grain Elevator is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma.
Geography
Knowles is located at (36.873697, -100.192888).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Knowles is served by US Route 64.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 32 people, 10 households, and 8 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.4 people per square mile (68.6/km2). There were 11 housing units at an average density of 62.0 per square mile (23.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.62% White, 9.38% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.00% of the population.
There were 10 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.75.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 18.8% from 18 to 24, 9.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,887. There were 33.3% of families and 43.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 62.5% of those under 18 and none of those over 64.
References
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130038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter%2C%20Oklahoma | Carter, Oklahoma | Carter is a town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Carter is located at (35.218187, -99.505054).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Carter is located at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 55. This intersection is the western terminus of SH-55.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 254 people, 114 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The population density was 546.9 people per square mile (213.2/km2). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 292.8 per square mile (114.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 85.83% White, 3.15% Native American, 8.27% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.42% of the population.
There were 114 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $20,125 versus $16,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,216. About 24.2% of families and 28.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.1% of those 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Carter
Towns in Beckham County, Oklahoma
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130039 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk%20City%2C%20Oklahoma | Elk City, Oklahoma | Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,693 at the 2010 census, and the population was estimated at 11,577 in 2019. Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in western Oklahoma, approximately west of Oklahoma City and east of Amarillo, Texas.
History
European exploration
In 1541, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado became the first known European to pass through the area. The Spanish conquistador was traveling northeast across the prairie in search of a place called Quivira, a city said to be fabulously wealthy with gold. Because Coronado's route across the plains is speculative, it is quite possible that the expedition passed through present-day Elk City or the nearby area.
Founding to statehood
Elk City's history dates back to the days immediately following the opening of the Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation in western Oklahoma Territory on April 19, 1892, when the first white settlers made their appearance. Prior to this time, many early ranchers had driven cattle over the Great Western Cattle Trail from Texas to Dodge City, Kansas, the present townsite of Elk City being in the direct path of that famous trail.
The creation of Elk City was an idea conceived by land promoters from Weatherford, Oklahoma, when they learned that the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (CO & G) was coming to the area (in 1898, the CO & G Railroad completed its western route to Weatherford; beginning in 1901, it continued building west). They formed the Choctaw Townsite and Development Company. These men with great foresight determined that the area at the source of Elk Creek would be an ideal location for a town, so they came to the area to purchase lands from the homesteaders who had claims along the railroad.
Probably the most important day in Elk City's history is March 20, 1901, the date the first lots were sold by the Choctaw Townsite and Development Company. By this time, hundreds of prospective purchasers had built a tent city. On that day, the townsite company sold $32,000 worth of property (about $870,000 in 2012 dollars) and continued doing a good business for some time thereafter.
There is some confusion about how Elk City got its name. Elk City was so named because it is located at the head of Elk Creek, which in turn was named by U.S. Army Captain Randolph B. Marcy who was leading an expedition to explore the Red River in 1852. Marcy and his troops had left the Wichita Mountains and the waterway which he named Otter Creek during his exploration, and they were traveling northwest along the North Fork of the Red River. On May 31, in the official journal of the expedition, Marcy wrote about the productive soil, the dense grass, and the vertical red clay banks of a "bold running stream of good water." Continuing, he wrote, "From the circumstance of having seen elk tracks upon the stream we passed in our march today, I have called it 'Elk Creek'. I am informed by our guide that five years since, elk were frequently seen in the Wichita Mountains; but now they are seldom met with in this part of the country." Confusion also stems from the early post offices that served the residents of the town. Even though the town of Elk City has had only one name, its early settlers were served by a post office named Crowe, and later, one named Busch. Consequently, on many early maps of Oklahoma Territory the names of "Crowe" or "Busch" are seen instead of "Elk City". Finally, on July 20, 1907, shortly before statehood, the Busch Post Office had its name officially changed to Elk City Post Office.
On August 13, 1901, the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (purchased in 1904 by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1904) laid its last rail on the so-called "Choctaw Route", bringing rail access to Elk City. The first regular train service commenced seven days later on August 20, and city folk rejoiced, predicting that the dugouts, claim shacks, and prairie stables would soon disappear and be replaced by handsome residences, commodious barns, and granaries. Later, in 1910, the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway, one of the Frank Kell and Joseph A. Kemp properties, reached from Wichita Falls, Texas, into the wheat-growing area of western Oklahoma. By 1912, the northern terminus was in Forgan in Beaver County in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The route through Elk City was abandoned in 1973, as Altus became the new northern terminus of the railroad, which was absorbed in 1923 by the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. The remaining link between Wichita Falls and Altus was absorbed in 1991 by the Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway.
By January 1902, Elk City had more than sixty businesses and a population exceeding 1,000. Paving the streets with bricks also began in 1902. Though not yet a year old, the town had become one of the largest in western Oklahoma. Even with two devastating fires (one on October 28, 1903, which destroyed more than a dozen businesses, and the other in March 1906 which burned sixteen businesses to the ground), Elk City continued to grow into a major transportation and commercial hub, and by statehood in 1907, the population had more than tripled to 3,000 people. The prairie community had become a boomtown.
Geography
Elk City is located in northeastern Beckham County at (35.402694, -99.423812), elevation .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.37%, is water.
Climate
Elk City experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with cool, dry winters and hot, much wetter summers.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,693 people living in the city. The population density was 718.8 people per square mile (277.6/km). There were 4,973 housing units at an average density of 340.1 per square mile (131.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 88.95% White, 3.06% African American, 3.02% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.25% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.96% of the population.
There were 4,159 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% 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 3.02.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,268, and the median income for a family was $35,383. Males had a median income of $28,380 versus $18,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,654. About 15.4% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Today, Elk City is the principal center of trade for Western Oklahoma and part of the Texas Panhandle, with a trade radius that serves more than 50,000 people. Petroleum, agriculture, wind energy, transportation, tourism, manufacturing, and healthcare all contribute to Elk City's economy.
Since the 2000 census, Elk City has had a nearly 3% growth in jobs. Over the next decade, the number of jobs available in Elk City is expected to skyrocket by about 42%.
Since Elk City lies in a rich oil and natural-gas area on the shelf of Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin, the petroleum industry is the heart of the city's economy. Because of this, the city is the self-proclaimed "Natural Gas Capital of the World", complete with Parker Drilling Rig #114, located downtown. The rig dominates the Elk City skyline, and at in height, is the world's tallest, non-operating oil rig. Elk City has enjoyed significant growth due to the opening and location of oil field services and drilling companies in the city.
Agriculture doesn't play as prominent of a role as it did in the 20th century, with the only remaining viable agricultural market being the livestock auction. Nevertheless, Elk City still serves as a vital retail center for farmers and ranchers in the area.
In early 2009, Acciona Energy commissioned the first local wind farm, the Red Hills Wind Farm, located approximately north of Elk City. The Red Hills Wind Farm includes 82 wind turbine generators that produce 123 MW of clean energy, enough to power more than 40,000 homes.
Transportation has played an important part in Elk City's economy throughout its history, beginning with the building of the famed U.S. Route 66 through the heart of the city in the early 1930s. Today, Interstate 40 serves the city, with 60,000 consumers traveling through Elk City each day, and connects with Oklahoma City to the east and Amarillo, Texas, to the west. The city is also served by Oklahoma State Highway 6, which connects Elk City with Altus to the south, and Oklahoma State Highway 34, connecting Elk City with Woodward to the north. The Elk City Regional Business Airport is located in the northeast part of the city, from the Interstate.
Given that Historic U.S. Route 66 runs through Elk City, a sprawling museum complex has developed, which includes the National Route 66 Museum, the Old Town Museum, the Transportation Museum, the Farm and Ranch Museum, and the Blacksmith Museum. Each museum is housed in separate buildings, which altogether depict a mockup of early Elk City, complete with general stores, bank, a railroad depot and train caboose, opera house, and other buildings. Elk City is also in close proximity to many other attractions in Western Oklahoma, including Foss State Park, Foss Reservoir, the Washita National Wildlife Refuge, Black Kettle National Grassland, the Wichita Mountains, the Antelope Hills, the Quartz Mountains, and the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site.
Bar-S Foods Company operates a packaged-meat warehouse and distribution center in Elk City.
Great Plains Regional Medical Center is Elk City's largest employer and serves Western Oklahoma and the eastern Texas Panhandle. The hospital has been named by OKCBusiness and Best Companies Group as one of the "Thirty Best Places to Work in Oklahoma" for three consecutive years: 2006, 2007, and 2008. On May 11, 2007, construction began on a new, $60 million, hospital that opened in July 2009.
In June 2009, it was announced that a Walmart Supercenter would be constructed, bringing at least 150 jobs to the city. Soon afterward, a $2.2 million federal grant was provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help fund the project and bring more jobs to Elk City. It opened in October 2010 off I-40 at Exit 40. Featuring area, it is the largest store between Amarillo and Oklahoma City.
Education
Elk City Public Schools
Merritt Public Schools
Elk City Public Schools and Merritt Public Schools are members of the Western Technology Center District. WTC provides the opportunity for adults and high school students to get occupationally-specific training. As a member of the WTC district, high school juniors and seniors living in the Elk City School District and Merritt School District have the opportunity to attend classes at WTC. High school students who are residents of the WTC District can enroll in WTC full-time training on a tuition-free basis. Adult students are allowed to attend classes on a tuition basis. Tuition for adult students is $2.00 per training hour. Adult students can apply for financial assistance to attend WTC.
Media
Newspaper
Elk City Daily News
Radio
KECO 96.5 FM (Country)
KKZU 95.5 FM (Classic Rock)
KOOL 94.3 FM (Classic Hits)
KADS 1240 AM (Sports Talk)
Transportation
Intercity bus service is provided by Greyhound Lines.
Elk City Regional Business Airport (KELK; FAA ID: ELK), 1 mile northeast, has a
5399’ x 75’ paved runway.
Commercial air transportation is available at Will Rogers World Airport, about 112 miles east, or Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, about 140 miles west.
Attractions
National Register of Historic Places
Casa Grande Hotel
Hedlund Motor Company Building
Storm House
Whited Grist Mill
Stops on Route 66
National Route 66 Museum Complex
Museums
Elk City features five museums: the Old Town Museum, the National Route 66 Museum, the National Transportation Museum, the Farm and Ranch Museum, and the Blacksmith Museum. There also is another, the Anadarko Basin Museum of Natural History but it is currently closed due to lack of funding.
Notable people
Cade Davis, European basketball player
Keitha Dickerson, basketball player, Texas Tech and WNBA
Richard Hart, jazz guitarist
Justin McBride, PBR world champion bull rider
Scott Meacham, State Treasurer of Oklahoma (2005–2011)
Kelli O'Hara, award-winning Broadway actress, singer, and songwriter
Susan Powell, Miss America 1981, actress, and singer
Joe Spencer, NFL player
Jimmy Webb, Grammy Award-winning songwriter
References
Further reading
Elk City - Rising from the Prairie, Western Oklahoma Historical Society (2007)
Prairie Fire, Western Oklahoma Historical Society (1978)
External links
Elk City official website
Elk City Chamber of Commerce
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Elk City
A Step Back in Time in Elk City, Oklahoma from Legends of America
Cities in Beckham County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
Micropolitan areas of Oklahoma
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130040 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick%2C%20Oklahoma | Erick, Oklahoma | Erick ( ) is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located west of Sayre, the county seat, and east of the Oklahoma-Texas border. The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census.
A post office, originally named Dennis, was established to serve the local community on November 8, 1900. This community developed along the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad line (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway), built in 1902. On November 16, 1901, the name was changed to honor Beeks Erick, the townsite developer and president of the Choctaw Townsite and Improvement Company, and the town incorporated that year.
History
Erick was established in 1901 as an agricultural community on what would become the edge of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was located on the National Old Trails Road, one of the predecessors to the 1926 numbered US Highway system. Large segments of that road became part of U.S. Route 66.
At statehood in 1907, the population was reported as 686. In June of 1908, Erick competed with Sayre for becoming the county seat, and only lost by a small margin in the election. By 1909, Erick had become a busy community. In that year, it could boast of having 13 general stores, 2 hardware stores, multiple cotton gins and blacksmiths, a livery, a harness shop, a lumber store, five meat markets, several grocery stores, a bakery, and a confectionary, two banks and two weekly newspapers (the Beckham County Democrat and the Erick Altruist. Baptists, Christian, Methodists and Presbyterians had organized churches. By the 1910 U.S. census, population had grown to 915, increasing to 971 in the 1920 census, and reaching a peak population of 2,231 in 1930 due to a brief oil boom. The city economy was bolstered by six cotton gins, a high-density cotton compress, and an ice plant. But in 1940 the census reported 1,591 residents.
The city prospered briefly in the era between WWI and WWII, when natural gas deposits were found in the area. On July 14, 1930 the Frederick (Maryland) Post published, "Reports received here by Sheriff W.K McLemore, Wheeler County, said negroes were driven out of Erick Oklahoma last night and from Texola, Oklahoma today by a mob seeking reprisal for the death of Mrs. Harry Vaughn, wife of a farmer in a nearby county in Texas, who was beaten to death Friday by a Negro." In a separate incident in 1933, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow (better known as Bonnie and Clyde) kidnapped law enforcement officers from the Wellington, Texas area, drove them to a point near Erick, and left them tied to a tree with barbed wire cut from a fence. The officers freed themselves, but the trail of the criminals had gone cold.
Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, was poorly received locally. According to Erick city clerk Nyla Tennery, "I can remember plainly when the book came out my parents and other people who stayed here were just real upset. That book gave all Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma people a shiftless, bad name, like that was the only kind of people who were here."
U.S. Route 66
Early motor courts began to appear by 1940, with the DeLuxe Courts being the first local Route 66 lodging to appear in the AAA Directory of Motor Courts and Cottages. While civilian motorcar travel was greatly curtailed due to wartime rationing, by 1946 guidebooks listed the Erick Court and trailer park, the Elms Garage, cafés and filling stations.
Erick prospered in the post-war heyday of Route 66, with various roadside businesses catering to motorists. Guidebooks promoted the tiny city as "the first town you encounter, going west, which has a true 'western' look with its wide, sun-baked streets, frequent horsemen, occasional sidewalk awnings and similar touches."
The four lanes of Route 66 from Sayre, Oklahoma to Erick were the last Oklahoma section of US 66 to be bypassed by I-40, in 1975.
Many of the original Route 66 business are now gone or have been converted to other uses.
World War II navy veteran Cal Rogers opened Cal's Country Cooking on US 66 in May 1946, relocating to a new log cabin restaurant on an Interstate 40 exit in October 1979 after the Interstate bypassed traffic away from the old road. The family sold the business and antiques in a 1999 auction; the building is now a steak house.
The West Winds Motel, originally built with individual carport garages and promoted in its heyday with neon signage of bucking broncos, still stands but is no longer open to visitors despite attempts to restore the property.
Efforts to put "Historic Route 66" back onto maps as a tourist attraction date to the late 1980s, with the first Route 66 Association established three years after the last section of original highway (in Williams, Arizona) was bypassed by Interstate highway in 1984. Various local businesses and attractions cater to seasonal tourists attempting to find what remains of the old road.
The former City Meat Market building is now the Sandhills Curiosity Shop, one of the many Route 66 stops on Pixar's research trips for 2006 animated film Cars. Its owners Harley and Annabelle Russell, who bill themselves as the "Mediocre Music Makers", served as model for the country hillbilly accent used by Larry the Cable Guy's character Mater in the film.
The 3000 square foot Roger Miller Museum was a museum opened at the corner of US 66 (Roger Miller Boulevard) and Oklahoma 30 (Sheb Wooley Avenue) in 2004 in a former 1929 café and drugstore building. It closed permanently on December 23, 2017. The space is now home to the 100th Meridian Museum.
Country musicians
Erick was home to two of Country music's more idiosyncratic performers. Sheb Wooley, the actor, songwriter, and singer who recorded the saga of the "one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater" was born there in 1921. Roger Miller, country superstar and author of "King of the Road," "Dang Me," "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd," and many others, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but grew up in Erick from the age of three. When asked by an interviewer where Erick was near, Miller wryly replied, "It's close to extinction." Herbert Mayfield, one of the Mayfield Brothers of West Texas, was born in Erick but moved to Dimmitt, Texas, when he was ten years of age.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Erick is located just south of I-40 and is on the historic US Route 66 (which is signed as a business route from Interstate 40). The town is also served by State Highway 30. Erick is the second-closest Oklahoma settlement to the Texas border on US 66 or I-40 (Texola is at the border, seven miles to the west).
It is still a railroad town, being an end point on the route of Farmrail.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,023 people, 429 households, and 272 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,040.3 people per square mile (403.0/km2). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 565.4 per square mile (219.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.45% White, 0.10% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 2.05% from other races, and 3.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.69% of the population.
There were 429 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,346, and the median income for a family was $28,977. Males had a median income of $23,482 versus $16,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,855. About 22.5% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.4% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Erick has an aldermanic form of government.
National Register of Historic Places
First National Bank
West Winds Motel
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Erick
Cities in Beckham County, Oklahoma
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130041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre%2C%20Oklahoma | Sayre, Oklahoma | Sayre is a small city in, and the county seat of, Beckham County, in western Oklahoma, United States. It is halfway between Oklahoma City, and Amarillo, Texas, on Interstate 40 and the former U.S. Route 66. The population was 4,375 at the 2010 census, the largest recorded by a census since Sayre's founding. The total was an increase of 6.3 percent from the 2000 census.
History
After the Civil War, Congress wanted to stimulate the economy and aid the growth of the nation. One way that they achieved this was to promote the building of the western railroads. Upon completion of the Union Pacific-Central Pacific joining together in 1869 with the Golden Spike, other railroads trying to capitalize on commerce and trade also began crossing the western country. This included the Great Northern and Burlington in the far north, and the Southern Pacific on the extreme southern border.
Eventually this would lead to rails crossing Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma, around the start of the 20th century. A new rail line was extended from Weatherford to Texola by McCabe & Steen Contractors in July 1901. Entrepreneurs would buy land near where the new tracks were being laid, and also near a source of water. The Choctaw Town Site and Improvement Company did this, and when the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad crossed the North Fork of the Red River in Western Indian Territory an instant town sprang up, which incorporated on 14 September 1901.
The Choctaw Townsite & Improvement Company began selling lots to new "Sooners" arriving to start a new life. The seeds of a new town were on, businessmen came to sell their wares to the new town folk, and within one year the town's population was up to around 1,000. Pennsylvanian Robert Heysham Sayre, a stockholder of the railroad, gave his name to the newly formed town in 1901.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company (called CRI&P), later just the "Rock Island", leased the new line. The Rock Island Line would complete its march to the Pacific by filling in the line to Tucumcari, New Mexico.
During the period of 1901–1907, Sayre was part of Roger Mills County in Oklahoma Territory. At the time Oklahoma became a state, Beckham County was created and Sayre, which was within the boundary of Beckham County, was named as the temporary county seat. An election in 1908 confirmed Sayre as the permanent seat, with voters preferring it to the town of Erick. The Beckham County Courthouse was completed in 1911, and is still in service over a century later. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The discovery of oil and gas nearby caused the population to boom between 1920 and 1930. In the 1930s U.S. Route 66, a dream forwarded by fellow Oklahoman Cyrus Avery, would come to Sayre, cementing the town's fate to fuel the cars and feed the people exploring the country.
In 1940 film director John Ford used Sayre's Beckham County Courthouse in the film The Grapes of Wrath, based on the famous book by John Steinbeck.
During the 1970s Sayre and the surrounding area benefited from the natural gas and oil development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world's largest known source of helium. Between 1973 and 1993 the field produced over 8 trillion cubic feet (230,000,000 m³) of gas.
Geography
Sayre is located at (35.298940, -99.636556). It is located on the North Fork of the Red River, at an elevation of and west of Oklahoma City. The area is dominated by low rolling red clay hills.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,114 people, 1,132 households, and 678 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,215.9 people per square mile (469.9/km). There were 1,399 housing units at an average density of 413.5 per square mile (159.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 74.99% White, 18.25% African American, 2.53% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 1.92% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.35% of the population.
There were 1,132 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 14.6% under the age of 18, 14.0% from 18 to 24, 40.9% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 197.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 216.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,713, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $22,167 versus $18,147 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,378. About 15.9% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Sayre's economy has been based on agriculture and the production of oil and gas. By the 1930s, the town had five oil companies and one gasoline plant in operation. United Carbon Company built a carbon black plant there. Circa 2000 the Flying J truck stop opened on a plot of land along Interstate 40 in Sayre; it paid $150,000 in annual sales taxes and had 117 employees. The city government had purchased the land and sold it to the developer at cost in order to attract the development.
The North Fork Correctional Facility, a privately owned, medium-security prison opened in 1998. This prison had 270 employees as of 2001, and that year Peter T. Kilborn of The New York Times wrote that the prison "is responsible for lifting Sayre's spirits and reigniting its economy." Circa 2003 the community experienced economic issues when prisoners from Wisconsin were recalled from the prison.
Education
Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre or SWOSU@Sayre, is an accredited junior college serving western Oklahoma. It was founded in 1938 as Sayre Junior College and merged with SWOSU by an act of the Oklahoma Legislature in 1987.
Western Technology Center, Sayre campus provides the opportunity for adults and high school students to get occupationally-specific training. Sayre Public Schools is a member of the WTC district.
Sayre Public Schools is a school district serving the cities of Sayre and Elk City in Oklahoma. It includes the following schools:
Sayre Elementary School
Sayre Middle School
Sayre High School
In 1994–5, the district was the defendant in a liability suit eventually decided by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
Government
Sayre has an aldermanic form of city government.
NRHP listings
Beckham County Courthouse (NR 84002968)
J. W. Danner House (NR 02000169)
Sayre Champlin Service Station (NR 04000130)
Sayre Rock Island Depot (also known as the Shortgrass Country Museum, NR 00000654)
Sayre City Park (NR 04000127)
Sayre Downtown Historic District (NR 02000972)
Notable people
Maxie Anderson, hot air balloonist, member of the first crew to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon
Leo Meyer, served as mayor of Sayre from 1905-1906. He moved to Guthrie in 1907 when he was chosen as the new state's first assistant Secretary of State.
References
External links
Sayre -- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Sayre, Oklahoma Government Website
Sayre Public Schools
Cities in Beckham County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130042 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texola%2C%20Oklahoma | Texola, Oklahoma | Texola is a town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 36 at the 2010 census.
History
The History of Texola dates back to the early 1900s. Before being named Texola, the town site had been called Texokla and Texoma. Because of its location near the 100th Meridian, the town was surveyed eight different times, which meant that some early residents lived in both Texas and Oklahoma without ever moving. Texola was originally part of northern Greer County until Beckham County was formed after Oklahoma gained statehood in 1907. A post office was established in the community on December 12, 1901 with Reuben H. Grimes serving as the first postmaster. In 1902, the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was built through the town. A weekly newspaper, the Texola Herald, began publishing in 1902 and continued to operate into the early 1920s. By 1909, Texola had two cotton gins as well as a corn and grist mill. The local economy was agriculturally based and several businesses opened in the community.
The 1910 census recorded 361 people living in Texola. That same year, a small Territorial Jail was built. After a slight decline in population during the 1910s, Texola grew rapidly in the 1920s. The population peaked at 581 in the 1930 census. The arrival of Route 66 (also known as 5th Street) had a positive impact on the local economy. Cotton production increased during the decade, necessitating the need for two additional gins. As the town prospered, amenities such as a ten-acre park and an auditorium capable of seating 300 people were found in the community. The population began to decline in the 1940s and continued to do so throughout the remainder of the twentieth century. By 1980, Texola was a town of 106 residents. When the next census was conducted in 1990, Texola had lost nearly 58 percent of its population, leaving just 45 people in the town. That figure rose by two, to 47, in 2000.
By 2010, the population had decreased to 36.
Historic places
The Magnolia Service Station in Texola is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beckham County, Oklahoma, being placed on the list in 1995. The station was built in 1930 by the Magnolia Petroleum Company on Route 66.
A quirky roadside attraction in Texola is the One Room Jail. It was constructed in the late 1800's out of cinderblock, and consists of a single room with an iron-barred door and window.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Texola is not directly served by the Oklahoma state highway system. However, the town can be accessed from I-40 Exit 1. U.S. Route 66 passed through the town, bringing scores of travelers for decades, until I-40 was completed to the north in 1975.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 47 people, 21 households, and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was 76.3 people per square mile (29.3/km2). There were 32 housing units at an average density of 51.9 per square mile (19.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 65.96% White, 6.38% African American, 10.64% Native American, 8.51% Asian, and 8.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 21 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.57.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,208. There were 7.7% of families and 23.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 28.6% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.
Education
The town of Texola is served by Erick Public Schools district, which is headquartered in the city of Erick. The district operates two campuses, an elementary school and a high school.
References
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130043 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton%2C%20Oklahoma | Canton, Oklahoma | Canton is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 625 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Canton is located at (36.055563, -98.588991).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 618 people, 268 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,186.3 people per square mile (458.9/km2). There were 322 housing units at an average density of 618.1 per square mile (239.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 83.66% White, 10.68% Native American, 3.40% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.53% of the population.
There were 268 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,250, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,591. About 11.4% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.0% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Canton
Video from KOCO shows what appears to be a tornado touching the ground in Canton, Oklahoma, 2 March 2008.
Towns in Blaine County, Oklahoma
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130044 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield%2C%20Oklahoma | Greenfield, Oklahoma | Greenfield is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Greenfield is located in southern Blaine County at . It is along U.S. Routes 270 and 281, halfway between Watonga, the county seat, and Geary.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people, 55 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was 919.7 people per square mile (365.3/km2). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 463.6 per square mile (184.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.62% White, 1.63% African American and 9.76% Native American.
There were 55 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,694, and the median income for a family was $21,607. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,097. There were 20.0% of families and 17.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 37.5% of under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Greenfield
Towns in Blaine County, Oklahoma
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130045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchcock%2C%20Oklahoma | Hitchcock, Oklahoma | Hitchcock is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 121 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Hitchcock is located at (35.967527, -98.349279) along Oklahoma State Highway 8. It is northeast of Watonga, the county seat, and south of Okeene.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Hitchcock has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 141 people, 51 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density was 929.8 people per square mile (362.9/km2). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 415.4 per square mile (162.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.78% White, 6.38% Native American, 0.71% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 51 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $19,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,015. There were 25.7% of families and 31.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 35.5% of under eighteens and 7.7% of those over 64.
References
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130046 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longdale%2C%20Oklahoma | Longdale, Oklahoma | Longdale is a town in northwestern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 262 at the 2010 census, down 18.3 percent from the figure of 310 in 2000.
History
The town was named for Lucious Walter Long, the husband of Carrie M. Millerman, who had obtained a homestead in the Cheyenne-Arapaho Opening of April 19, 1892. The two married and made her homestead the town site. They donated on the north side of their property to the Union Real Estate and Townsite Company, while retaining the southern side themselves, which they divided into residential and commercial lots. The Longs wanted to name their new community Longview, but agreed to change to Longdale to avoid confusion with the already existing community of Fairview.
Historians have sometimes confused Longdale with Cainville. The latter was north of Longdale, and already had a post office, where the residents of Longdale could receive their mail. The Cainville post office was discontinued and moved to Longdale on November 28, 1903, with Robert L. Eaton as the new postmaster. On October 23, 1903, G. W. published the first edition of his newspaper, the Longdale Register. The Longs already had sold part of their property to the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, which finally reached Longdale on June 10, 1905.
Carrie Millerman became the first teacher when a school opened November 30, 1894, in a temporary location north of Longdale. A new school building opened in Longdale on November 5, 1906, replacing the temporary facility. By the first census in 1910, Longdale had a population of 296.
Geography
Longdale is located at (36.132697, -98.551962).
It is north of Canton Lake on State Highway 58.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
, there were 310 people, 114 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,169.9 people per square mile (460.4/km2). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 630.2 per square mile (248.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 73.87% White, 18.39% Native American, 0.32% from other races, and 7.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.52% of the population.
There were 114 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,000, and the median income for a family was $22,500. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,744. About 23.3% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 37.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Longdale School, which closed in 1991, was home to the world-famous "Longdale Redmen". The Redmen were widely known throughout both hemispheres for the successful sports teams fielded throughout the 20th Century. In 1991, the Longdale Redmen celebrated their tenth consecutive National Kickball Championship. The 1990-91 teams also captured championships in basketball (Greenfield Tournament, Progressive Tournament, Canton Tournament and Hitchcock Tournament), flag football (National 8th Grade Champions), cross-country, 4-Square, 500, Heads-Up 7-Up, and wiffleball. As Longdale continues to grow throughout the 21st century the city is being overflowed with many successful businesses. Longdale's growing population had become a concern. The population of Longdale has grown to over 100 people and the housing can not keep up with the major climb in population.
Notable person
Merlin Little Thunder. Southern Cheyenne artist, attended elementary school in Longdale.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture - Longdale
Towns in Blaine County, Oklahoma
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130047 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okeene%2C%20Oklahoma | Okeene, Oklahoma | Okeene is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2010 census. The name was created by combining the last letters of Cherokee and Cheyenne.
Geography
Okeene is located in northeastern Blaine County at (36.116516, -98.318424), at the intersection of state highways 8 and 51. OK-8 leads south to Watonga, the county seat, and northwest to Fairview. OK-51 leads east to Hennessey and west to Canton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Okeene has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,240 people, 504 households, and 336 families residing in the town. The population density was 541.2 people per square mile (209.1/km2). There were 603 housing units at an average density of 263.2 per square mile (101.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.34% White, 0.48% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.87% of the population.
There were 504 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,471, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $19,297 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,444. About 8.6% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Public School System
Okeene's public school system consists of an elementary school, middle school, and high school.
Historic Sites
St. Anthony of Padua Church was begun on December 20, 1921 and completed in 1924 at a cost of $85,000, not including donated work and materials. It stands as one of the oldest churches in Oklahoma.
Three NHRP-listed sites are located in Okeene, being the Okeene Flour Mill off Oklahoma State Highway 51, the Sooner Co-op Association Elevator (West) at 302 West F Street, and the Shinn Family Barn to the southeast.
References
Towns in Blaine County, Oklahoma
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130048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watonga%2C%20Oklahoma | Watonga, Oklahoma | Watonga is a city in Blaine County, Oklahoma. It is 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The population was 5,111 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Blaine County.
History
Watonga is located on former Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation lands that were allotted to individual tribal members and the excess opened to white settlers in the Land Run of 1892. Watonga is named after Arapaho Chief Watonga, whose name means "Black Coyote".
The town began as a tent city on April 19, 1892. A post office opened in Watonga during the same year. However, the first railroad line through Watonga was not built until 1901–02, when the Enid and Anadarko Railway (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) constructed a rail line from Guthrie.
Geography
Watonga is located in central Blaine County at (35.849249, -98.411591). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.28%, is water.
Demographics
, there were 4,658 people, 1,273 households, and 858 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,703.1 people per square mile (656.4/km). There were 1,507 housing units at an average density of 551.0 per square mile (212.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 61.19% White, 15.33% African American, 8.24% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 2.02% Pacific Islander, 4.89% from other races, and 6.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.91% of the population.
There were 1,273 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 169.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 191.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,208, and the median income for a family was $31,391. Males had a median income of $23,056 versus $16,146 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,567. About 12.4% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
According to one report, Watonga's 42.9% reduction in population from 2010 to 2017 makes it the fastest shrinking place in Oklahoma.
Economy
Watonga's economy has largely been based on agriculture since statehood. In the early days, local farmers primarily were producers of wheat.
The dairy industry grew in western Oklahoma and led to the opening of the Watonga Cheese Factory in 1941. It was one of the state's five active dairy product plants in 2004. The plant subsequently closed in 2007.
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores began with a single leased gas station in Watonga in the mid-1960s. Love's is now in 41 states, is approaching 500 travel centers, and employs 25,000 nationwide.
The city hosted the Diamondback Correctional Facility, owned by the Corrections Corporation of America from 1998, and the prison grew to become the town's largest employer. But the prison, housing Arizona inmates, experienced a riot in May 2004, and the contract to utilize the facility was not renewed, resulting in the prison closing in May 2010. This left 300 prison workers jobless or transferred elsewhere. The prison was still vacant as of March 2017.
The town Walmart closed in 2016.
Government
Watonga has an aldermanic form of government.
Arts and culture
The city hosts an annual Watonga Cheese Festival in October. The festival was formed in 1976 by the Watonga Chamber of Commerce because the town had the only cheese factory in Oklahoma at the time. The festival has continued even after the closing of the factory in 2007. In 2013, a wine competition was added to the festival.
The town newspaper, the Watonga Republican, has been in publication since 1892.
Watonga has the T.B. Ferguson Home Museum, which consists not only of the 1901 Victorian-style house of publisher T.B. Ferguson, but also various artifacts of the era.
Notable people
Sis Cunningham, musician known for folk and protest music
Thompson Benton Ferguson, newspaper publisher and eighth governor of the Oklahoma Territory
Trevon Hartfield, NFL safety
Robert J. Helberg, aeronautical engineer for NASA who contributed to the Lunar Orbiter program
Byron Houston, retired NBA player
Guy Lookabaugh, coach and former player of multiple sports
Jim Lookabaugh, football player and coach
Clarence Nash (1904–1985), the voice of Donald Duck in the 1930s
Patrick Sherrill, perpetrator of the Edmond post office shooting
Parks and recreation
Roman Nose State Park, which opened in 1937 and was one of the state's seven original state parks, is seven miles north of Watonga, off State Highway 8 and 8a. It includes two lakes, the smaller being Lake Boecher, and the larger the 55-surface-acre Lake Watonga. The park includes hiking trails, guided horseback rides and hayrides to a historic natural-rock swimming pool, miniature golf, and an 18-hole par-70 golf course. For lodging, the park has Roman Nose Lodge, built in 1956 and renovated in 2010, along with more than 90 campsites, almost equally split between RV and tent sites.
Historic sites
Ferguson Chapel was a Presbyterian Church, dedicated in 1903 and continued in use until 1972. In 1992, the building was restored by town volunteers, and is used as an event center.
Seven of 17 NHRP-listed sites in Blaine County are located in Watonga, including the Blaine County Courthouse, the Noble Hotel, and the United States Post Office Watonga.
Transportation
Watonga connects with U.S. Route 270, State Highway 3, State Highway 8, and State Highway 51a.
Watonga is served by Watonga Regional Airport.
Rail freight carriage pertaining to grain, fertilizer, and other agriculture-related products is provided by AT&L Railroad, which runs from Watonga to Geary to El Reno, Oklahoma, with overhead trackage rights on the Union Pacific from El Reno to Oklahoma City.
Notes
References
External links
Watonga.com
Ferguson Home Museum
Cities in Blaine County, Oklahoma
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130049 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille%2C%20Oklahoma | Achille, Oklahoma | Achille is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 492, a 2.8 percent decrease from the figure of 506 recorded in 2000. The town's name is derived from a Cherokee word, , meaning fire.
History
The area that would become Achille was originally part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw girls was located southeast of present-day Achille from 1853 until 1914. Cherokee refugees located to the area during the American Civil War and called it "", meaning fire.
The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad built a line that crossed the region in 1908 and a post office was established in the community in 1910. The community grew from an estimated population of 50 to 500 in 1920. The town's population had declined to 294 in 1960 and reached a peak number of 506 in 2000.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 492 people living in the town. The population density was 1,230 people per square mile (492/km). There were 213 housing units at an average density of 552 per square mile (211/km). The racial makeup of the town was 71.34% White, 0.20% African American, 22.33% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 5.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 188 households, out of which 63 (33.5%) included children under the age of 18, 82 (43.6%) were married couples living together, 36 (19.1%) consisted of a female householder with no husband present, 16 (8.5%) consisted of a male householder with no wife present, and 54 (28.7%) were non-families. Households made up of a single individual living alone accounted for 46 (24.5%) of households, and 58 (30.9%) households consisted of someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $24,000. Males had a median income of $21,190 versus $14,904 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,324. 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line. 39.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% are 65 or older.
Economy
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma headquarters, casinos, and other operations are located in nearby Durant and serve as a major employer in the region. Agriculture and tourism are both important industries.
Government
During his first term as mayor, back in 2017, David Northcutt was investigated for firing a shot toward the ground in an argument with his boyfriend, and eventually resigned.
On October 28, 2018, current Achille Mayor David Northcutt, was arrested with an accomplice, Joshua Doughty, for first degree burglary and methamphetamine possession charges. Northcutt was released after posting $10,000 bail.
In December 2018, Achille Councilman Lynn Chambers was arrested and charged along with 4 others, for methamphetamine trafficking and gun possession while committing a felony. 200 grams of methamphetamine, 2 pounds of marijuana and several guns were discovered by police. Child endangerment charges are being considered as children were living at the location
In 2019, items including guns, drugs, and cash that had been seized by the Achille Police went missing from the police evidence locker, prompting an investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Police Chief Chris Watson had handed the key to the evidence locker to the town's Board Of Trustees shortly before the breach, after having been suspended and then fired by the Board. "I cannot say that I am surprised because that entire city council is corrupt to the core" said Watson.
Education
Achille served by Achille Independent School District.
Notable person
While not born in the town, country singer and actor Gene Autry was raised partially in Achille.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Achille
Achille Public Schools
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130050 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong%2C%20Oklahoma | Armstrong, Oklahoma | Armstrong is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Blue River. The population was 105 at the 2010 census, a 25.2 percent decrease from the figure of 141 recorded in 2000. The town was named for Frank C. Armstrong, a member of the Dawes Commission.
History
The town of Armstrong began along the route of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy) in 1872. At the time of Armstrong's founding it was located in Blue County of the Choctaw Nation. The town had a post office in 1882–3, but thereafter the mail was sent to Caddo. In 1896, another post office opened in Armstrong, but it was closed in 1920. The post office was located in the only grocery store, and the store owner was also the postmaster. In 1911, the population was 41.
The Oklahoma Office of the Game Warden (now the Department of Wildlife Conservation) established a fish hatchery in the town about 1916. Otherwise the town survived economically by serving small farms in the area and catering to the needs of sport fishermen who were attracted to the Blue River and nearby Lake Texoma, By 1980, the town had 133 residents. The population dropped to 122 in 1990, then rose to 141 in 2000. It dropped again, and was 105 in 2010.
Geography
Armstrong is located at (34.052530, -96.344193). It is north of Durant.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 105 people living in the town. The population density was 1,638.3 people per square mile (604.9/km2). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 697.2 per square mile (257.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 70.21% White, 0.71% African American, 21.99% Native American, and 7.09% from two or more races.
There were 54 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,292, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,765. There were 5.6% of families and 16.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including none under 18 and 25.0% of those over 64.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Armstrong
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington%2C%20Oklahoma | Bennington, Oklahoma | Bennington is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 334 at the 2010 census.
History
In 1853, a Presbyterian minister named A. G. Lansing established Mount Pleasant Mission Station near present-day Matoy in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Lansing turned the mission operation over to Rev. Charles C. Copeland, who moved the mission a few miles farther south because the original site was in a boggy and remote location that was unhealthy. Copeland renamed the mission Bennington Mission Station, honoring his home town of Bennington, Vermont. A post office was established in 1873, but closed in 1878. It was reestablished in 1884. The peak population during this period was 45 people.
At the time of its founding, Bennington was located in Blue County of the Choctaw Nation. In 1886 that portion of the county, along with portions of Atoka County and Kiamitia County, joined to form Jackson County, with its county seat at Pigeon Roost, near present-day Boswell.
The Arkansas and Choctaw Railway built through the area in 1902, and missed Bennington by two miles. Some of the buildings were dragged down to the railroad line, where a new town was established in 1903 and grew quickly to 250 people in that year. The 1910 census showed the population had about doubled to 513, then peaked at 915 in 1920, before falling to 492 in 1930.
Geography
Bennington is located at (34.001540, -96.037608). It is east of Durant on County Road E2075.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 289 people, 100 households, and 78 families residing in the town. The population density was 514.1 people per square mile (199.3/km2). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 220.6 per square mile (85.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 59.52% White, 36.68% Native American, 0.69% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 100 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,414. About 35.3% of families and 37.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.4% of those 65 or over.
Notable people
Shockley Shoemake, Oklahoma state legislator and lawyer.
Wes Watkins, United States Representative.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Bennington
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokchito%2C%20Oklahoma | Bokchito, Oklahoma | Bokchito is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 632 at the 2010 census, an increase of 12.1 percent over the figure of 564 recorded in 2000. In the Choctaw language, "bok" means river or creek, and "chito" means big or large, literally translating into "big creek".
History
A post office was established at Bokchito, Indian Territory on August 11, 1894. It was named for a local waterway, Bok Chito, which in the Choctaw language means "Big Creek." Bokchito, Indian Territory was platted and incorporated by the federal government as a town within the Choctaw Nation on April 27, 1901. In 1901, the population was estimated at 200.
At the time of its founding Bokchito was located in Blue County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Dennis Rodman lived in Bokchito when he was in college.
Geography
Bokchito is located at (34.018357, -96.141633). It is east of Durant and west of Hugo.
The town is at the intersection of U.S. Route 70 and Oklahoma State Highway 22.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 564 people, 248 households, and 150 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,417.9 people per square mile (544.4/km2). There were 293 housing units at an average density of 736.6 per square mile (282.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 78.19% White, 13.65% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 248 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,923, and the median income for a family was $26,528. Males had a median income of $24,911 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,579. About 20.8% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The economy of the area around Bokchito is based on agriculture and the production of beef and dairy cattle. Important crops have included cotton, corn, peanuts, oats, hay, and cucumbers.
Education
The towns of Bokchito and Blue consolidated their separate school districts to form the Rock Creek District. The elementary school is located in Blue, and the high school is in Bokchito.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Bokchito
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130053 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caddo%2C%20Oklahoma | Caddo, Oklahoma | Caddo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 997 at the 2010 census, a 5.6 percent gain over the figure of 944 recorded in 2000. The name is derived from a Caddo word, ka do hada’ cho, meaning "real chief" in English. According to Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the town was named for the nearby Caddo Hills.
History
The early inhabitants were Caddos and Choctaws, at least in the early 19th Century. A local legend says that the Caddos and the Choctaws had a fierce battle in 1840, about southeast of the site of present-day Caddo, The Choctaws won the battle, driving off the Caddos.
After a patent for the land, located on a buffalo trail, was obtained in 1872, the first settlers lived in tents.
In 1872, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy) built a line through the Choctaw Nation and established a station at Caddo. A post office was opened December 18, 1872, and the railroad reached Denison, Texas by Christmas Day. In 1873, the town population was about four hundred people. Caddo quickly became a shipping and trade center for the surrounding area. By 1890, Caddo had five cotton gins and a population of 2,170. Caddo incorporated as a city in 1898. It was then the most populous town in the region.
At the time of its founding Caddo was located in Blue County, a part of the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation.
Caddo was on the route of the Jefferson Highway established in 1915, with that road running more than 2,300 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba to New Orleans, Louisiana.
When the St.Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco) planned to build an east-west line through the area, land prices jumped up. Frisco officials decided to build their line through Durant instead of Caddo. Durant then became the fastest-growing town, and became the county seat when Bryan County was formed at statehood. By 1930, Caddo's population had fallen to 933.
In 1943, Guy A. Crossett, the editor of The Caddo Herald newspaper described Caddo's decline. “Caddo was a thriving town when Durant was a switch; when Hugo was a prairie; when Madill was unborn; when Coalgate was un-thought-of; when Ardmore was only in Pennsylvania; when Idabel was yet to be; when Atoka was a small village. Yet all have outgrown us. The reason is plain. We did not elect a delegate to Bill Murray’s famous Constitutional Convention; and tried to live upon the glories of the past. Finding out too late that we could not run the mill with water that has passed. Yet Caddo’s part in the history of the state is honorable. That is secure. The future is another thing.”
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Caddo has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 944 people, 387 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 449.0 people per square mile (173.6/km2). There were 443 housing units at an average density of 210.7 per square mile (81.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 77.97% White, 0.64% African American, 13.67% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 7.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 387 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,643. Males had a median income of $27,731 versus $18,846 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,890. About 14.2% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 25.1% of those age 65 or over.
Culture and recreation
Caddo holds its Heritage Day Festival on the first Saturday in October every year.
Notable people
James M. Flinchum (1916 - 2011), born in Caddo, editor-in-chief of the former Wyoming State Tribune (since Wyoming Tribune Eagle) in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Lydia Starr McPherson (1827–1903), founder of an early Caddo newspaper, the Caddo International News
Cowboy Pink Williams (1892-1976), 7th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma
Gary Richardson, born in Caddo, former United States attorney
Notes
References
External links
Caddo information
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Caddo
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130054 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calera%2C%20Oklahoma | Calera, Oklahoma | Calera is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, located five miles south of Durant and 10 miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas state line. The population was 2,164 at the 2010 census, an increase of 24.4 percent over the figure of 1,739 recorded in 2000. It is part of the Durant Micropolitan Area, as well as being part of the Texoma region.
Geography
Calera is located at (33.934260, -96.428392).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
The Calera town limits borders the Southern Durant city limits, but the actual downtown areas of Calera and Durant are five miles apart.
History
Calera was formerly known as Cale Switch or Cale, when in 1872 the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway built a railroad through the Choctaw Nation, and the small community was established on the east side of the tracks. The name Cale came from railroad official George W. Cale. Seventeen years later, the people of Cale Switch, Indian Territory had their first post office. That same year the town was given the name Sterrett, but Katy, also referred to as Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway, railroad officials refused to call it by that name. The debate continued for twenty-one years when finally in 1910 the town accepted the name Calera.
At the time of its founding Cale was located in Blue County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,739 people, 676 households, and 469 families residing in the town. The population density was 678.6 per square mile (262.3/km2). There were 742 housing units at an average density of 289.5 per square mile (111.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 81.31% White, 0.12% African American, 11.67% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 2.07% from other races, and 4.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.99% of the population.
There were 676 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,766, and the median income for a family was $31,140. Males had a median income of $26,793 versus $18,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,850. About 12.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Calera has a wide variety of travelers through the streets. This is because of travelers and tourists visiting the Choctaw Casino & Resort, which is north of town. Thanks to this large contribution, the town has experienced economic growth over the last few years. More eating establishments such as Sonic Drive-In, Subway, & Taco Casa, have opened in recent years. Other places people can get food include: Okie Donuts, Naifeh's Steak House, Sports City Cafe, The Iron Gate Cafe, and Catfish Barn. There is also a hotel, Best Express Inn & Suites, and another hotel is being built. There are many small businesses throughout the small town that contribute to economic success. These include: Ginger's Hair Styles, Unique Designs, Calera Tag Agency, The Amish Store, and Ferguson Animal Clinic.
Transportation
Calera is situated along U.S. 69/75, the second busiest north-south route in Oklahoma, after Interstate 35. The Union Pacific Railroad runs through Calera on the East Side of US 69/75
Educational system
Calera is home to Calera Public Schools which is currently classified as 2A by the OSSAA (Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association). The average enrollment is approximately 700 students. The school mascot is the Calera Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs. The schools consist of Calera Early Childhood, Calera Elementary, and Calera High School. Gerald Parks has been the Superintendent of these schools for five years. Calera Early Childhood is for children who are between the grades of Head-Start and First Grade. The Elementary School is for students who are between the grades of Second and Sixth. Steve Evans has been the principal of these two schools for four years. Calera High School consists of students between Seventh and Twelfth grads. Kevin Robinson has been the principal of Calera High School for six years, and in 2016 was named Bryan County Administrator of the Year.
Extracurricular Activities
In 1995, Calera High School's Academic team won the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association State Championship. Through the years, the Academic Team has continued to be successful. The Calera boys' basketball program has advanced to the state tournament seven times, and is home to the 1956 Class B Boys State Champions. In 2014, the Calera girls' softball basketball team was named Area Quarterfinalist. Calera is also home to three individual cross-country state champions, as well as three 1600m state champions, won by former East Central University cross-country runner, Cale Eidson. The Calera softball team has been successful in the last few years. In the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Slow-Pitch season the girls advanced to the state tournament. the 2014 season was the first time any girls' team at Calera High School had made it to a state tournament. The local FFA Chapter was named Three Star National FFA Chapter and the National Convention form 2007 through 2011, and has experienced major successes in Career Development Events at the State and National levels.
Notable people
Famous Calera residents include:
Jason Meadows, Country music artist and Nashville Star runner-Up
Cale Eidson, Runner and ECU Male Athlete of the Year nominee
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Calera
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%2C%20Oklahoma | Colbert, Oklahoma | Colbert is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2010 census, a 7 percent increase over the figure of 1,065 recorded in 2000. It was incorporated in 1939.
History
Colbert men became prominent leaders among the Chickasaw for most of the 18th and 19th centuries, starting with William "de Blainville" Colbert from France born of Scottish blood. His parents fled during the Glorious Revolution in Scotland; hence, he was born in exile in Blainville-sur-Orne, France. William traveled to the New World to seek a new line of work as a fur trader since the Jacobite uprisings had ruined his entitlements as a "King Baron." These Colberts were also related to Jean Baptiste Colbert, Treasurer to King Louis XIV. There is a chateau named after Jean Baptiste Colbert in the aforementioned French town located on the Atlantic coast; it became a safe haven beginning in 1688.
Once in the New World, William Colbert ended up marrying the Chickasaw chief's eldest daughter in order to gain more influence in his trading of furs with the native tribes. It was from this union that the Colbert men started gaining prominence, especially since the next two generations married Chickasaw/Cherokee wives. They also became chiefs such as George Colbert ("Tootemastubbe") and Levi Colbert ("Itawamba Mingo").
Geography
Colbert is located at (33.856340, −96.503270).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,065 people, 428 households, and 275 families residing in the town. The population density was 993.1 people per square mile (384.3/km2). There were 493 housing units at an average density of 459.7 per square mile (177.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 73.33% White, 17.18% African American, 4.51% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 4.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.
There were 428 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,304, and the median income for a family was $30,250. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $15,962 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,447. About 11.6% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
Czarina Conlan
Tony Goolsby
See also
George Colbert
Levi Colbert
References
External links
Town of Colbert
"Colbert", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130056 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durant%2C%20Oklahoma | Durant, Oklahoma | Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States and serves as the capital city and headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The population was 15,856 at the 2010 census. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 42,416 in 2010. Durant ranks as the second largest city within the Choctaw Nation, following McAlester, and ahead of Poteau. Durant is also part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area, anchoring the northern edge.
The city was founded by Dixon Durant, a Choctaw who lived in the area, after the MK&T railroad came through the Indian Territory in the early 1870s. It became the county seat of Bryan County in 1907 after Oklahoma statehood.
Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation. The city is officially known as the Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma. The city and its micropolitan are a major part of the Texoma region.
History
The Durant area was once claimed by both Spain and France before officially becoming part of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase and Adams–Onís Treaty. During the 1820s and 1830s the area was designated as part of the Choctaw Nation in the southern Indian Territory. During the Indian removals the Choctaws followed the Choctaw Trail of Tears from their ancestral homeland in Mississippi and Alabama into this area. The Choctaw Nation originally extended from the Mexican border in the west (now part of the Texas panhandle) to the Arkansas Territory in the east, from the Red River in the south to the South Canadian River in the north. In 1855, the Choctaw and Chickasaws formally divided their land into two separate nations, with Durant remaining in Choctaw territory on the east. Chickasaw land extended west to the boundary that would divide Indian Territory from Oklahoma Territory after passage of the Oklahoma Organic Act in 1890.
Pierre Durant and his four sons, all of French-Choctaw origin, made the journey up the Trail of Tears on the way to the southeastern part of the Choctaw Nation in 1832. The brothers, grown, with families of their own, established homesteads from the Arkansas line to Durant. One son, Fisher, married to a full-blood Choctaw, found a beautiful location for a home between Durant's present Eighth and Ninth avenues. At the time of Durant's founding it was located in Blue County, a part of the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation.
Fisher Durant's son Dixon Durant is recognized as the founder of Durant and is honored as its namesake. A minister, businessman and civic leader, Dixon Durant is credited with pastorates in local Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist churches. He established the first store selling general merchandise in 1873, around the time of the 1872 creation of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (Katy Railroad) siding at Durant, which was the initial impetus for establishing the community.
The Missouri-Kansas and Texas Railway (also known as the MKT or "Katy") had already laid a line through the area that would become Durant by November 1882. A wheelless boxcar was parked on the siding there and named "Durant Station". Dixon Durant erected the first building, adjacent to the boxcar, where he opened a general store in 1873. The first post office, also named as Durant Station, Indian Territory, opened February 20, 1879, but closed on July 11, 1881. A.E. Fulsom was postmaster. The U.S. Postal Service re-established the post office at the site as Durant on March 8, 1882, dropping the word "station" from the name. Beginning in 1882, the area was simply called Durant.
Further growth of the town was inhibited by its proximity to the larger town of Caddo (also on the Katy line) and the fact that Dixon Durant did not want to sell more of the land he had inherited to non-Indians. The St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (also known as "SL & SF" or "Frisco") had intended to build an east–west line through Caddo, where it would intersect the Katy. However, the land prices near Caddo had increased rapidly, causing the Frisco to bypass Caddo in favor of Durant.
W.H. Hilton was elected the first mayor of Durant.
A memorable event in Durant's rail history occurred on April 5, 1905. A special southbound Katy train stopped in the city with President Theodore Roosevelt aboard.
In 1895, a fire destroyed the original business district, which had spread along the Katy tracks.
Calvin Institute was opened in 1894, representing the first institute of higher education in the immediate area, which was an outgrowth of Presbyterian mission work among the Choctaw Indian nation. Its success led it being reopened as a larger school, Durant Presbyterian College in 1901, later renamed as Oklahoma Presbyterian College. After statehood became effective on November 16, 1907, the state legislature created the Southeastern State Normal School at Durant, which opened March 6, 1909. This school was renamed Southeastern State Teachers College in 1921, and renamed again in 1974 as the present Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
In 1904, Durant was named in a grand jury instruction as a sundown town where a notice had been posted warning African Americans not to stay after dark.
The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention selected Durant as the county seat for Bryan County, Oklahoma, which would supersede Blue County at statehood. In 1908, a special election ratified this choice over three other candidates for the honor: Bokchito, Blue, and Sterrett (later renamed Calera).
Bryan County was created from Choctaw lands in 1907, the same time as statehood, and was named after William Jennings Bryan. Bryan was nominated three times for President of the United States and at the age of 36 lost to William McKinley. He lost to McKinley again in 1900, and to William H. Taft in 1908. Woodrow Wilson appointed the county's namesake as United States Secretary of State in 1913.
Eleven people were killed in Durant by a tornado in April 1919.
The town's population grew from 2,969 in 1900 to 5,330 in 1910, 12,823 in 1990, and to 13,549 in 2000.
The Durant Downtown Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Durant is located in southeast Oklahoma, in a region named Texoma, or Texomaland, because of its short distance from Lake Texoma. The city is also part of Choctaw Country, formerly Kiamichi Country. Its geographic coordinates are (33.999834, −96.384825). It is approximately north of the Texas border at the Red River. Dallas is about south of Durant. The north edge of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, in McKinney, is about to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Durant has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.24%, is water.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,856 people and 3,651 families residing in the city. The population density was 830 people per square mile (322/km). There were 7,202 housing units. Nearly three fourths of the city's population (74.7%) self-identified as white, 13.3% self-identified as Native American, and 2.2% self-identified as black or African American. Less than a tenth of the population (7.1%) self-identified as Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race. Individuals of mixed Native American and white heritage accounted for 4.8% of the population. Less than 1% of the population was Asian or Pacific Islander.
Durant's first census was recorded in 1900, and the population was 2,969. The 2000 census reported Durant's population as 13,549.
There were 6,331 households in the city, of which 26% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. Individuals living alone accounted for 32.9% of households and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.9 years. There were slightly more females (51.4% of the population) than males (48.6%).
The median income for a household in the city was $35,135, and the median income for a family was $41,014. Males working full-time had a median income of $34,040 versus $26,197 for female full-time workers. The per capita income for the city was $18,009. About 21% of families and 28% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35% of those under age 18 and 14% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Durant was ranked as the fastest growing rural city in Oklahoma in 2004, having the fastest growth rate outside of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas.
Durant's daytime population increases to approximately 20,000 people. The city has a pull factor of 1.8–2.1 times its population and was named an All-American City finalist for 2006.
Since 1999, the Durant Economic Development Department, the Durant Industrial Authority and the City of Durant have developed over $600,000,000 in new investments to the city.
Durant currently leads the state in economic development. One of the city's strongest industries is tourism; attractions include Lake Texoma, the Choctaw Casino Resort, and Fort Washita. Manufacturing and distribution are growing industries in Durant with several factories being constructed and planned.
The largest employer in Durant is the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, including the Choctaw Nation Headquarters and the Choctaw Casino Resort, which has two Choctaw Travel Plazas, two Choctaw casinos, the Choctaw Inn, and more facilities that are located in the resort. Over 5,400 people work for the Choctaw Nation in Durant. Though the capital of the Choctaw Nation is recognized as being Tuskahoma, the administrative offices are located in Durant.
In 1894, Calvin Institute, a school for Native American youths, was established in Durant. By 1899, it had attracted an enrollment of 300. It was renamed Durant Presbyterian College in 1900 and Oklahoma Presbyterian College in 1910. The support for the school came from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the federal government, and several denominational missionary boards. Because of financial difficulties, the school was closed as a learning institution in the late 1960s. Chief Clark David Gardner established the Choctaw Nation administrative offices at the old Oklahoma Presbyterian College Building in 1975.
In 1976, in cooperation with the Durant Chamber of Commerce and the owners of the buildings, the Red River Valley Historical Association, title was transferred to the federal government. Ceremonies were held August 17, 1976, commemorating the title transfer. Reacquisition of this building allowed centralization of government which permits more effective utilization of personnel in administering current programs and developing future programs. The buildings has been renovated, and administration of many Choctaw programs are headquartered there.
Another important part of Durant's economy is the city's historic central business district and the retail district. In the past few years, downtown Durant has seen growth, renewal projects such as streetscaping, and new businesses arriving. Durant has a Main Street program. The retail district is west of downtown, at the intersection of U.S. 69/75 and U.S. 70, and is Durant's fastest growing area.
Cardinal Glass Industries has a float glass manufacturing facility in western Durant. It became operational in July 2004. This plant is number 20 for Cardinal Glass Industries.
Big Lots has a . distribution center in Durant that began operating in January 2004.
Durant is home to the headquarters of First United Bank, one of the largest privately owned banks in the United States, and First Texoma National Bank. Indian Nation Wholesale, also headquartered in Durant, was the 15th largest wholesaler in the United States as of 2008.
Wal-Mart opened a supercenter in Durant in 2003, replacing the older, smaller Wal-Mart that had operated since 1986. Smaller grocery stores in Durant include Green Spray and Pruett's Grocery Store.
Arts and culture
Durant is home to the annual Magnolia Festival and the Three Valley Museum. The festival is put on by the Durant Chamber of Commerce and Durant Main Street Program the weekend following Memorial Day. It features music, shopping, shows, and two pageants – the Magnolia Pageant and the Choctaw Princess Pageant.
The Oklahoma Legislature proclaimed Durant as the "Magnolia Capital of the World" in 1993. Every year since, the town has celebrated a Magnolia Festival during the weekend following Memorial Day.
Durant has a "World's Largest Peanut" monument, a title it shares with two other monuments in Texas and Ashburn, Georgia. This monument to the peanut growers in Bryan County is located on the front lawn of Durant's city hall. Dedicated in 1973, it includes a time capsule that contains historic and legal documents, which will be unearthed in the year 2023.
The Three Valley Museum houses historical artifacts of Bryan County. Opened in 1976, it is named for a book about Durant, Queen of the Three Valleys by Henry McCreary, which references the city's location in the middle of the Red, Blue River, and Washita River valleys. The museum's exhibits include an early law office, doctor's office, child's room, parlor, and general store.
The Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival is housed on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival is one of the top summer theatre festivals in America. It has made Durant and Southeastern Oklahoma State University a destination for tourists, professional and aspiring actors and theatre artisans.
Sports
Although no major sports team is located in Durant, many sporting opportunities are found in the city, including the Durant Multi-Sports Complex, golf, soccer pitches, and baseball fields.
The Durant Multi-Sports Complex is an athletic facility located 2 mi (3 km) southeast of Durant, on Highway 78. The sports complex, dedicated on November 17, 2006, sits on , with undeveloped. It consists of baseball and softball fields, soccer pitches, and a football stadium/track field. A lake is under construction, and a walking and biking trail is planned to be built around the lake. The cost of the complex was $7 million.
Parks and recreation
The City of Durant maintains and operates 11 parks totaling more than . They include:
Durant Multi-Sports Complex
Dixon Durant Park – formerly Northside Park, or Rocket Park, renamed in honor of the founder of Durant.
Carl Albert Memorial Park & public pool
Billy Miller Park
Schuler Park
Lake Durant
Less than away, Lake Texoma has between 8–10 million visitors every year and is the 12th largest lake in the United States, and also one of the largest reservoirs in the country, contributing to Durant's economic and population growth.
Government
Durant is governed by a council-manager form of municipal government. The city manager is the administrative leader of the government and is appointed by the city council. The city's ceremonial head is the mayor, who is a voting member of the council with limited administrative power.
The city manager is John Dean. The current mayor is Oden Grube. The city is divided into four wards with a member of the city council from each. There is also an at-large city council member. The current mayor also represents Ward 1.
Education
Higher education
Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, which has about 5,200 enrolled students. It is the only university in Oklahoma to offer a Master of Science in Aviation and Space. Southeastern Oklahoma State University offers degrees through its Aviation Sciences Institute, the largest aviation program in the state. The main campus in Durant has facilities at the airport to support flight training and facilities on campus to facilitate the management options in business, maintenance, safety, and security. The institute offers the undergraduate management degrees as well as the Master of Science degree in Aerospace Administration & Logistics.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University also offers a doctoral degree, Ed.D., in Applied Educational Studies with the Aviation and Space Science specialization and a Graduate Certificate in Aviation Security.
Career and technical education
Durant is home to the Kiamichi Technology Center, which has eight other locations in southeastern Oklahoma. Kiamichi is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Elementary and secondary
The Durant Independent School District is the largest school district in southeastern Oklahoma and serves approximately 3,100 students. The district includes six schools and includes preschool, primary and secondary education.
The region is also home to the Silo School District, which includes three schools and serves approximately 680 students, and to one of two schools in the Rock Creek School District.
The city has a private K-12 school, Victory Life Academy, which has an enrollment of about 250 students.
Media
Durant is served by a newspaper, The Durant Democrat, formerly The Durant Daily Democrat, which publishes three days each week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The Democrat was purchased by Graystone Media Group LLC, a group of local businessmen, in 2018. Graystone Media has also started monthly publications in Kingston, OK and Calera, OK. No television studios are located in the city, but it receives over the air reception from the Sherman-Ada DMA, which happens to have studios in Sherman and Denison, Texas, with branch studios in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The city has an independent cable television and Internet provider called Vyve. On August 26, 2016, Ryan Nazari, an Oklahoma City Thunder fan, created a petition to change the city's name to "Westbrook" because Kevin Durant left the team for the Golden State Warriors that received 1,999 supporters.
The city receives the following stations:
KTEN Channel 10 – (NBC)
KTEN DT Channel 10.2 – (The CW Texoma)
KXII Channel 12 – (CBS)
KXII DT Channel 12.2 (My Texoma)
KXII DT Channel 12.3 (Fox Texoma)
A low-power translator of OETA and its subchannels
Public-access television cable television stations include:
Durant Public Schools 24-hour station which usually only airs slide shows
A local classified advertisements with KLBC playing
Duane Sheriff Ministries
FBC-TV, which relays FamilyNet and Worship when there are not local church broadcasts
A NEXRAD station
The city receives the following radio stations:
KSEO, AM 750/FM 94.1, Oldies/Classic Hits
KLBC, 106.3 FM, "Today's Best Country"
KBBC. 99.7, "The Buzz" – Hot AC
KSSU, "POWER 92", a SOSU station aimed at college students
KZRC, 96.1 "Mix 96" – Hot AC, The home Southeastern Oklahoma State Athletics, Pottsboro Cardinal Football, and Kingston Athletics. Won OAB "Best Video Broadcast Award" 2020 for Southeastern Oklahoma State Football Broadcast.
Infrastructure
Roads and highways
US 69/US 75 – A north-south four-lane divided highway and freeway. US 69/75 enters Oklahoma as a freeway from the Dallas area. It then downgrades to a divided four-lane highway just north of Colbert. The highway then enters Durant from the south. After its at-grade intersection with Choctaw Road, it again upgrades to a freeway, passing through western and northern Durant, and again downgrades to a four-lane divided highway at the Bryan-Atoka County line.
US 70 – An east–west route. Highway 70 enters Durant from the east as a two-lane highway as Mulberry Street, crossing a Union Pacific railroad via a bridge. It then heads southward toward downtown on First Avenue as a 3-lane, concurrent with SH 78 and Business Routes 69/75. Downtown it has an intersection with Main Street, then continues its route westward on West Main Street concurrent with Business Routes 69/75. Just west of downtown it turns into a three-lane street, and after its intersection with 9th Avenue it converts into a 5-lane street. At Washington Avenue it downgrades to a two-lane again while it travels through West End Heights, a historic and upscale neighborhood. At 21st Avenue it turns into a divided four-lane highway in the Retail District, intersecting with 69/75 as a parclo interchange. Highway 70 continues westward toward Mead and Lake Texoma as a 5-lane highway.
SH 78 – A north–south route. SH 78 enters Durant from the south as Southeast 3rd Avenue and as a two-lane. It comes to an intersection with East Main Street and turns westward toward downtown continuing its route. At the intersection of Main and First Avenue, the highway turns northward onto First Avenue as a 3-lane street, concurrent with Highway 70 and Business Routes 69/75. It continues northward to University Boulevard and turns into a two-lane highway. Just before its intersection with 69/75 (via ramps), SH 78 turns into a divided four-lane highway for a short time and then turns into a two-lane highway again, exiting the city.
Intercity bus service is provided by Greyhound Lines.
In a 2006 study by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, an average of about 19,100 vehicles pass Durant's Main Street on U.S. 69/75 every day. Approximately 19,000 vehicles pass under 69/75 on Main Street daily.
The major streets are First Avenue, Southeast 3rd Avenue, South 9th Avenue, Washington Avenue, Radio Road, University Place, 49th Avenue, Choctaw Road, Rodeo Road, West Main Street, East Main Street, University Boulevard, Chuckwa Street, Gail Farrell Drive, and Mockingbird Lane.
There are four exits in Durant from U.S. 69/75, at First Avenue, Washington Avenue, University/Chuckwa (the exit off northbound 69/75 is the only one complete), and Main Street. There are also traffic lights at the intersection of U.S. 69/75 and Choctaw Road south of Durant, where the Choctaw Casino Resort is located.
Airports
Durant Regional Airport – Eaker Field, the city's airport, and home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University's Aviation Sciences Institute, was a U.S. Navy auxiliary airfield during World War II. It is named after U.S. Army Air Force General Ira C. Eaker, early commander of the legendary Eighth Air Force in wartime England, who graduated from the university (then known as Southeastern State Teacher's College) in 1917.
The closest international airports to Durant are Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.
Rail
Durant is a major railroad center. The giant Union Pacific Railroad and the short-line Kiamichi Railroad intersect in downtown.
Utilities
Durant is served by a city-owned water plant and sewage treatment center. Residents receive electricity from OG&E and Southeastern Electric Co-op.
Healthcare
Durant is served by AllianceHealth Durant, which was formerly the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma. Built in 1987, the medical center replaced the Bryan Memorial Hospital.
Emergency Medical Services are provided by Bryan County EMS.
Notable people
Brett Butler, professional baseball player, attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Mike Christian, state representative, attended University of Oklahoma
Joe Dobson, Major League Baseball pitcher, 1948 American League All-Star, inducted in Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Gail Farrell, cast member of The Lawrence Welk Show; Gail Farrell Drive, avenue located on far north side of city, named in her honor in mid-1970s
Ralph Faudree, mathematician and provost of the University of Memphis
Billie Letts, author
Tracy Letts, playwright and actor
Reba McEntire, recording artist, Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Kirby Minter, retired basketball player, played for Team USA in 1954 FIBA World Championship in Rio de Janeiro
Dennis Rodman, professional basketball player, attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Robert L. Williams, first Chief Justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court, third Governor of Oklahoma, U.S. district and appellate judge
Popular culture references
The Wendell Baker Story – A reference is made in the 2005 film to Neil King (Owen Wilson)'s mother living "nine miles due south of Durant, Oklahoma."
All About Steve – In the 2009 film, Sandra Bullock's character, Mary Horowitz, tells her friends "...if I had a car, I could drive through Durant, Oklahoma, where they have the world's largest peanut."
On the Road with Austin & Santino – Durant was prominently featured in the 2010 episode "Wedding Knots", as the two designers created a wedding dress for a local woman. Local businesses visited include the Choctaw Casino Resort, Bliss Boutique, and Doylene's Fabric Outlet.
Criminal Minds – In the 2011 episode "Proof," the team of investigators are led to a case in Durant involving two young women who were found murdered and sexually assaulted. While set in Durant, the production never actually filmed any material there. Many locals were critical of the show and its unrealistic portrayal of the city.
Bonnie & Clyde – In this 2013 mini-series, Durant, Oklahoma is referenced in a newspaper article that appears on screen. It reads "Barrow Gang spotted in Durant, Oklahoma," with a sub-headline reading "Three Businesses Robbed At Gunpoint. Outlaws wanted in multiple states." True to the mini-series' inspiration, this was based upon true events.
The Small Business Revolution - Durant saw an exciting end to 2018 and subsequent beginning to 2019 with a spot in competition to be the location for filming of Season 4 of The Small Business Revolution, a television show produced by Deluxe Corporation for distribution on Hulu and YouTube. The town applied to be considered in August 2018. The announcement was made in November that Durant was included as a finalist in a list of Top 20. The following month, Durant made the top 10. In January, the producers, along with host, Amanda Brinkman, visited the community for a welcome rally and to visit with small business owners who had applied to appear on the show, should Durant win the competition. In a live web announcement on February 12, Brinkman, along with co-host Ty Pennington, announced that there had been a slight change in the competition, with 6 finalists, rather than 5, proceeding to the final weeklong public vote. As a part of the campaign for votes, Durant garnered shout outs from Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, and Barry Switzer, among others. During the weeklong public vote, the show made three announcements as to where the votes stood, with Durant in first place as of the final update. At the conclusion of voting, with a week to go before the announcement of the winning town, Durant went to work planning for the #MyDurant party, where Brinkman would appear if Durant should win. Ultimately, Searcy, Arkansas was announced as the winner. The competition gave the city a boost in morale and saw the city work together toward the goal of winning the show. Despite it all, Durant was featured in several blogs published by the production.
Other distinctions
Durant has had the honor to be recognized on a national scale on various occasions, regarding famous visitations or other attention. An example of this is as follows:
On April 5, 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Durant on a train, and gave a speech, using the rear of the train as his platform. He later revisited the community in 1910, staying in the downtown Bryan Hotel, while on a hunting trip in the area.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the community, speaking on March 20, 1937 for Senior Day at Southeastern Teachers College, as it was known at the time. She spoke at the invitation of the president of the college, Kate Galt Zaneis. Mrs. Roosevelt noted in her diary, "I spoke to a packed auditorium of young people, who proved to be a remarkably good audience." As Mrs. Roosevelt stepped up to speak, the orchestra played "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." Mrs. Zaneis said the song was chosen because Mrs. Roosevelt was loved so much. Mrs. Roosevelt received around 2300 people that afternoon. She notes "I rarely do this, but it is also rare for a woman to be a president of a college where there are both men and women students." She also wrote that upon boarding the train to leave town, some of the students waiting at the depot assisted her in loading fifty-four boxes of flowers as gifts to her onto the train.
In 1953, actor José Ferrer and actress/singer Rosemary Clooney were married in Durant while Jose was performing in the musical Kiss Me, Kate in Dallas.
According to papers from the FBI released during the drop of Kennedy documents released in 2017, Jack Ruby went to Durant to look at purchasing a motel just north of town in 1960. He was accompanied by Roy Kimes and Joe Russell Wyatt to area, dropping off Wyatt in Colbert and subsequently picking him up on the way back to Farmersville.
On June 2, 1965, less than two years after her former husband was believed to have shot President John F Kennedy (and was subsequently shot himself), Marina Oswald and fiancé Kenneth Porter, came to Durant to get married due to the blood testing laws of the time. They arrived early in the day to take the blood tests, but were told to return at 2pm for the results. They ate lunch and drove out to Lake Texoma to pass time before 2pm. By the time 2pm came around, the media had caught up to them and they fled to Sherman, Texas to avoid the attention. They were eventually married that evening in Fate, Texas.
On July 15, 2015, President Barack Obama visited the city to address the nation from Durant High School on his "Promised Zone" initiative. In 2014, the President designated five areas in the United States as Promised Zones, including the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The other areas designated were Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and Southeastern Kentucky. The initiative was "designed to create jobs and increase economic security by partnering local communities with business." While speaking, he also introduced his ConnectHome initiative, which is designed to open up greater access to the internet for low income households.
In August 2016, Durant found itself at the unlikely center of controversy after an online petition was created by a citizen of Edmond, Oklahoma suggesting that Durant should be forced to change its name to Westbrook in honor of Russell Westbrook, after Kevin Durant's unpopular departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder. "Ladies and gentleman, the great state of Oklahoma has been betrayed...It is because of this heinous action that I believe the State of Oklahoma has a responsibility to change the name of the City of Durant to Westbrook, the man who is loyal, whom we believe in, and who will lead our team to glory. Yes, it is understood that the city Durant was not named after the evil Kevin Durant, but it is just another hideous reminder of what happened," the petition read. Neither the creator of the petition, nor Kevin Durant had ever visited the community. The news surrounding the petition led to an article by ESPN and later by The New York Times.
In December 2016, Durant gained national attention again. People published a light-hearted article regarding the Durant Fire Department's annual Christmas Card. The Department had experienced the birth of six babies during the year and decided to feature them in their annual Christmas card. "If you ask many of the fire fighters in Durant, OK what defines them; they will say brotherhood and family. That is why when this small paid department of 33 looked back on the year and saw that 6 of their brothers had newborn babies, it was time to show the public what was at the core of their department."
Notes
References
Further reading
Blaisdell, Lowell L. "Anatomy of an Oklahoma Lynching: Bryan County, August 12–13, 1911," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 79 (Fall 2001).
MacCreary, Henry. A Story of Durant: "Queen of Three Valleys" (Durant, Okla.: Democrat Printing Co., 1946).
Milligan, James C., Norris, L. David, and Vanmeter, Ann. Durant, 1872–1990 (Durant, Okla.: Bryan County Heritage Association Inc., 1990).
Norris, L. David. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Since 1909, Vol. 1 (Durant, Okla.: Mesa Publishing Co., 1986).
External links
Imagine Durant
City of Durant
Durant Area Chamber of Commerce
Durant Daily Democrat
Durant Economic Development
"Durant, Oklahoma" at City-data.com
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Durant
Durant leading the state in economic development
Cities in Bryan County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
County seats in Oklahoma
Micropolitan areas of Oklahoma
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130057 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrix%2C%20Oklahoma | Hendrix, Oklahoma | Hendrix is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 79 at both the 2010 and the 2000 censuses. According to the Bryan County Genealogy Society, Hendrix was originally known as Kemp City. This led to it often being confused with the neighboring town that is simply named Kemp. Hendrix was largely destroyed by a 1916 tornado.
History
Hendrix was named for the owner of a general store named James A. Hendrix. originally called Kemp City when the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (MO&G) bypassed the town of Kemp in 1908 while building a line to Texas. In 1910, residents petitioned the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to force the MO&G to build a side track and stop station called Kemp City at present-day Hendrix. The commission ordered the railroad to satisfy the request, but the MO&G appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which upheld the commission in 1911.
Geography
Hendrix is located at (33.774724, -96.406824).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 79 people, 32 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was 650.2 people per square mile (254.2/km2). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 312.7 per square mile (122.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 65.82% White, 17.72% African American, 7.59% Native American, and 8.86% from two or more races.
There were 32 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% 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 2.76.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $15,750, and the median income for a family was $16,563. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,378. There were 34.8% of families and 31.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 36.4% of under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hendrix
Towns in Bryan County, Oklahoma
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130058 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemp%2C%20Oklahoma | Kemp, Oklahoma | Kemp is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 7.8 percent from the total of 144 recorded in 2000.
Geography
Kemp is located at (33.769140, -96.353653).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 144 people, 65 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was 788.6 people per square mile (308.9/km2). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 421.7 per square mile (165.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 74.31% White, 0.69% African American, 18.75% Native American, 1.39% from other races, and 4.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.47% of the population.
There were 65 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $15,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,039. There were 31.9% of families and 27.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 47.2% of under eighteens and 14.8% of those over 64.
History
The incorporated town of Kemp, Oklahoma is located in the southern part of Bryan County, Oklahoma and was originally settled in the 1880s with the name of Warner Springs. The town was renamed Kemp, Indian Territory, in 1890 after prominent Chickasaw Legislator Jackson Kemp. The town is also in the southeast corner of Panola County of the Chickasaw Nation. It became part of Bryan County with the Statehood of Oklahoma in 1907.
The post office for the town of Kemp was established October 20, 1890 and is closed down because some guy Lucky lives there now. The town was surveyed and staked out August 8, 1901 and town lots were sold October 20, 1905.
Board sidewalks lined Main Street of Kemp in the early years. The First Bank of Kemp, several grocery stores, a pharmacy, barber shops, livery stables, a hardware store, a blacksmith shop, a butcher shop, cafes, and even a hotel made the business district of the town. However, when the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (later the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf) located three miles west of the town in 1912, many of the businesses including the bank located there in Kemp City, later renamed Hendrix, and the town of Kemp began its decline. The last store in the town closed in 1980.
Many girls of Chickasaw Indian descent from the area attended Bloomfield Academy, an Indian girls’ school located three miles northwest of Kemp operated by the Chickasaw Nation from 1852 until 1911. During the early years of Kemp, the other children would attend school in the one-room log school house called Warner Springs School, located just south of town. A larger frame school building was built around 1907. A brick building was later built that burned around 1940 and was replaced by a rock school building. The first Kemp High School graduating class was in 1932 and the last class to graduate was in 1968, when the school lost its accreditation during the mass consolidation efforts of the state in the late 1960s. The mascot for the school was the Kemp Tigers. Most students in the area now attend school at Achille, Oklahoma. The rock school building is owned by the town and serves the area as the Kemp Community Center.
There are two active churches in the town: the Kemp Baptist Church and the Kemp Church of Christ. Roger Speers is the pastor of the Kemp Baptist Church and Jerry Fisher is the minister of the Kemp Church of Christ.
Most working adults are employed in either Durant, Oklahoma or in Sherman-Denison, Texas. Most adults seeking higher education attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, or Grayson County College, in Denison, Texas.
References
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130059 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenefic%2C%20Oklahoma | Kenefic, Oklahoma | Kenefic is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census, a 2 percent increase from the total of 192 recorded in 2000. The town was named for William Kenefick, president of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (MO&G), which had constructed a rail line through the region. The town name has been spelled both Kenefic and Kenefick throughout its history.
History
At the time of its founding Kenefic was located in Blue County, Choctaw Nation.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
The town is served by both State Highway 48 and State Highway 22.
McGee Creek State Park and McGee Creek Lake are to the northeast; Lake Texoma is to the southwest.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 192 people, 69 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 196.3 people per square mile (75.6/km2). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 78.7 per square mile (30.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 78.65% White, 18.75% Native American, 1.04% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 69 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,036, and the median income for a family was $24,464. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,763. About 21.8% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.0% of those 65 or over.
References
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130060 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead%2C%20Oklahoma | Mead, Oklahoma | Mead is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 122 at the 2010 census, compared to 123 in 2000. Mead was originally named for C.W. Meade, the first postmaster, but the town later dropped the final "e" of the name.
Geography
Mead is located at (34.001244, -96.510445).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people, 49 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,142.5 people per square mile (431.7/km2). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 594.5 per square mile (224.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.67% White, 5.69% Native American, and 14.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.
There were 49 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,071, and the median income for a family was $23,125. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,697. There were 17.1% of families and 19.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 20.6% of under eighteens and 13.8% of those over 64.
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130061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo%2C%20Oklahoma | Silo, Oklahoma | Silo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census, an increase of 17.4 percent from the figure of 282 recorded in 2000.
Geography
Silo is located at (34.037219, -96.475645).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
History
Population was 246 in the territorial census in 1900, 180 in the special 1907 census at statehood, and 152 in the 1910 United States Census.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 282 people, 103 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 542.1 people per square mile (209.4/km2). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 219.1 per square mile (84.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 80.14% White, 14.18% Native American, 1.77% from other races, and 3.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 103 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $42,159. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $26,818 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,681. About 1.4% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.1% of those 65 or over.
Education
Silo is served by Silo High School.
References
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130062 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadarko%2C%20Oklahoma | Anadarko, Oklahoma | Anadarko is a city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The city is fifty miles southwest of Oklahoma City. The population was 5,745 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Caddo County.
History
Anadarko got its name when its post office was established in 1873. The designation came from the Nadaco Native Americans, a branch of the Caddo Nation, and the "A" was added due to a clerical error.
In 1871, the Wichita Agency was reestablished on the north bank of the Washita River after being destroyed in the American Civil War. The Wichita Agency administered the affairs of the Wichita, Caddo and other tribes. In 1878, the Kiowa-Comanche Agency at Fort Sill was consolidated with the Wichita Agency.
In 1901, the federal government allotted the lands of the Kiowa, Comanche and Arapaho Reservations, and opened the surplus land to white settlement. On August 6, 1901, an auction was held for homesteads and town lots. Around 5,000 people were living in "Rag Town" on the east edge of Anadarko awaiting the auction. Although 20,000 people were present for auction day, Anadarko's population dwindled to 2,190 in 1907.
Agriculture has been the principal driver of the local economy, since the Washita Valley has been good for crops and livestock. The second pillar of the local economy has been Native American affairs.
Geography
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 5,745 people living in the city. The population density was 948.5 people per square mile (361.9/km). There were 2,800 housing units at an average density of 390.2 per square mile (150.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 36% White, 40.4% Native American, 6% African American, 1.1% Asian, 11.2% Hispanic or Lationo, and 14.7% from two or more races.
Culture
Native American significance
Anadarko, the self-titled "Indian Capital of the Nation." It is the capital of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, the Delaware Nation and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. The city houses the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.
Anadarko is named after the Nadaco, a Caddo band now affiliated with the Caddo Nation. In the Caddo language, Nadá-kuh means "bumblebee place". The Caddo are a federally recognized Native American tribe for which Caddo County is named. Caddo County is part of the former reservation of the Caddo, Wichita, and Delaware Nation, prior to allotment in the post-Dawes Allotment Era.
Culturally, Anadarko is rare among Oklahoma cities as Native Americans form a near-majority. Locals are often familiar with a few basic Indian words, such as haw-nay, Kiowa for "no." Wichita and Apache words are sometimes employed in casual conversation as well, such as hangy, ah-ho, ebote, and bocote. Native American motifs are commonly used for design, art, and other aspects of daily life.
Anadarko has a Bureau of Indian Affairs office. The town is situated between the Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware reservations to the north, and the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache reservations to the south. These reservations were dismantled by the allotment of tribal lands to individual members, and the opening of the "excess" lands to settlement, in a series of land openings. The area surrounded by Anadarko was opened to settlement by a 1901 land lottery affecting the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and Caddo lands.
The Anadarko area is home to Riverside Indian School, a Bureau of Indian Education boarding and day school for Native American students.
Education
Anadarko Public Schools consists of three elementary schools, Sunset Elementary, East Elementary, and Mission Elementary; a middle school; and a high school. There are approximately 1,950 students.
Riverside Indian School is near Anadarko.
Notable people
Richard Aitson (b. 1953), a Kiowa-Kiowa Apache bead artist, curator, and poet
Black Beaver (1806—1880), Delaware Native American leader, scout, and rancher
Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980), Comanche-Kiowa artist
Ronald D. Godard, ambassador
Derrell Griffith (b. 1943), former Major League Baseball player
Ralph B. Hodges (1930-2013), former Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Genta H. Holmes (b. 1940), first United States Ambassador to Namibia
Butch Huskey (b. 1971), former Major League Baseball player
Charles Leonhard (1915-2002), music educator and academic
Doris McLemore (1927–2016) last fluent speaker of the Wichita language
Cal McLish (1925-2010), Major League Baseball player
Stephen Mopope (1900-1974), Kiowa artist
Gary Nixon (1941-2011), national champion motorcycle racer
Ray Gene Smith (1928–2005), football player
Jim Thompson (1906-1977), author and screenwriter
Gene Tracy (1927–1979), comedian, emcee, and recording artist
Louis Weller (1904-1979), National Football League player
References
External links
City of Anadarko
Anadarko Chamber of Commerce
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Anadarko (Town)
"Daily Democrat" newspaper hosted by the Gateway to Oklahoma History.
Cities in Oklahoma
Cities in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache%2C%20Oklahoma | Apache, Oklahoma | Apache is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,444 at the 2010 census.
History
Before opening the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation on August 1, 1901, for unrestricted settlement by non-Indians, Land Lottery Director William A. Richards had recommended setting aside the land now occupied by Apache as a townsite. He had expected the community would be named "Richards" in his honor. Instead, officials of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway (Rock Island) named the community Apache. A land run for lots in Apache was held on August 6, 1901. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, five lumberyards and six saloons opened for business within hours after the run. A tent served as a market for groceries.
An election of the town's first city officials was held in an outdoor meeting on the evening of August 6, 1901. E. E. Blake was elected as mayor and F. E. Richey as city clerk. Appointed officials included I. F. Crow, city attorney, and Sam Wass, city marshal. Apache was incorporated on July 22, 1902.
Geography
Apache is located at (34.894638, -98.361371). The town is north of Lawton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, is land and 0.49% is water.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,444 people living in the town. The population density was 799.0 people per square mile (308.9/km2). There were 712 housing units at an average density of 352.0 per square mile (136.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 70.79% White, 0.12% African American, 25.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.47% of the population.
There were 646 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,953, and the median income for a family was $32,431. Males had a median income of $25,391 versus $19,853 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,790. About 11.4% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Apache began as an agricultural center, with wheat and cattle as the primary products, and remains that to the present.
Mo Betta western rodeo shirts are made in Apache.
Utilities
Apache Public Works Authority provides water, sewer, and sanitation services to the town.
Electric service is provided by American Electric Power Public Service Company of Oklahoma or CKEnergy Electric Cooperative.
Natural Gas service is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas.
Digital telephone service, and DSL internet is provided by Pioneer Telephone.
Digital Cable TV service is provided by Southern Plains Cable Company.
Notable people
Mildred Cleghorn (1910–1997), dollmaker and Apache cultural leader
Lou Kretlow (1921–2007), Major League Baseball pitcher
Pascal Poolaw (1922–1967), Native American war hero
References
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130064 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binger%2C%20Oklahoma | Binger, Oklahoma | Binger is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census. It is the headquarters of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, who were settled in the area during the 1870s.
History
Binger was established immediately after the opening of the Wichita-Caddo Reservation in August 1901, and organized by the Washita Valley Townsite Company. It was named for Binger Hermann, then Commissioner of the U. S. Land Office. A post office named Binger opened in November, 1901.
Binger's early economy was based on agriculture in the surrounding area, and whose principal crops were peanuts and cotton. The Enid and Anadarko Railway constructed a line from Bridgeport to Anadarko via Binger in 1901-2. This railway was purchased by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway in 1903, and was abandoned in 1939.
The Binger Journal, a weekly newspaper, began publication in 1902. Other early businesses included:the Newell Department Store, the First State Bank of Binger, the Binger Hotel, the L. A. Cross Lumber Company and the Deer Head Saloon. The population was 257 at the time of statehood in 1907, and increased to 280 in 1910.
According to the U.S. Census, the peak population was 849 in 1930, then dropped to 840 in 1940, and continuing to decline to 603 in 1960.
The Caddo Nation headquarters complex is located in Binger. It includes the Caddo Nation Heritage Museum, which opened in 2001.
Geography
Binger is located in northeast Caddo County at (35.309023, -98.341243). It is in the valley of Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Washita River, part of the Red River watershed.
U.S. Route 281 passes through the town, leading north to Hinton and to Interstate 40, and leading east, then south to Anadarko. Oklahoma State Highway 152 also passes through the town, leading west to New Cordell and east to the center of Oklahoma City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Binger has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 712 people, 281 households, and 202 families residing in the town. The population density was 908.3 people per square mile (350.5/km2). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 419.5 per square mile (161.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 70.90% White, 4.80% African American, 13.70% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 3.81% from other races, and 6.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.06% of the population.
There were 281 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,333, and the median income for a family was $31,406. Males had a median income of $31,625 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,862. About 15.5% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
"The Mound"
"The Mound", a horror novella ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft for Zealia Bishop, takes place in Binger. Openings into the black abyss of N'Kai can be found near this town.
Notable people
Johnny Bench, Hall of Fame catcher for the Cincinnati Reds during the Big Red Machine era, spent much of his boyhood here
Verlon Thompson, award-winning singer-songwriter, performer, partnered for many years with Guy Clark, Darrell Scott.
Notes
References
External links
Binger-Oney Public Schools
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Binger
Towns in Oklahoma
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130065 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport%2C%20Oklahoma | Bridgeport, Oklahoma | Bridgeport is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 116 at the 2010 census.
History
Bridgeport was so named on account of there being a toll bridge over the Canadian River at that point.
Geography
Bridgeport is located on the northern border of Caddo County at (35.546717, -98.383401) and at an elevation of . It is bordered to the north by Blaine County. The town is built on the south side of the valley of the Canadian River, overlooking its floodplain.
Former U.S. Route 66 is to the south of the town, and Interstate 40 runs one-half mile further south, though the closest access is to the east at Exit 101. Downtown Oklahoma City is east of Bridgeport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 109 people, 42 households, and 30 families residing in the city. The population density was 203.7 people per square mile (77.9/km2). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 85.9 per square mile (32.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.91% White, 0.92% Native American, 1.83% Asian, and 7.34% from two or more races.
There were 42 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $18,906, and the median income for a family was $23,333. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,380. There were 16.7% of families and 19.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 21.6% of those over 64.
Transportation
The town is just north of the old US Route 66, and further north from Interstate 40.
Bridgeport is served by Hinton Municipal Airport (FAA ID: 2O8), which is about 5 miles southeast and features a 4001 x 60 ft. (1220 x 18 m) paved runway.
Commercial air transportation is available at Will Rogers World Airport, about 58 miles to the east-southeast.
Bridgeport is on its own 9.6-mile branch of the AT&L Railroad that runs to Geary, Oklahoma, and on from there to El Reno, Oklahoma, with the AT&L then having overhead trackage rights on Union Pacific to Oklahoma City. Traffic includes grain, fertilizer and agriculture-related products.
References
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie%2C%20Oklahoma | Carnegie, Oklahoma | Carnegie is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,723 at the 2010 census, a 1.7 percent decline from the figure of 1,752 in 2000.
History and culture
Carnegie was named after the famous Scottish American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. The original name of the town was Latham. The town was originally platted as North and South Latham. North Latham was north of the Washita River, while South Latham was south of the river. North Latham was really intended to be the commercial hub, but was never developed. The Rock Island Railroad was supposed to go along the north side of the river. The railroad was relocated along the south bank of the Washita. So South Latham became the commercial hub. North Latham withered and/or was never developed.
Leaders of the town decided shortly after incorporation in 1903 to rename the town Carnegie in the hopes he would build a library there. Although the town has a library, Andrew Carnegie never built one there. Of note, there is unofficially a "Carnegie Hall", known more properly as the Carnegie Memorial Auditorium, where community events are held. While currently on hiatus, for several years there was an annual "Stars of Carnegie Hall" talent show showcases individuals across the region and state in a local talent show, in which both local and regional talent are represented.
Carnegie High School has won three state titles in boys basketball (1988,1992,1996), as well as three titles in girls cross country (2002,2003,2004). Carnegie High also has three won state titles in boys cross country.(1999,2000,2020)
The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma headquarters are located in Carnegie.
Geography
Carnegie is located at (35.104334, −98.601166). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
The town is on the south bank of the Washita River, west of Anadarko, at the intersection of state highways 9 and 58.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,637 people, 636 households, and 429 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,468.0 people per square mile (564.3/km2). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 694.1 per square mile (266.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 64.63% White, 1.22% African American, 23.58% Native American, 8.80% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.28% of the population.
There were 636 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,987, and the median income for a family was $24,737. Males had a median income of $21,917 versus $14,868 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,432. About 24.9% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.2% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Carnegie is governed by a five-member Town Board of Trustees, as authorized by the Oklahoma Constitution. Members are elected at large from within the town limits for four-year terms. Other public officials include a town clerk and a town treasurer.
The Town of Carnegie operates and maintains a solid waste/sanitation service, and also a water and sewer service, operated through the Carnegie Public Works Authority.
The town has a 19-member volunteer fire department.
The Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital Authority owns a critical-access hospital and clinic facility within the town that provides residents of the area with primary care, radiology, physical therapy, and medical laboratory services. Limited surgical services are also provided. The Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital has three doctors and one nurse practitioner on staff. The hospital is managed and operated by Carnegie Tri-County Hospital Management, Inc.
The Carnegie Library Board, appointed by the Town Board of Trustees, operates a library facility for area residents, providing internet access and a large collection of books, magazines, and audio books.
Economy
Agriculture has been the basis of Carnegie's economy throughout its history. The main production has been cotton, wheat, broomcorn, cattle, hogs and poultry. Oil production replaced agriculture briefly during the 1970s, but declined in economic importance after 1980.
Community
Carnegie is home to Liberty Theater, the oldest continually operated movie theater in Oklahoma.
Carnegie is host to many community events, including the Carnegie Tri-County Free Fair, the Carnegie Round-Up Club Rodeo, the World Championship Domino Tournament, as well as various other community events throughout the year.
Carnegie also is the home of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, which has tribal offices located on the west edge of town.
Transportation
The Town of Carnegie operates and maintains the Carnegie Municipal Airport (Location ID: 86F). There is one asphalt runway, 35/17, 3300 ft long. There are no refueling services available at the airport.
Utilities
Carnegie Public Works Authority provides water, sewer, and sanitation services to the town. The Oklahoma Rural Water District #3 also provides water services to outlying areas around Carnegie.
Electric service is provided by American Electric Power Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
Natural Gas service is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas.
Local telephone service, and fiber-optic internet is provided by Carnegie Telephone Company.
Digital Cable TV service is provided by Carnegie Cable Company.
Notable people
Barbara Lawrence (1930–2013), actress, was born in Carnegie.
Notes
References
External links
Town of Carnegie, Oklahoma website
Carnegie, OK Chamber of Commerce website
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Carnegie
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130067 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement%2C%20Oklahoma | Cement, Oklahoma | Cement is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 501 at the 2010 census.
The community was named for its early cement industry.
Geography
Cement is located near the southeast corner of Caddo County at (34.935441, -98.137320). U.S. Route 277 passes through the town, leading east then north to Chickasha and southwest to Lawton. Oklahoma City is to the northeast via US-277 and Interstate 44.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cement has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 530 people, 222 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,173.1 people per square mile (454.7/km2). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 628.6 per square mile (243.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 86.98% White, 2.64% African American, 8.11% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 222 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $18,625, and the median income for a family was $23,500. Males had a median income of $24,531 versus $17,031 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,378. About 24.6% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.3% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable person
Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980), Kiowa/Comanche American artist and sculptor, was born and raised near here.
Clinton Manges (1923–2010), Texas oilman
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cement
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril%2C%20Oklahoma | Cyril, Oklahoma | Cyril is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Cyril is located in southeastern Caddo County at (34.897969, -98.202843). U.S. Route 277 passes through the town, leading northeast to Chickasha and southwest to Lawton. Oklahoma City is to the northeast via US 277 and Interstate 44.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cyril has a total area of , all land.
Utilities
Telephone, Internet, and Digital TV Services is provided by Hilliary Communications.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,168 people, 438 households and 307 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,028.6 per square mile (777.5/km2). There were 523 housing units at an average density of 908.3 per square mile (348.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 87.16% White, 0.17% African American, 9.42% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 2.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population.
There were 438 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,772, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,227. About 16.6% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
History
On August 25, 1901, Louise (probably called Cyril) Lookingglass, the infant daughter of Bayard (Monapahrah) and Laura (Tit-tah-ter-way) Lookingglass, was allotted of land that would become the Cyril townsite. Louise Lookingglass died in 1903. Bayard Lookingglass sold one-half of the allotment to Mr. and Mrs. Pierson on July 26, 1907. The Piersons sold the land to the Cyril Townsite and Development Company on September 10, 1907.
Although there is some dispute, the Cyril Station appears to have been named circa 1902 after Bayard and Laura Lookingglasses' daughter when they granted the railroad permission to build a section house next to the railroad stop. Some believed that the town of Cyril was named after the Cyril Station of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad. However a diligent search of all sources including Frisco Railroad, found no supporting evidence.
The townsite was surveyed, plotted out and dedicated in September 1907. Construction began in early 1908 and by April there were 200 inhabitants, 3 hardware stores, 3 grocery stores, a general tin and pump house, restaurant, rooming house, pool hall, two barber shops, blacksmith shop, lumberyard, feed yard and feed mill.
The town was the site of an oil refinery from the early 1920s until it was closed in 1984. During that time, the refinery was operated by Anderson-Prichard Refining, APCO, and later Oklahoma Refining. It was the major economic driver for the town, employing 160 people at the time of closure. An unsuccessful attempt was made in the early 1990s to restart part of the refinery. As of 2010, the refinery had been demolished and the site was a Superfund environmental cleanup site.
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20170921132058/http://cyril.k12.ok.us/
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130071 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eakly%2C%20Oklahoma | Eakly, Oklahoma | Eakly is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 338 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office was established in the community of Eakly in March 1902, while this area was still part of Oklahoma Territory. Apparently, a plat was not filed for the town until the 1920s, which meant that town lots could not be sold during the first two decades of Eakly's formal existence. Two organizations were exempted from this limit: the Methodist church bought a building site in 1914, and the Bank of Eakly bought a site in 1920. All others who wished to build in the town had to lease the land.
Eakly's first census was in 1940, showing 231 residents. The population dropped somewhat during World War II, and registered 191 in 1950, probably because people moved to military service and war production work in larger towns and cities. There was an upswing in 1960 and 1970, which peaked at 452 by 1980. The count dropped to 277 in 1990, and has never again approached the 1980 high.
The lack of a registered town plat and the lack of a railroad did not prevent Eakly from prospering as an agricultural center. Cotton farming was the main activity in early decades. After World War II, irrigation began to spread into this part of Oklahoma, enabling more diverse crops. Peanut farming became the leading agricultural activity in the 1960s. The community incorporated as a town in 1957. A house manufacturing plant was built in 1970, but soon went out of business.
In 1999, the Eakly school system decided to end its 78-year existence and merge into the system at Hydro, approximately north. The closing was attributed to a 1990 state educational reform law that promised financial incentives to small school districts that agreed to consolidate. The surviving district in this case will be known as the Hydro-Eakly District
Geography
Eakly is located in northwestern Caddo County at (35.303547, -98.555436). It is one mile northeast of the intersection of state highways 58 and 152, and south of Interstate 40 on State Highway 58.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Eakly is less than 19 miles from Fort Cobb State Park on Fort Cobb Reservoir.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 338 people living in the town. The population density was 1,300 people per square mile (510/km2). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 543 per square mile (213/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 80.07% White, 4.71% Native American, 14.13% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.77% of the population.
There were 119 households in the town, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $32,000. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,383. About 12.8% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.4% of those 65 or over.
Notable people
Mike Moore, baseball player
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Eakly
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130072 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Cobb%2C%20Oklahoma | Fort Cobb, Oklahoma | Fort Cobb is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census.
History
Fort Cobb was established as a U.S. Army frontier post in Indian Territory on October 1, 1859, east of the present location of the town. The fort was named after Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb, a friend of the founding officer, Major William Emory. The post was later occupied by both Southern and Northern forces during the Civil War, the Union taking control of the fort as part of the 1862 Tonkawa massacre.
Later, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's command was encamped at Fort Cobb from December 18, 1868, to January 6, 1869. Shortly after that, on March 12, 1869, the fort was abandoned in favor of a location to the south near the Wichita Mountains, and renamed Fort Sill.
The town of Fort Cobb was founded in 1899, and simply named Cobb, which was renamed Fort Cobb in 1902 to honor the defunct military post. At statehood in 1907, the town had 467 residents. The number had fallen to 382 at the 1910 census, but grew to 546 in 1920. The largest number of residents was 827 in 1930, but soon began a steep decline because of the Great Depression and World War II. In 1940 it was 699, and falling to 665 in 1950. It rebounded to 687 in 1960, 722 in 1970 and 760 in 1980. There was another sharp drop to 663 in 1990, followed by a rise to 663 in 1990, 667 in 2000 and then declining again to 634 in 2010.
Geography
Fort Cobb is located west of the center of Caddo County at (35.099581, -98.438498), in the valley of the Washita River. Oklahoma State Highway 9 passes through the town, leading east to Anadarko, the county seat, and west to Carnegie.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Fort Cobb has a total area of , of which , or 1.57%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 667 people, 270 households, and 189 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,307.1 people per square mile (505.0/km2). There were 317 housing units at an average density of 621.2 per square mile (240.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 77.96% White, 1.20% African American, 16.04% Native American, 0.45% from other races, and 4.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.25% of the population.
There were 270 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% 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 3.05.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $34,000. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $18,854 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,085. About 12.5% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
During the first half of the 20th century, the local economy largely depended on agriculture. The town had two grain elevators and three cotton gins by 1930, and depended on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island), whose branch line ran between Chickasha and Magnum.
Construction of Fort Cobb Dam and the adjacent park opened the town to tourism as a major economic force in the second half of the century.
Government
The town has a mayor-council form of government.
Education
Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
Media
The Fort Cobb News has served the town since 1958. Previous newspapers were: Caddo County Record, the Fort Cobb Express, and the Fort Cobb Record.
Notable people
Gary Gray, formerly of the NBA's Cincinnati Royals
Reggie Willits, former member of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels organization
Wendi Willits (older sibling of Reggie), formerly of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Fort Cobb (town)
Towns in Oklahoma
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130073 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracemont%2C%20Oklahoma | Gracemont, Oklahoma | Gracemont is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. The town name is a portmanteau of Grace and Montgomery, the names of two friends of the first postmaster, Alice L. Bailey.
Geography
Gracemont is located east of the center of Caddo County at (35.187872, -98.258633), in the valley of Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Washita River and part of the Red River watershed.
U.S. Route 281 passes through the town, leading south to Anadarko, the county seat, and north to Binger.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Gracemont has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 336 people, 143 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,199.3 people per square mile (864.9/km2). There were 169 housing units at an average density of 1,106.2 per square mile (435.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 80.65% White, 12.50% Native American, 4.46% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.52% of the population.
There were 143 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $24,792 versus $18,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,026. About 14.9% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
T. C. Cannon, Native American artist
Sunset Carson, B-western star of the 1940s
Joe Edelen, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, 1973 Major League Baseball Draft
Doris McLemore, last fluent speaker of the Wichita language
Kaycee Nicole Swenson, fictitious persona, well-known case of Münchausen by Internet from 1999 to 2001
Harry Teague, former U.S. Representative for
References
External links
Gracemont Public School
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Gracemont
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinton%2C%20Oklahoma | Hinton, Oklahoma | Hinton is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,196 as of the 2010 census, up from 2,175 in 2000. It is approximately west of Oklahoma City.
Geography
Hinton is located in northeastern Caddo County at (35.479004, -98.353748), at an elevation . The town limits extend north from the settled part of town along U.S. Route 281 to Interstate 40 at Exit 101, from which it is east to the center of Oklahoma City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Hinton has a total area of , all land.
Hinton Municipal Airport (FAA ID: 2O8) is about 2 miles northeast, and features a 4001 x 60 ft. (1220 x 18 m) paved runway.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,175 people, 575 households, and 412 families residing in the town. The population density was 691.5 people per square mile (266.6/km2). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 211.7 per square mile (81.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 73.66% White, 13.15% African American, 4.83% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 4.37% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.46% of the population.
There were 575 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 175.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 197.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,028, and the median income for a family was $33,239. Males had a median income of $25,455 versus $20,556 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,105. About 12.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
Tourism
Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park is located south of downtown Hinton. The park is a favorite of rappellers due to the canyon's cliff formations. It also boasts beautiful trees, especially in the fall when the color of the leaves begin to turn. Camping and day picnicking are allowed, and there is a lake for fishing. Hiking around the canyon is allowed within park limits. The park has a pool that offers two water slides into the water as well as water deep for younger swimmers. The pool is overseen by certified lifeguards, and at least one lifeguard is on duty at all times.
Corrections
Hinton is also the site of the Great Plains Correctional Institution, opened in 1991 as the state's first private prison, and holding non-U.S. citizen federal inmates as of 2016.
Casinos
Sugar Creek Casino is located just off I-40 in Hinton. The casino is an enterprise of the Wichita and affiliated tribes.
Casino Oklahoma is located just off I-40 on the east side of U.S. 281 and Hinton Boulevard, and is an enterprise of the Delaware Nation.
References
External links
Town of Hinton official website
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hinton
Sugar Creek Casino
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130075 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookeba%2C%20Oklahoma | Lookeba, Oklahoma | Lookeba is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census. The name is a portmanteau of the names of three founding fathers: Lowe, Kelley and Baker.
Geography
Lookeba is located in northern Caddo County. U.S. Route 281 passes just west of the town, leading north to Interstate 40, north of Hinton and south to Binger. Sugar Creek travels south-southeast past the east side of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 131 people, 45 households, and 34 families residing in the town. The population density was 517.8 people per square mile (202.3/km2). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 272.7 per square mile (106.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 74.81% White, 6.87% Native American, 15.27% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.85% of the population.
There were 45 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,000, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $21,563 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,791. There were 27.8% of families and 33.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 37.0% of under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.
References
Towns in Caddo County, Oklahoma
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130076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calumet%2C%20Oklahoma | Calumet, Oklahoma | Calumet is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 507 at the 2010 census, a 5.23 percent decrease since 2000.
Calumet is a variant term for Ceremonial pipe. Incorporated in 1942, the town's land was settled in the Land Run of 1892.
History
Calumet incorporated in 1942 in order to construct a town water system. Prior to its incorporation, the town existed as an unincorporated community with a post office, three combination mills and elevators, two general stores, a furniture store, and a hardware store.
The town lies in an area that in 1803 was part of the Louisiana Purchase. After the Organic Act of 1890 recreated the area as Oklahoma Territory, present-day Canadian County was designated as County Four and settled by non-Indian settlers through the Land Run of 1889, the Land Run of 1892, and a 1901 land lottery. The Land Run of 1892 opened up the surplus Cheyenne-Arapaho lands to non-Indian settlement, which opened up Calumet.
Geography
Calumet is located on US Route 270 in northwestern Canadian County, 11 miles northwest of El Reno and 11 miles east of Geary and 1.5 miles south of the North Canadian River. It is on the border of the Red Bed Plains and Gypsum Hills ecoregions of Oklahoma.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total land area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 507 people, 187 households, and 130 families residing in the town. The population density was 390 people per square mile (153.6/km2). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 164.6 per square mile (64.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 78.9% white, 13.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos were 4% of the population.
There were 187 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. Less than a third of households (28.9%) were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were X males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,625, (compared to a national median income of $52,762) and the median income for a family was $56,607. Males had a median income of $46,786 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,113. An estimated 8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18.
Education
Calumet contains three schools housed in two separate buildings: an elementary school, a junior high, and a high school. A fourth school, Maple Public School, is separate from the Calumet school district.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Calumet
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Towns in Canadian County, Oklahoma
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130077 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Reno%2C%20Oklahoma | El Reno, Oklahoma | El Reno is a city in and county seat of Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 16,729. The city was begun shortly after the 1889 land rush and named for the nearby Fort Reno. It is located in Central Oklahoma, about west of downtown Oklahoma City.
History
The land of Canadian County belonged to the historic Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes at the time of European encounter. In 1874, the United States established a fort to supervise the area and General Philip Sheridan took command. He named it Fort Reno in honor of his friend, Gen. Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in the American Civil War.
After the 1889 landrun, there were three entities the local postmaster had to keep separate - Fort Reno, Reno City, and the community township or Village of (El) Reno. The Village of El Reno originated shortly after the 1889 land run, with the post office coming into being in June of that year.
Although "el reno" means "the reindeer" in Spanish, the town was actually named, in part, after nearby Fort Reno. Reindeer are not native to Oklahoma.
The town's name was taken from the nearby military post of Fort Reno, with the "el" (meaning "the" in spanish) later added by the local postmaster to help differentiate the community from the also newly established Reno City.
Reno City was located on the north-side of the Canadian River five miles northeast of community of El Reno. The community of El Reno was located on the south-side of the Canadian river.
The original village townsite was platted by the Oklahoma Homestead and Town Company on 120 acres of the homestead of John Foreman. In 1890, Foreman's 120 acres along with 80 acres of Thomas Jensen's, were incorporated into the Village of El Reno.
After the railroad company announced their rail lines were going to run on the south side of the Canadian river, Reno City relocated to the township of El Reno. The original Reno City site north of the river was abandoned. What remained and continues to this day is Fort Reno and the city of El Reno.
El Reno is located on the 98th meridian west, about 25 miles west of Oklahoma City. The eastern side of the meridian was opened to non-Indian settlement in the Land Rush of 1889. The western side was opened in 1892, when the federal government also made some Cheyenne and Arapaho lands available for settlement by non-Native Americans. The town was subsequently selected as the land district office for the 1901 land lottery drawings.
In 1932, the United States Southwestern Reformatory was constructed about west of El Reno. The federal reformatory housed male adult federal prisoners and was later restricted to house young adult male prisoners, aged 18 to 26. In the mid-1970s it was renamed by the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, as the Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno (FCI El Reno). Prisoner age limits were lifted and men of all ages have been incarcerated here ever since. As medium-security prison, it has become the fifth-largest federal prison in the U.S. The prison is still one of the largest employers in El Reno. In 2015 President Barack Obama visited the prison, the first time a sitting president has visited any federal prison.
During World War II, Fort Reno, about northwest of El Reno, was the site of a prisoner of war camp for Germans and Italians. The POW cemetery has been preserved and has stones bearing the names of German and Italian prisoners who died there.
Following World War II, the US Army determined it did not need the fort. In 1948 the fort was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for use as a research laboratory. The laboratory studies environmentally sustainable forage and livestock production, contributing to preservation of the Great Plains of North America.
At one time, railroads contributed strongly to the city economy. A terminal and repair facility for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P or "Rock Island"), which employed a large number of people, was based here. Some 750 of the company's 970 employees in the state worked in El Reno. Due to changes taking place throughout the railroad industry, the CRI&P went bankrupt in 1979. It abandoned the depot and railyards in 1980. The railyards are still vacant.
The former train depot and some other buildings were acquired by the Canadian County Historical Society for adaptive use as part of a museum complex. The 1954 film noir Human Desire includes locomotive and yard scenes filmed in the El Reno rail yards.
El Reno is a Main Street America community. The Oklahoma Main Street Program is a statewide program, part of a national network affiliated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It emphasizes downtown revitalization related to public-private partnerships, with investment in public spaces and design, and overall management of retail mix. The El Reno started its Main Street program in 1988; it was one of four cities in 2006 selected nationally to win the annual Great American Main Street Award. El Reno has used economic development, historic preservation, and creative design to enhance the Rock District of downtown. Its high standards are reflected in having been accredited annually since 2016.
Since 1988 El Reno holds an annual Fried Onion Burger Day Festival in downtown the first Saturday in May. This event encourages the celebration of art, music, culture, food and community. Visitors can observe the cooking of the world's largest fried onion hamburger, weighing over . The giant burger contains meat, fried onions, sliced pickles, and mustard - all held between two giant buns. Festival goers can get a piece of the monstrosity. Volunteers divide the giant burger into individual-sized portions, and other volunteers deliver the free portions to anyone in the crowd wanting a piece. The fried onion burger dates to the Great Depression, when households added onions to ground hamburger mix to stretch out the meat supply.
In 2001, El Reno was the first city in Oklahoma to re-establish streetcar service in the downtown area: the Heritage Express Trolley. Such service had not been available since 1947, and it was the only operating trolley line in the state that year. Another line has since been started in Oklahoma City. The Heritage Express was installed with aid of a federal transportation grant and as part of a complex project also to improve the downtown's streets and drainage system.
On June 15, 2015, Sid's Diner was featured on the Food Network series Top 5 Restaurants, with their fried-onion burger being highlighted. Sid's Diner has also been featured on the Travel Channel series Man v. Food.
21st century tornadoes
On May 24, 2011, an EF5 tornado struck parts of northwestern El Reno. The tornado killed a total of 9 people and injured 181 others, and had winds measured at up to 295 mph by mobile doppler radar near Interstate 40.
Two years later, on May 31, 2013, El Reno was hit by a multiple-vortex tornado. The tornado set a record with a width of . The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes was hit by this storm, but survived it.
Storm chaser Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and his TWISTEX colleague Carl Young died in the storm near the Regional Airport. Paul Samaras and Young were pulled from their Chevrolet Cobalt by the tornado's subvortex. Tim Samaras was found still buckled in the passenger's seat of the car, next to where Young had been driving.
Local amateur chaser Richard Henderson died in that same area. Before being struck, Henderson took a picture of the tornado from his mobile phone and sent it to a friend.
Dan Robinson of St. Louis, Missouri survived the tornado with few injuries. He was a few hundred meters ahead of the TWISTEX crew.
An EF3 tornado struck southern parts of El Reno on May 25, 2019. Touching down at 10:32 pm, the tornado damaged a service station before moving east-northeastward and crossing Interstate 40. It damaged billboards before striking a motel and a mobile home park at U.S. Highway 81, both of which suffered significant damage. One part of the motel had most of its second-floor walls destroyed, and several mobile homes were destroyed, killing two people and injuring many others. East of Highway 81, the tornado damaged an automobile service building and a house on Route 66. The tornado caused tree damage before dissipating on Alfadale Road north of Route 66. The tornado had a maximum estimated width of and injured 19 people.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and (0.56%) is.
El Reno is located at the interchange of I-40 and U.S. Route 81. At one time, it sat on the boundary between Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory, and sits approximately west of the old Chisholm Trail. Jesse Chisholm is buried nearby.
In 1952, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near El Reno, causing damage to several buildings in the city. It is currently Oklahoma's third-strongest earthquake on record, and it was the strongest earthquake in Oklahoma history prior to the November 5, 2011 earthquake near Sparks.
Climate
El Reno has endured numerous weather-related incidents in recent years:
On January 30, 2002, El Reno was hit by a severe ice storm that left most of the city without power for several days and caused thousands of dollars of damage in downed trees and powerlines. The storm brought around two inches of ice, with as much as 6 inches over the following days. All of Canadian County was designated as a Federal Disaster Area.
During the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak, El Reno suffered damage from one of the many tornadoes that formed from the same storm that produced the infamous F5 tornado that day. Parts of Redlands Community College were damaged.
El Reno has weathered several ice storms in recent years, including the January 4–5, 2005, storm that left up to two inches of ice in the hardest-hit locations.
In 2006, El Reno experienced "exceptional" drought conditions, as the entire state endured one of the driest summers on record.
On March 12, 2006, drought conditions allowed an area wildfire to grow to burn over 1000 acres (4 km). Winds carried the smoke into the Oklahoma City metro area, spurring thousands of calls to emergency services by concerned residents.
On April 24, 2006, a rare anticyclonic tornado hit El Reno's municipal airport, causing damage to the hangars and small airplanes.
On the night of May 8, 2007, a tornado ripped through the south and east sides of the city. At least one injury occurred when the tornado knocked over a truck and semitrailer on I-40.
Overnight on August 19, 2007, Tropical Storm Erin dumped over of rain on El Reno and the surrounding area. This caused extensive flooding.
On May 24, 2011, a violent long-track tornado passed through the El Reno area, causing extensive damage and killing nine people. The tornado was given an EF5 rating after reviewing the damage.
On May 31, 2013, the 2013 El Reno tornado, the widest tornado ever documented, hit El Reno. The tornado was an estimated 2.6 miles in width and had a recorded wind speed of >301 mph, one of the two highest wind speeds on record along with winds observed in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado. It hit the outskirts of the city, prompting a tornado emergency for El Reno and surrounding cities. The tornado killed eight people, including three storm chasers.
On May 25, 2019, a tornado that has been rated at EF3 struck around 10:28 pm. It struck a mobile home park and a motel, killing two people.
Demographics
El Reno is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2010, 16,749 people, 5,727 households, and 3,842 families resided in the city. The population density was 202.7 people per square mile (78.3/km). The 6,484 housing units averaged 81.1 per square mile (31.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 71.8% White, 11.1% Native American, 7.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, 4.7% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 12.9% of the population.
Of the 5,727 households, which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were not families. About 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city, the population was distributed as 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,200, and for a family was $39,106. Males had a median income of $29,521 versus $20,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,570. About 11.4% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
The City of El Reno operates under a council-manager government system. City employees include the city manager, finance director, police chief, fire chief, city clerk, public works director, code enforcement director, community services director, and city librarian.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates the Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno.
Transportation
El Reno is served by Interstate 40, US Route 81, US Route 270 (just west of town), and Oklahoma State Highway 66.
Intercity bus service is provided by Greyhound Lines.
El Reno Regional Airport (KRQO; FAA ID: RQO), four miles southwest, has a 5600’ x 75’ paved runway.
Commercial air transportation is available at Will Rogers World Airport, about 29 miles southeast.
El Reno is on the route of the AT&L Railroad, which has branches running to Watonga and Bridgeport through Geary, Oklahoma, with overhead trackage rights on Union Pacific to Oklahoma City. Traffic includes grain, fertilizer and agriculture-related products. The town is also directly on Union Pacific's rail line, and the railroad honors El Reno as a “Train Town USA,” one of 131 communities out of 7,300 communities it serves, because of the town’s unique, long-standing relationship with the line.
Education
Canadian Valley Technology Center is on famed Route 66 about 3 mi (5 km) east of the city.
Redlands Community College opened in 1971.
Media
The El Reno Tribune publishes Wednesday and Sunday and has a circulation around 5,000.
For many years the filmmaker George Kuchar would drive to El Reno to document the storm season, staying at the El Reno Motel. The Result was his film Wild Night in El Reno.
Parts of the film American Underdog were filmed in El Reno.
Notable people
Charles Cannon (1915–1997), the Texas saddlemaker, broke horses for the U.S. government in El Reno during World War II.
Harlond Clift (1912-1992), Major League Baseball infielder
Suzan Shown Harjo (1945-), advocate for American Indian rights
Solomon Andrew Layton (1864-1943), architect, was born in Iowa, but moved to El Reno in 1902, then to Oklahoma City in 1911.
Sam Pittman (1961-), Head Football Coach Arkansas Razorbacks
Harvey Pratt (1941-), Native American forensic artist
Hub Reed (1936-), pro basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Cincinnati Royals, Los Angeles Lakers, and Detroit Pistons)
Erik Rhodes (1906-1990), Broadway and Hollywood actor
Sam Rivers (1923-2011), jazz musician and composer
Kenzie Ruston (1991-), NASCAR driver in the K&N Pro Series East
Gaylord Shaw (1942-), 1978 Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, managing editor of Dallas Times Herald and Los Angeles Times
Robert Stanley (aviator) (1912-1977), test pilot
See also
National Register of Historic Places
Carnegie Library
El Reno High School
Mennoville Mennonite Church
References
External links
City of El Reno
El Reno Tribune
Legends of America
"El Reno", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Cities in Canadian County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang%2C%20Oklahoma | Mustang, Oklahoma | Mustang is a city in the southeastern corner of Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area. Mustang's population was 17,395 at the 2010 census, a 61.3% increase from 13,156 in 2000. The city is now primarily known as a bedroom community for Oklahoma City.
History
The Mustang post office was established in 1895, but the town was not formally established until Charles G. Jones, former mayor of Oklahoma City, filed the plat in November, 1901. During that same year, the Oklahoma City and Western Railroad (acquired later by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco) built a line from Oklahoma City to Chickasha that passed through Mustang.
Geography
Mustang is located at (35.392644, -97.722905).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, 13,156 people, 4,721 households, and 3,800 families were residing in the city. The population density was 1,095.9 people per mi2 (422.9/km2). The 4,930 housing units averaged 410.7 per square mile (158.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.63% White, 0.59% African American, 3.33% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. About 3.01% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,721 households, 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were not families. About 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76, and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the age distribution was 29.6% under 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,284, and for a family was $53,018. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $24,856 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,860. 5.6% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the poverty line. 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Economy
Mustang's economy was based on agriculture until the middle of the 20th century. Major crops included wheat, oats, corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, watermelons, and cantaloupes. Until the 1920s, peach and other fruit orchards were the primary crops for local farmers. Truck farming remained prevalent into the 1940s, when the dairy and beef industries gained supremacy. In the 1960s, the town began evolving into a bedroom community for Oklahoma City.
Education
Mustang Public Schools is the school district, covering the City of Mustang and the areas in Oklahoma City immediately surrounding the city. Mustang High School serves the community.
Government
Mustang has a council-manager form of government.
Sports
Mustang is the home base of the Canadian Valley Rangerettes Mounted Drill Team. The Rangerettes are the three-time United States Equestrian Drill Association National Open Drill Champions. The team captured the sport's highest prize, the SportsQuest Cup, in 2008, 2009, and 2011. The team also won the Kessler prize in 2012.
Notable people
Bartees Strange, musician
Dan Bailey, Minnesota Vikings kicker
Dennis Byrd, New York Jets defensive lineman
Josh Cooper, Cleveland Browns wide receiver
Kendall Cross, Olympic gold medalist wrestler
Shane Hamman, Olympic powerlifter
References
External links
Mustang Chamber of Commerce Website
City of Mustang Website
Cities in Canadian County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
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130079 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union%20City%2C%20Oklahoma | Union City, Oklahoma | Union City is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2010 census, a 19.6 percent increase from 1,375 in 2000. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area.
History
In 1889, a post office opened for the community of Union. A townsite plat was filed during the following year. Union City began in 1890 with the arrival of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway (acquired by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1891). The local economy was based on agriculture, and within four years the town had three grain elevators and a farm machinery dealership.
1973 tornado
On May 24, 1973, a tornado rated F4 struck the Union City area and was the first tornado widely documented by science as part of storm chasing field research. NSSL out of Norman, Oklahoma placed numerous storm chasers around it to capture the life cycle on film.
Geography
Union City is located in southern Canadian County at (35.413582, -97.910634). It is bordered to the east by Oklahoma City, to the north in part by El Reno, and to the south by Grady County, including the town of Minco. The Canadian River forms the county line and the southern boundary of Union City.
U.S. Route 81 passes through the center of the town, leading north to Interstate 40 and to El Reno, while leading south to Minco. Oklahoma State Highway 152 leads east from Union City to Mustang. Downtown Oklahoma City is to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Union City has a total area of , of which is land, and (0.83%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,645 people living in the town. The population density was 23.3 people per square mile (10/km2). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.49% White, 1.75% African American, 2.98% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.
There were 483 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,819, and the median income for a family was $47,417. Males had a median income of $33,646 versus $22,039 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,020. About 7.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The city's economy is still supported by goods and services for the local agriculture industry. One grain elevator still operates.
Education
Union City has its own independent school district, Union City, which is composed of an elementary and a high school.
References
External links
Town of Union City official website
History of Union City
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Towns in Canadian County, Oklahoma
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130080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon%2C%20Oklahoma | Yukon, Oklahoma | Yukon is a city in eastern Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
The former mayor was Daniel Finch a Yukon grad 1988 served 2008 to 2012
The population was 22,709 at the 2010 census. Founded in the 1890s, the town was named in reference to a gold rush in Yukon Territory, Canada, at the time. Historically, Yukon served as an urban center for area farmers and the site of a large milling operation. It is now considered primarily a bedroom community for people who work in Oklahoma City.
History
Yukon was founded by A.N. Spencer in 1891 and was named for the Yukon River which flows from British Columbia, across the Yukon, and into Alaska.
Spencer, a cattleman from Texas turned railroad builder, was working on a line from El Reno to Arkansas when he decided to build the town. Spencer filed the plat on the townsite on February 14, 1891. He had agreed to do so and lay the train tracks through the town in exchange for half of the lots, which were owned by Minnie Taylor and Luther S. Morrison. Taylor and Morrison had acquired the land in the 1889 land run. Spencer also bought two quarter sections south of Main Street from Joseph Carson and his sister, Josephine. Spencer and his brother, Lewis, named the town after the Yukon Territory of Canada, where a gold rush was booming at the time.
The first houses and businesses were located on the north side of Spencer Avenue (now Main Street) and present Fourth and Fifth streets. The Canadian County Courier reported on April 1, 1891, that the city had 25 homes, one bank, two real estate offices, two restaurants, a lumber yard, a hardware store, a grocery, a livery stable, two saloons, a blacksmith shop, a printing office, a barber shop, and a second barber shop "about completed."
The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company laid its track, causing the abandonment of Frisco, which had a population of 1,000 at the time. Beginning in about 1898, Yukon began to attract immigrants from Bohemia. Following World War I and the dissolution of Bohemia into Czechoslovakia and Moravia, the immigrants became known as "Czechs." Yukon is known as the "Czech Capital of Oklahoma".
The town voted to incorporate in 1901 and voted to add water works, sewer, and electricity from the mill in 1910. Businesses remained clustered on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth, until the 1920s, when they began to locate in other parts of the town. The interurban was built from Oklahoma City to El Reno in 1911. It closed in 1940. Paved roads didn't arrive until the construction of State Highway 66 in 1926.
Yukon thrived as the urban center for area farmers and had an organized library by 1905 and a dedicated library building in 1927. A small milling operation, the Yukon Mill and Grain Company, opened in 1893 and grew to shipping flour and feeds throughout the south and exporting them overseas by 1915. The milling operation was owned by the Kroutil and Dobry families, but the Dobry family built their own mill and parted ways with the Kroutils in the 1930s. The mills were sold to larger corporations; Shawnee Mills purchased the Yukon Mill and Grain Company and Mid-Continent purchased the Dobry Mills. Paying homage to that history, the students of Yukon High School are known as "Millers", and their mascot is "The Miller Man".
In 1949, Yukon garnered national media attention because of the plight of Grady the Cow, who was stuck inside a silo for four days.
From a population of 830 in 1907, Yukon grew to 1,990 by 1950. By 1960, the population registered at 3,076. Oklahoma City annexed nearly all of the land around Yukon during the 1960s. This brought a boom in residential construction and commercial development. The town had grown to approximately 22,000 residents in 2005.
Government
Yukon has a Council-Manager government. This form of government combines the strong political leadership of elected officials with the strong managerial experience of an appointed manager.
All authority to set policy rests with a nonpartisan Mayor and City Council. The governing body in turn hires a nonpartisan manager who has broad authority to run the organization.
Yukon is divided into four geographical wards and one at-large ward. A representative from each Ward are the five members of the City Council. They are elected to four-year terms. The voters of each Ward elect a council member to represent them and the Mayor is elected yearly by council. The Mayor and Council appoint a City Manager to serve as the City's chief administrative official. The Mayor and Council also appoint the City Attorney and Municipal Court judges.
Geography
Yukon is located in east central Canadian County. The western boundary of Oklahoma City is at the county line 3.5 miles east of the center of Yukon.
The town is traversed by Route 66 and state highways 4 and 92. It lies just north of Interstate 40. Downtown Oklahoma City is to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.21%, is water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 22,709 people, 8,744 households, and 6,390 families residing in the city. The population density was 880 people per square mile (340/km). There were 9,231 housing units at an average density of 315.8 per square mile (121.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 87.8% white, 1.2% African American, 3.7% Native American, 2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 4.9% of the population.
There were 8,744 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. Single individuals living alone accounted for 21% of households and individuals 65 years of age or older living alone accounted for 9.2% of households. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 59.9% from 18 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. The population was 52.8% female and 47.2% male.
The median income for a household in the city was $59,803, and the median income for a family was $66,635. Males had a median income of $49,836 versus $34,717 for females. About 6.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line.
Arts and culture
The Czech Hall, a national and state historic site, is devoted to preserving Czech customs, heritage, and culture. Community events include the Czech Festival, which takes place on the first Saturday of October, and the Chisholm Trail and Crawfish Festival, which takes place on the first Saturday of June. In late August Yukon also holds a country music festival, called “Rock the Route.”
Education
The Yukon Public Schools district includes 11 schools, served a community of 36,938 people, and encompasses 66.10 square miles of land and 2.18 square miles of water. The school district offers pre-school through secondary school education. The school served 8,781 students in the 2017–2018 school year.
The high school has won state titles in softball in 1986, 1991, 1997, 2000, and 2010; in boys basketball in 1974 and 1979; in baseball in 1982, 1996, and 1997; and cheerleading in 2002.
Notable people
Joe Albertson, founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores and a notable philanthropist; born in Yukon
Dan Bailey, kicker for Oklahoma State University and Dallas Cowboys
Phil Ball, former UCO football coach.
Garth Brooks, country music singer; grew up in Yukon
Josh Shipp, Motivational Speaker: grew up in Yukon
Brad Dalke, golfer; born in Yukon
Max Gleason, a cappella YouTube musician "Smooth McGroove"
Steve Heller, writer; raised near Yukon
Daniel Lewis Lee, convicted murderer; born in Yukon
Cross Canadian Ragweed, band founded in Yukon
Ed Roberts, poet and author; born in Yukon
Dale Robertson, actor in films and television's Tales of Wells Fargo, The Iron Horse and ABC's 1981 hit Dynasty
See also
Yukon Public Schools
References
External links
City of Yukon official website
City Council
Yukon Chamber of Commerce
Yukon Public Schools
Mabel C. Fry Public Library
Oklahoma Czech Festival
Stage Door Theatre of Yukon, former District School building and Historic Society
City-Data.com, statistical data about Yukon
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Cities in Canadian County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130081 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardmore%2C%20Oklahoma | Ardmore, Oklahoma | Ardmore is the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,283, with an estimated population of 24,698 in 2019. The Ardmore micropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 48,491 in 2013. Ardmore is from both Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 70, and is generally considered the hub of the 13-county region of South Central Oklahoma, also known by state tourism pamphlets as "Chickasaw Country" and previously "Lake and Trail Country". It is also a part of the Texoma region. Ardmore is situated about south of the Arbuckle Mountains and is located at the eastern margin of the Healdton Basin, one of the most oil-rich regions of the United States.
History
Ardmore, Indian Territory, began with a plowed ditch for a Main Street in the summer of 1887 in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. It owes much of its existence to the construction of the Santa Fe Railroad through the area during that time. It grew, as most frontier towns grew, over the years into a trading outpost for the region. A large fire in 1895 destroyed much of the fledgling town, which forced residents to rebuild nearly the entire town. In the early 1900s, Ardmore became well known for its abundance of cotton-growing fields and eventually became known as the world's largest inland cotton port.
After the fields were stripped of their fertility, however, the city found itself positioned next to one of the largest oil fields ever produced in Oklahoma, the Healdton Oil Field. After its discovery in 1913, entrepreneurs and wildcatters flooded the area, and Carter County quickly became the largest oil-producing county in Oklahoma, and has remained so ever since. Ardmore has remained an energy center for the region ever since, with the region's natural wealth giving birth to such energy giants as the Noble Energy companies, among others. Ardmore also learned the perils of being energy-rich with yet another disaster in 1915, when a railroad car containing casing gas exploded, killing 45 people and destroying much of downtown, including areas rebuilt after the 1895 fire. The disaster, which made national news, gave residents the resolve to establish the city's first fire department to ensure that such events would not recur in the future. The city has not experienced any major setbacks since the 1915 fire, save a 1995 tornado that nearly destroyed the Uniroyal Goodrich (now Michelin) tire plant in west Ardmore. Despite a shift at the plant working at the time, miraculously no one was killed as the tornado ripped through the area, due to the public being alerted by area news and tornado sirens. On April 22, 1966, Ardmore was the site of the worst plane crash in Oklahoma history, which killed 83 people.
Sports
Ardmore was home to minor league baseball. The Ardmore Cardinals was the primary name of Ardmore teams that played as members of the Texas League (1904), Texas-Oklahoma League (1911–1914), Western Association (1917), Texas-Oklahoma League (1921–1922), Western Association (1923), Oklahoma State League (1924), Western Association (1924–1926), Sooner State League (1947–1957) and Texas League (1961). Ardmore captured league championships in 1923, 1925 and 1957. Ardmore was an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians (1947–1948), St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1957) and Baltimore Orioles (1961).
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Carl Hubbell played for the Ardmore Bearcats in 1924, his first professional season.
Geography
Ardmore is located in southeastern Carter County at (34.181240, −97.129363). It is bordered to the west by the city of Lone Grove and to the east by the town of Dickson. Via Interstate 35, which passes through the west side of Ardmore, Oklahoma City is to the north, while Fort Worth, Texas, is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ardmore has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.67%, is water.
Ardmore is located approximately south of the Arbuckles, an ancient, eroded range spanning some across southern Oklahoma. The geology is highly variegated within the area, with uplifted and folded ridges visible within the shoreline of some of the lakes surrounding Ardmore. The city of Ardmore has no intracity streams or rivers, but is part of the Washita and Red River watersheds, with two tributaries, Caddo and Hickory creeks, flanking the broad, low area in which Ardmore is situated. Ardmore is also north of Lake Murray, an impoundment of the two arms of Anadarche Creek, which eventually flows into the western reaches of Lake Texoma.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 24,283 people living in the city. The population density was 482.7 people per square mile (186.4/km2). There were 10,926 housing units at an average density of 222.4 per square mile (85.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 73.02% White, 11.27% African American, 8.78% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 4.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.70% of the population.
There were 9,646 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 31.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,046, and the median income for a family was $37,758. Males had a median income of $28,685 versus $23,070 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,502. About 13.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Ardmore is the principal center of trade for a ten-county region in South Central Oklahoma, with a retail pull factor of 1.7–1.9. Ardmore's major employers are Michelin North America, with 1,900 employees, and Mercy Hospital Ardmore, with 900 employees. Several hundred employees work for regional distribution centers for Best Buy, Dollar Tree (Marietta) and Dollar General Stores, among others. Until early 2009, Ardmore was also home to a large regional distribution center for the now-defunct retail electronics chain Circuit City and was also home to a 1-800-flowers call center. In 2010 Ardmore lost another technology company, IMTEC, which was purchased by 3M and moved away to California. The Valero refinery in northeast Ardmore employs some 250 area residents. Ardmore is also home to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, among the nation's 50 largest private foundations, primarily engaged in agricultural bioresearch activities. In 2001, East Jordan Iron Works opened a foundry located at the Ardmore Industrial Airpark. On September 24, 2020, Oklahoma Blood Institute opened one of the largest blood donation facilities in the state in Oklahoma
.
Arts and culture
Ardmore is home to many pioneers in the dawn of the American oil industry and the wealth of the oil industry has been channeled into many philanthropical endeavors, as well as reinvested into the area in various art and infrastructure endowments.
Amenities include:
Ardmore Civic Auditorium, a historic city building that hosts concerts and other local events
Hardy Murphy Coliseum, historic WPA-built facility that hosts rodeos, cutting shows and various regional events
The Ardmore Masonic Lodge is one of the oldest civic organizations in Ardmore.
Education
Colleges and universities
Ardmore is home to the University Center of Southern Oklahoma (a consortium-model system of higher education) which offers courses and degrees to the local population from four participating institutions of higher education: Murray State College, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, East Central University and Oklahoma State University (from the Oklahoma City campus).
Primary and secondary schools
Ardmore City Schools, Plainview Public Schools, and the Ardmore Christian School operate public schools in Ardmore.
Ardmore-Oak Hall Episcopal School is one of only three Episcopal diocesan schools in the state of Oklahoma .
CareerTech has a campus here.
Media
Newspaper
The Daily Ardmoreite, local newspaper since 1893.
Television
KTEN – Channel 10 (NBC)
KTEN – DT Channel 10-2 (The CW Texoma)
KTEN – DT Channel 10-3 (ABC)
KXII – Channel 12 (CBS)
KXII – DT Channel 12-2 (My Texoma)
KXII – DT Channel 12-3 (FOX Texoma)
K36KE-D – DT Channel 36 (PBS OETA)
Radio
AM
KVSO – 1240 on the radio dial
FM
KLCU – 90.3 (Public/NPR – Cameron University, Lawton)
KFXI – 92.1 (Country)
KTRX – 92.7 (Classic Rock)
KKAJ – 95.7 (Country)
KICM – 97.7 (Country)
GTO – 107.1 (Oldies)
Transportation
Highways
Interstate 35 passes through the western side of Ardmore, as it traverses the United States from Duluth, Minnesota, to Laredo, Texas.
Ardmore has four exits off I-35:
Exit 29 (US-70 east)
Exits 31A-B (State Highway 199 east/U.S. 70 west, respectively)
Exit 32 (12th St NW)
Exit 33 (State Highway 142).
Ardmore is also home to the junction of US-70 and US-77, SH-142 and SH-199. Ardmore is connected to Lake Murray via State Highway 77S.
Airports
Ardmore has two general aviation airports, Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport and Ardmore Municipal Airport. In the early 1950s, commercial air transportation was provided to the Municipal Airport by Central Airlines. Currently, the nearest scheduled air service is available at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, north and south of Ardmore, respectively. Ardmore is linked by rail with the DFW Airport via the Heartland Flyer to Trinity Railway Express connection.
Rail
Ardmore has one principal rail line, that being one of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainlines running from Fort Worth, Texas to Oklahoma City (also connecting with Kansas City and Chicago), being the route of the current Heartland Flyer passenger rail service. This line was formerly part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail network before the merger with Burlington Northern. The line dates back to 1887, and the first train arrived on July 28 in that year. The company has multiple parallel tracks (5+) running through central Ardmore (MP 450.5), added concomitantly with the rise of the trading status of the city and region throughout the early 1900s. There is also a lightly used transverse rail spur from the BNSF line to the Michelin tire plant in west Ardmore, mainly intended for the transport of raw materials to the factory. BNSF has given Site Certification to the Ameripointe Logistics Park in Ardmore, meaning the railroad has identified the location as an optimal rail-served site meeting ten economic development criteria, intended to minimize development risks customers may face.
Mass transit
The historic Santa Fe depot in downtown Ardmore is also a stop on Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train route, with daily service to and from Oklahoma City and Fort Worth.
Ardmore also has a scheduled stop on the Greyhound/Jefferson Bus Lines system.
Southern Oklahoma Rural Transportation System (SORTS) began operations in 1985, and offers full services to the four counties of Bryan, Carter, Coal and Love. The program currently offers demand response services with contract transportation provided for work routes, medical routes and rural routes meeting the needs of the entire area.
In the early twentieth century, Ardmore had a fairly extensive traction (streetcar/interurban) railway system, franchised in February 1905, that linked outlying areas, such as the Dornick Hills Country Club, to the central business district. The main part of the streetcar line originally ran down the center lane of Main Street. Service ended in 1922.
Historic Buildings
The following are still present in Ardmore:
Ardmore Carnegie Library
Ardmore Historic Commercial District. Ardmore also has the Ardmore Main Street Authority, one of the various Main Street programs which act in the interests of commercial district revitalization.
Ardmore Municipal Auditorium
Black Theater of Ardmore
Carter County Courthouse
Central Park Bandstand
Dornick Hills Country Club
Douglas High School Auditorium
Dunbar School
Galt-Franklin Home
Hardy Murphy Coliseum
Johnson Home
Lake Murray State Park
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railroad Depot
Sayre-Mann House
Turner House
The NRHP-listed Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Viaduct, previously in Ardmore, has been demolished. The Brady Cabin is given as 38 miles northwest of Ardmore.
Notable people
Thomas Benson, linebacker for the Los Angeles Raiders and three other NFL teams
Justin Blackmon, former wide receiver for Plainview High School, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, and the Jacksonville Jaguars
Terry Cline Ph.D., former Oklahoma Health and Human Services Commissioner, former head of United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; born in Ardmore in 1958.
Charles Coe, two-time U.S. Amateur golf champion, World War II combat pilot
Eric Fields (b. June 14, 1982), professional boxer
Mark Gastineau, former All-Pro NFL defensive star for New York Jets, born in Ardmore in 1956
Jake L. Hamon Sr., oil millionaire and murder victim
Jermaine Gresham, former tight end for Ardmore High School, the Oklahoma Sooners, and the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals
John Hinckley, Jr., man who shot former President Ronald Reagan in failed assassination attempt in 1981; Hinckley's father worked for a local oil company
Columbus Marion Joiner, father of East Texas Oil Field of 1930s, resided in and about Ardmore from 1897 to 1926
Terence C. Kern, United States District Judge (Northern District of Oklahoma)
Walt Lamb, football player
B. P. Loughridge, the first Ardmore High School graduate to become a Fulbright scholar; became a cardiovascular surgeon, author, and health care consultant in Tulsa
Rue McClanahan (1934-2010), Emmy Award-winning actress, grew up in Ardmore and graduated from Ardmore High School
Joe McQueen (1919–2019), jazz musician, was raised in Ardmore
Tessie Mobley (1906 – 1990) an operatic soprano.
Samuel Lloyd Noble (1896–1950), oilman and philanthropist, founder of Noble Corporation
Mike Pouncey, center for the Miami Dolphins, born in Ardmore in 1989; his twin brother is Maurkice Pouncey, center for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Rex Ryan, NFL head coach for Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, born in Ardmore in 1962; his twin brother is pro football coach Rob Ryan
Russ Saunders, former fullback for Green Bay Packers
Michael Schwab (designer) (born 1952), American graphic designer and illustrator.
Tom Tipps, Oklahoma businessman and legislator
Mauree Turner, Oklahoma politician
Carolyn Warner, Arizona politician
Cameron Todd Willingham (1968–2004), convicted of triple murder and arson; executed
See also
List of oil refineries
References
External links
Sister projects
Cities in Oklahoma
Cities in Carter County, Oklahoma
County seats in Oklahoma
Ardmore, Oklahoma micropolitan area
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130082 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickson%2C%20Oklahoma | Dickson, Oklahoma | Dickson is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Life
Dickson has no post office, so residents are served by the USPS in Ardmore. The town is home to many employees who work in Ardmore's manufacturing plants and light industrial businesses. There are a few businesses at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 199, including a bank, gas station, day care, church, and bulldozer service. Most residents travel into Ardmore (which is approximately 10 miles west) to either work or shop.
Geography
Dickson is located at the eastern end of Carter County, at (34.192140, -96.991160). It is bordered to the west by Ardmore, the county seat, to the east by Mannsville in Johnston County, and to the south partially by Marshall County.
U.S. Route 177 passes through the center of town, leading north to Sulphur and southeast to Madill. Oklahoma State Highway 199 leads west from the center of Dickson to the center of Ardmore.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Dickson has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.81%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,139 people, 417 households, and 334 families residing in the town. The population density was 80.4 people per square mile (31.1/km2). There were 462 housing units at an average density of 32.6 per square mile (12.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 85.34% White, 0.44% African American, 10.18% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.
There were 417 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,409, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $21,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,821. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Dickson public schools serve the town of Dickson. Several Carter county schools have consolidated into the Dickson school district, and it is one of the largest districts in Oklahoma. In the mid 1990s, the cross country team won the state tournament for three years in a row. The powerlifting team won the Oklahoma Large-School team championship in 2008. Dickson High School has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Dickson
Towns in Carter County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene%20Autry%2C%20Oklahoma | Gene Autry, Oklahoma | Gene Autry is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 158 as of the 2010 census, up from 99 in 2000. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The town was originally named "Lou" by C.C. Henderson for his wife; the post office was established July 11, 1883. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. On November 22, 1883, it was renamed "Dresden". The name was changed to "Berwyn" on September 1, 1887, after Berwyn, Pennsylvania, making the Oklahoma town one of several along the Santa Fe railroad line through the Territory (re)named for stations on the "Main Line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Finally, on November 16, 1941, it was renamed "Gene Autry" to honor the singer and motion picture star. Though Autry was born in Tioga, Texas, his family moved to Oklahoma while he was an infant. He was raised in the southern Oklahoma towns of Achille and Ravia. Autry had also worked as a telegraph operator near Berwyn. In 1939 he bought the Flying A Ranch on the west edge of Berwyn, and the town decided to honor him by changing its name. Approximately 35,000 people attended the ceremonies broadcast live from the site on Autry's Melody Ranch radio show. Expectations that Autry would make his permanent home on the ranch were heightened when Autry’s house in California burned down just 8 days before the name change ceremony, but were dashed 21 days after the ceremony with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Autry joined the military in 1942. He sold the ranch after the war. The ranch is now all but gone.
As of December 2017 Barbie Morgan was elected mayor, while former fire chief David Colaw was elected trustee and Robert Gulio was re-elected as trustee. The current town leadership is Mayor Barbie Morgan, Vice-Mayor David Colaw, and Town Councilor Tammy Byars.
Geography
Gene Autry is located in northeastern Carter County at (34.281858, -97.036927). It is bordered to the north by Murray County. A portion of the city of Ardmore, separate from the main part of the city, borders Gene Autry to the east and contains the Ardmore Municipal Airport. The center of Ardmore is southwest of Gene Autry by highways 53 and 77. The Chickasaw National Recreation Area is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.72%, is water. The town's area has expanded significantly to the north of its original location since the 2000 census, when it was , all land. The Washita River cuts across the northeast corner of the town, flowing southeast toward Lake Texoma on the Texas border.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 99 people, 46 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The population density was 362.7 people per square mile (141.6/km2). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 201.5 per square mile (78.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 78.79% White, 5.05% African American, 7.07% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 5.05% from other races, and 3.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.08% of the population.
There were 46 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $16,667, and the median income for a family was $20,833. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,295. There were 27.3% of families and 30.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 39.3% of those under 18 and 22.2% of those over 64.
Arts and Culture
The Academy of Western Artists is located in Gene Autry but holds its annual awards presentations in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The town is home to the Gene Autry Historical Society which maintains the Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum. After a temporary closure, the museum was re-opened on September 26, 2015. The Museum is open Thursday-Saturday from 10AM to 4PM, and Sunday 12PM to 4PM. The museum relates not only to the cowboy singer himself, but also other western-themed entertainers and to local history.
References
External links
GeneAutry.com - Official Website
Gene Autry, Oklahoma
Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Gene Autry (town)
Towns in Carter County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130084 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healdton%2C%20Oklahoma | Healdton, Oklahoma | Healdton is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office was established at Healdton, Indian Territory on February 26, 1883. It was named for Charles H. Heald, a prominent resident. At the time of its founding, Healdton was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
Geography
Healdton is located in western Carter County at (34.231557, -97.484454). Oklahoma State Highway 76 passes through the city, leading south to U.S. Route 70, west of Wilson and north to Oklahoma State Highway 53. Ardmore, the Carter County seat, is to the east via OK-76 and US-70.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Healdton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.86%, is water.
Healdton Municipal Lake, just northeast of Healdton, boasts seven miles of shoreline and 370 surface acres.
Geology
The Healdton Field, encompassing Healdton and located in the western portion of Carter County, produces from the Pennsylvanian Healdton sands of the Hoxbar Group and the Ordovician massive carbonate Arbuckle Group. The field is located on the "Healdton uplift", a northwest-southeast trending anticline, which formed with the Wichita Orogeny, and is eight miles long and up to three miles wide. This was followed by deposition of the Healdton sandstones and shales on pre-Pennsylvanian eroded rocks and subsequent folding during the Arbuckle Orogeny. A prospector named Palmer drilled a shallow well, 425 feet, near an oil seep in the 1890s but Federal Law prohibited oil development on "Indian lands" until the early 1900s. Therefore, the discovery of the field is credited to the drilling of No. 1 Wirt Franklin in 1913.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,786 people, 1,132 households, and 776 families residing in the city. The population density was 197.4 people per square mile (76.2/km2). There were 1,369 housing units at an average density of 97.0 per square mile (37.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.08% White, 0.93% African American, 7.47% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 1,132 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,550, and the median income for a family was $29,363. Males had a median income of $25,636 versus $20,865 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,842. About 16.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
Emmy Award-winning actress Rue McClanahan was born in Healdton.
University of Oklahoma women's head basketball coach Sherri Coale is from Healdton.
Museums and historic buildings
The Healdton Oil Museum at 10734 Hwy 76 gives a glimpse into the oil boom days of Carter County.
The Healdton Armory at the junction of 4th and Franklin Sts. is NRHP-listed.
Medical services
Healdton is a regional medical provider, with Mercy Hospital Healdton dispensing critical-access hospital care in rural Carter, Jefferson and Stephens counties in southern Oklahoma.
Popular culture
The music video for Radar Bros. "Brother Rabbit" was partially shot in Healdton and directed by The General Assembly.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Healdton
Cities in Carter County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130085 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone%20Grove%2C%20Oklahoma | Lone Grove, Oklahoma | Lone Grove is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,054 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area of Ardmore.
The city, located west of Ardmore on U.S. Route 70, is a bedroom community, with many residents employed in Ardmore.
History
Lone Grove is built on the site of a former village located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory, near a stand of cedar trees. The town was founded and a post office was established in Lone Grove on February 4, 1885. Prior to that the community was named "Price's Store", after local general mercantile owner T. C. "Tom Cat" Price. A fire destroyed many of the Lone Grove businesses and some homes on November 15, 1899.
The city's population was reported at 215 in a 1905 geological survey of the territory. During the early 1900s local businesses included three grocery stores, a barbershop, a drugstore, a movie theater, a blacksmith shop, and three doctors. Numerous oil pools, including the Healdton and Hewitt fields, were discovered nearby during the 1910s and 1920s, and the Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railway reached town in 1913. (Popularly called the Ringling Railroad for financial backer John Nicholas Ringling, the line was later acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and was abandoned in 1976.) During the 1920s the community grew with the addition of a two-story Masonic Lodge building, a wagonyard, a restaurant, a grist mill, a cleaning and press shop, and an automobile garage and gasoline filling station.
February 2009 tornado
On February 10, 2009, a tornado killed eight people in Lone Grove. The National Weather Service rated the tornado EF4 with peak winds in excess of . According to the Lone Grove city manager 114 mobile homes were destroyed, and 46 people were injured.
The tornado occurred at 7:30 p.m. (CST) killing 8 and leaving 14 seriously injured. Seven were killed in Lone Grove, and the other was a truck driver passing through the area. Although tornadoes are not new to the area, they are very unusual in February, and many residents were caught off guard, despite the tornado sirens. According to the National Weather Service since 1950, the state has been struck by 44 tornadoes in the month of February.
Geography
Lone Grove is located south of the geographic center of Carter County, at (34.177474, -97.248666). U.S. Highway 70 runs through the center of town, leading east to Ardmore, the county seat, and west to Waurika.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.31%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,631 people, 1,673 households, and 1,345 families residing in the city. The population density was 165.0 people per square mile (63.7/km2). There were 1,873 housing units at an average density of 66.7 per square mile (25.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.50% White, 1.86% African American, 7.90% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 4.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.
There were 1,673 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,846, and the median income for a family was $38,800. Males had a median income of $30,365 versus $17,598 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,125. About 14.0% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
Cities in Carter County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130086 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratliff%20City%2C%20Oklahoma | Ratliff City, Oklahoma | Ratliff City is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 120 at the 2010 census. Ratliff City was named for Ollie Ratliff, owner of a local garage. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The post office was opened on January 1, 1953, when the town was incorporated.
Geography
Ratliff City is located in northwestern Carter County at (34.448918, -97.510999).
Ratliff City is located at the junction of State Highways 7 and 76. Highway 7 leads east to Davis and west to Duncan, while Highway 76 leads north to Foster and south to Healdton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ratliff City has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 131 people, 53 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The population density was 116.6 people per square mile (45.2/km2). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 62.3 per square mile (24.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 87.79% White, 1.53% African American, 5.34% Native American, and 5.34% from two or more races.
There were 53 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% 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 2.74.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,080. There were 20.0% of families and 17.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 27.6% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.
References
Further reading
Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: .
Towns in Carter County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130087 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer%2C%20Oklahoma | Springer, Oklahoma | Springer is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 700 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office was established at Springer, Indian Territory on September 1, 1890. It was named for W.A. Springer, a pioneer rancher and cattleman.
At the time of its founding, Springer was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
Geography
Springer is located northeast of the center of Carter County at (34.304569, -97.136499). U.S. Route 77 passes through the center of town, and Interstate 35 runs along the western edge, with access from Exits 40 (Brooks Road) and 42 (State Highway 53). Ardmore, the Carter County seat, is to the south, and Davis is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Springer has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.32%, is water. The town is located just south of the Arbuckle Mountains, a small range of hills.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 577 people, 237 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.9 people per square mile (15.4/km2). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 84.92% White, 2.60% African American, 7.11% Native American, 1.39% from other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.01% of the population.
There were 237 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,000, and the median income for a family was $35,375. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $18,864 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,640. About 7.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
Towns in Carter County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatums%2C%20Oklahoma | Tatums, Oklahoma | Tatums is a historic Freedmen's town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.2 percent from the figure of 172 in 2000. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Tatums is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
History
According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Tatums was founded in Indian Territory in 1895 by Lee and Mary Tatum, though Oklahoma Place Names states that the town was not incorporated until May 9, 1896.
At the time of its founding, Tatums was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
The town was one of more than fifty all-black towns founded in Oklahoma, and is one of thirteen still in existence. Lee Tatum was the first postmaster, ran a grocery store, and was a U.S. Marshal. Travelers who came through Tatums could stay at the home of Henry Taylor, who owned the largest home in town. Over the next few decades, other businesses were added to the town, including a church, school, hotel, blacksmith shop, a cotton gin and sawmill, and a motor garage. In the 1920s, oil wells were drilled around Tatums, and several residents richly profited from them.
A brick school funded by the Rosenwald Fund was completed in 1926. In 1927, Norman Studios filmed a silent movie, Black Gold, in Tatums. Marshal L. B. Tatums played a role in the film. No copy of the film is known to exist, but the script and camera are held by the Autry National Center in California.
The Great Depression greatly damaged Tatums' economy, so many residents migrated to urban areas. Amid the Depression, the Works Progress Administration built a new brick school in 1936.
The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, completed in 1919, is an historic Baptist church in Tatums, and is included on the NRHP listings for Carter County.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 151 people, 68 households, and 45 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 79.5% African American, 4.6% White, 8.6% Native American, and 7.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.
There were 68 households, out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.9% were married couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 32.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.64.
The population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
According to the 2013 American Community Survey, The median income for a household in the town was $21,083, and the median income for a family was $21,500. The per capita income for the town was $10,509. About 25.0% of families and 37.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 77.8% of those under the age of 18 and 35.7% of those 65 or over.
See also
Boley, Brooksville, Clearview, Grayson, Langston, Lima, Redbird, Rentiesville, Summit, Taft, Tullahassee, and Vernon, other "All-Black" settlements that were part of the Land Run of 1889.
References
Towns in Carter County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
Ardmore, Oklahoma micropolitan area
Populated places in Oklahoma established by African Americans
African diaspora history
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130089 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson%2C%20Oklahoma | Wilson, Oklahoma | Wilson is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to one of the oldest Assemblies of God churches in Oklahoma, the Wilson Assembly of God Church.
History
The murder of Jared Lakey in 2019 achieved national attention.
Geography
Wilson is located in southwestern Carter County at (34.161492, -97.425078). U.S. Highway 70 passes through the city north of the populated center; it leads east to Ardmore, the Carter County seat, and west to Waurika.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wilson has a total area of , of which , or 0.23%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 625 households, and 426 families residing in the city. The population density was 278.3 people per square mile (107.5/km). There were 785 housing units at an average density of 137.9 per square mile (53.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 89.71% White, 0.25% African American, 6.57% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 625 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,667, and the median income for a family was $28,199. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $17,619 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,258. About 15.4% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.
Historic Landmark
The Healdton Oil Field Bunkhouse, just north of Wilson, is NRHP-listed.
References
External links
Wilson Public Schools
Cities in Carter County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
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130090 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briggs%2C%20Oklahoma | Briggs, Oklahoma | Briggs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census.
History
The community is said to have been named for John Briggs, a local merchant.
Geography
Briggs is located east of the center of Cherokee County at (35.925022, -94.910749). It lies east of Tahlequah, the county seat, along U.S. Route 62. The Illinois River, a tributary of the Arkansas River, forms the northern and western edge of the community. Briggs is bordered to the south by Park Hill and to the north by Sparrowhawk. Eldon is to the east on US-62.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Briggs CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.40%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 358 people, 129 households, and 95 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 90.5 people per square mile (34.9/km2). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 35.1/sq mi (13.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 45.53% White, 38.27% Native American, 5.31% from other races, and 10.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.10% of the population.
There were 129 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $30,781. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $35,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,340. About 11.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 40.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Briggs Elementary School supports students through the eighth grade.
References
Further reading
Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: .
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry%20Creek%2C%20Oklahoma | Dry Creek, Oklahoma | Dry Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Dry Creek is located in southeastern Cherokee County at (35.751029, -94.882700), southeast of the head of Tenkiller Ferry Lake on the Illinois River. The CDP is bordered on the north and east by Dry Creek, an inlet to the lake; on the west by Oklahoma State Highway 82; and on the southwest by Elk Creek. Highway 82 leads north to Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, and south to Interstate 40 at Vian.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dry Creek CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 216 people, 97 households, and 67 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 24.8 people per square mile (9.6/km2). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq mi (6.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.81% White, 0.93% African American, 30.56% Native American, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.
There were 97 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,292, and the median income for a family was $28,523. Males had a median income of $19,643 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,186. About 14.7% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.9% of those 65 or over.
References
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130092 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldon%2C%20Oklahoma | Eldon, Oklahoma | Eldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 census, a loss of 62.3 percent from 991 at the 2000 census, due largely to shrinkage of the CDP boundaries. It lies east of Tahlequah at the junction of U.S. Highway 62 and State Highway 51. The Eldon Post Office existed from March 20, 1911, until May 30, 1936. The community is said to have been named for Eldon, Illinois.
Geography
Eldon is located along the eastern edge of Cherokee County at (35.930319, -94.844083), in the valley of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River. U.S. Route 62 leads west to Tahlequah and east to Westville near the Arkansas border. State Highway 51 leads southeast from Eldon to Stilwell.
Eldon is bordered to the south by the CDP of Welling and to the east by Adair County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eldon CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.50%, is water. The Census Bureau reduced the area recorded as Eldon to its current boundaries from as of the 2000 census.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 368 people residing in Eldon. The population density was 20 people per square mile (7.7/km2). There were 155 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 40.67% White, 0.10% African American, 50.45% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 8.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 136 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,086, and the median income for a family was $26,207. Males had a median income of $18,578 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,125. About 20.6% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.8% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.
References
Further reading
Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: .
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Census-designated places in Oklahoma
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130093 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulbert%2C%20Oklahoma | Hulbert, Oklahoma | Hulbert is a town in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Ben H. Hulbert, a prominent Cherokee man. The population was 590 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.7 percent over the figure of 543 recorded in 2000. Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek Monastery is a Benedictine monastery located in Hulbert. The Clear Creek Monastery, recently elevated to the status of an abbey, is a foundation abbey of France's Notre Dame de Fontgombault, which is itself a foundation abbey of Saint Pierre de Solesmes, also in France.
History
The Hulbert Store and Grist Mill was built in 1890 were built between the towns of Wagoner and Tahlequah in 1890. According to local legend, a white trapper from Kentucky named Benjamin Hulbert married a Cherokee woman and built a store on her allotted land. A settlement formed around it. The community moved to its present location after the turn of the 20th Century to be closer to the nearest railroad. A post office opened there May 4, 1903. The town of Hulbert incorporated on January 18, 1965. It became a city in 1996.
Geography
Hulbert is located in western Cherokee County at (35.931562, -95.142642). Oklahoma State Highway 51 passes through the town, leading east to Tahlequah, the county seat, and west to Wagoner. Fort Gibson Lake on the Neosho River is to the west on Highway 51.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 543 people, 214 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was 572.1 people per square mile (220.7/km2). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 258.1 per square mile (99.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 44.94% White, 47.15% Native American, and 7.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 214 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,886, and the median income for a family was $24,063. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,508. About 23.7% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 34.4% of those age 65 or over.
Community
NeoHealth—Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Centers is headquartered in Hulbert and operates five clinics: Hulbert Health Center in Hulbert, Tahlequah Health Center, Tahlequah Extended Care Clinic, and NeoHealth OB/GYN Associates in Tahlequah, Westville Family Medical Center, Salina Family Medical Center in Salina, and NeoHealth Muskogee. NeoHealth also opened a pharmacy in Hulbert in April 2012.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) provides electricity to most of Cherokee and surrounding counties.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hulbert
Towns in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130094 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keys%2C%20Oklahoma | Keys, Oklahoma | Keys is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 565 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Keys is located south of the center of Cherokee County at (35.805324, -94.946071). It is bordered by Park Hill to the north and Pettit to the south. The eastern end of the CDP is bordered by the Illinois River at the northern end of Tenkiller Ferry Lake.
Oklahoma State Highway 82 forms the western and southern edges of the Keys CDP; it leads north to Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, and southeast to Cherokee Landing State Park on Tenkiller Ferry Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Keys CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.33%, is water.
School
Keys has recently acquired a high school. Its mascot is a cougar, and the school colors are red and white.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 565 people, 189 households and 160 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 102.7 per square mile (40.4/km2). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 40.2/sq mi (15.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.8% White, 0.5% African American, 37.2% Native American, 2.3% from other races, and 12.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.
There were 189 households, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.26.
29.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
References
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130096 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Hill%2C%20Oklahoma | Park Hill, Oklahoma | Park Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,909 at the 2010 census. It lies near Tahlequah, east of the junction of U.S. Route 62 and State Highway 82.
Founded in 1838, Park Hill became the home of many important Cherokee leaders, including John Ross after their removal from the southeastern U.S. It has been called "the center of Cherokee culture."
History
Park Hill was a pre-established hamlet that became the home for many of the Cherokee after coming from the East on the "Trail of Tears". In 1829 the Park Hill Mission was established. The mission had one of the earliest presses in Oklahoma, the Park Hill Mission Press. The first post office was established at Park Hill on May 18, 1838. It was in Park Hill that Chief John Ross made his home in 1839, as well as his nephew-in-law George Murrell, whose home still stands. On May 6, 1847, the post office was moved to Tahlequah. The Cherokee Female Seminary was built here in 1849.
Park Hill was the center of culture for the Cherokees for many years, and as such in 1940 the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma erected a marker at Park Hill declaring it the "Center of Cherokee culture".
The post office at Park Hill was re-established April 22, 1892.
In and around Park Hill are several important sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Murrell Home, the Park Hill Mission Cemetery (also known as the Worcester cemetery), the Ross Cemetery, and the original Cherokee Female Seminary. The Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, was built on the former grounds of the Female Seminary. The Echota Ceremonial Ground has been located in Park Hill since 2001, on the north side of town.
Park Hill Mission, which antedated the community, was founded in 1829. The first person buried in Park Hill Mission Cemetery was Elias Boudinot, founder of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper, who was assassinated in Park Hill on June 23, 1839. Samuel Worcester and his two wives were also interred here. The last burial in this cemetery was a Worcester daughter, Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson. in 1905. This cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 2006.
Geography
Park Hill is located south of the center of Cherokee County at (35.863727, -94.947829). It is bordered to the north by Tahlequah, the county seat. U.S. Route 62 leads north to Tahlequah and southwest to Muskogee, while Oklahoma State Highway 82 leads south to Vian.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Park Hills CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.48%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,909 people, 1,260 households, and 986 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 113.3 people per square mile (43.7/km2). There were 1,437 housing units at an average density of 41.6/sq mi (16.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 43.4% White, 1.3% African American, 40.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 4% from other races, and 10.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.
There were 1,254 households, out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,135, and the median income for a family was $37,299. Males had a median income of $32,308 versus $29,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,816. About 37.8% of families and 40.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.0% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Sequoyah High School is in Park Hill CDP.
Notable people from Park Hill
Elias Boudinot (1802-1839), editor of Cherokee Phoenix, assassinated in Park Hill
Elias Cornelius Boudinot (1835-1890), son of Elias Boudinot, lived in Park Hill until his father's death
Alice Brown Davis (1852–1935), Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
John Ross (1790-1866), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Mary G. Ross (1908-2008), the first Native American female engineer
Tommy Wildcat (b. May 3, 1967), Native American flutist, storyteller, lecturer, and traditionalist
Samuel Worcester (1798–1859), missionary to the Cherokee, translator of the Bible, printer and defender of Cherokee sovereignty. Lived, died, and was buried in Park Hill.
Gallery
References
External links
Further reading
Editors. "Historical Notes". Chronicles of Oklahoma 19:1 (March 1941) 99-103. (accessed March 8, 2007)
Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. .
Wright, Murial. "Notes of the Life of Mrs. Hannah Worcester Hicks Hitchcock and the Park Hill Press". Chronicles of Oklahoma 19:4 (December 1941) 348–355. (accessed March 8, 2007)
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130097 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettit%2C%20Oklahoma | Pettit, Oklahoma | Pettit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 954 at the 2010 census, a 23.7 percent increase over the figure of 771 recorded in 2000. The town was named for Mark and Eliza Pettit, townsite allottees.
Geography
Pettit is located at (35.755558, -94.949116).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
The community borders Lake Tenkiller on the southeast, and Pettit Bay Public Use Area is across the lake arm from Pettit.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 771 people, 329 households, and 227 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 66.6 people per square mile (25.7/km2). There were 459 housing units at an average density of 39.7/sq mi (15.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.46% White, 0.13% African American, 24.38% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 10.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 329 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,766, and the median income for a family was $26,806. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,432. About 12.7% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
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130099 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady%20Grove%2C%20Cherokee%20County%2C%20Oklahoma | Shady Grove, Cherokee County, Oklahoma | Shady Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 556 at the 2010 census. This is not to be confused with the similarly-named Shady Grove in McIntosh County, or the Shady Grove in Pawnee County.
Geography
Shady Grove is located in western Cherokee County at (35.953001, -95.093290). While there is no particular town center, there is a Shady Grove School along Shady Grove Road in the valley of Double Spring Creek in the northern part of the CDP. Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, is to the southeast. Hulbert, the closest town, is west of the western edge of Shady Grove and southwest of the Shady Grove School.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 484 people, 181 households, and 131 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 38.4 people per square mile (14.8/km2). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 15.9/sq mi (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.23% White, 0.41% African American, 35.95% Native American, 0.83% from other races, and 5.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.
There were 181 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,273, and the median income for a family was $34,196. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,343. About 15.0% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
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130100 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahlequah%2C%20Oklahoma | Tahlequah, Oklahoma | Tahlequah ( ; Cherokee: ᏓᎵᏆ, da-li-gwa) is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It is part of the Green Country region of Oklahoma and was established as a capital of the 19th-century Cherokee Nation in 1839, as part of the new settlement in Indian Territory after the Cherokee Native Americans were forced west from the American Southeast on the Trail of Tears.
The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.96 percent over the figure of 14,458 reported in 2000. The 2019 estimated population is 16,819.
Tahlequah is the capital of the two federally recognized Cherokee tribes based in Oklahoma, the modern Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Tahlequah is also the county seat of Cherokee County. The main campus of Northeastern State University is located in the city.
History
By 1842, Tahlequah was a growing community and had four stores. The townsite of was surveyed in 1843, and in the same year an intertribal council attracted ten thousand participants representing 21 different tribes. In 1844 the National Hotel was built, and the newspaper Cherokee Advocate issued its first edition using a printing press installed in the brand-new Supreme Court building. The first school opened in 1845, and the Tahlequah post office opened in 1847. The Cherokee Male Seminary opened in 1851, offering higher education to Cherokee boys who had already received their primary education.
Etymology
Many linguists believe the word 'Tahlequah' (Tah-le-quah) and the word 'Teh-li-co' are the same as 'di li gwa', the Cherokee word for grain or rice. (See Cherokee Nation Lexicon (dikaneisdi) at cherokee.org under culture/language). Scholars report the Cherokee word 'di li gwa' describes a type of native grain with a red hue that grew in the flat open areas of east Tennessee. One area, Great Tellico (Tellico Plains, Tennessee), was named for the grass with the red seed tops. Others interpret a word 'tel-i-quah' as 'plains'; however, there is no word for 'plains' in the Cherokee lexicon, and the word 'tel-i-quah' is not found in the lexicon. The idea that 'tahlequah' means 'plains' lends weight to the belief that the name refers to the wide open grassy areas of Great Tellico.
Local legend states the name is derived from Cherokee words 'ta-li' and 'ye-li-quu' meaning 'just two' or 'two is enough'. Supposedly three tribal elders had planned to meet to determine the location of the Cherokee Nation's permanent capital. Two elders arrived and waited for the third. As dusk approached, they decided that 'two is enough', or 'ta-li-ye-li-quu' which later became anglicanized to Tahlequah. According to tribal elders and Cherokee County elders, this legend first began to circulate in the 1930s. Tahlequah was a settlement as early as 1832. After the Western Cherokee agreed in 1834 to let the newer migrants settle near them, they joined their government with the Eastern Cherokee at Tahlequah in 1839. Tahlequah was named long before it was chosen as the Cherokee capital.
Cherokee Nation capital
In 1839, Tahlequah was designated the capital of ancestors of both the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Initially the government buildings were a complex of log or framed structures. Most of these buildings were destroyed during the Civil War, during which the Cherokee became divided into two bitterly opposing sides. The Cherokee Supreme Court Building, located in downtown Tahlequah and constructed in 1844, is the oldest public building in Oklahoma.
Several markers of Cherokee and Native American heritage are found in town: street signs and business signs are noted in both the Cherokee language and English. Such signs use the syllabary created by Sequoyah, a Cherokee scholar of the 1820s who created the writing system.
Post Civil War rebuilding and development
After the war, a brick capitol was built and first occupied in 1870. In 1907, at the time of Oklahoma statehood, the building was converted into the Cherokee County courthouse. It was returned to the Cherokee Nation in 1970.
In 1886, the first telephone company in Indian Territory was built. The Cherokee Female Seminary, which had originally been constructed in Park Hill, burned in 1887, and was rebuilt in Tahlequah. After statehood, it was taken over by the state to become Northeastern State Normal School and the Northeastern State Teachers College (now Northeastern State University). The first bank in the Cherokee Nation opened in 1891 on Muskogee Avenue.
A major fire destroyed much of downtown Tahlequah in 1895. The buildings destroyed were mostly wooden and were replaced with brick structures.
In 1902, the Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway built a line into Tahlequah.
Tahlequah continued to grow. During the 1990s, it was the fourth fastest growing city in Oklahoma.
Geography
Tahlequah is located at (35.9153700, -94.9699560). The city has a total area of 12.45 square miles (32.2 km), all land. The city is west of the Arkansas state line.
Climate
Tahlequah, like most of the Southern United States, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with uncomfortably hot and humid summers, generally warm but very variable springs and autumns, and cool winters with frequent frosts and occasional spells of severe weather dominated by cold, dry Canadian air.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 15,753 people, 6,111 households, and 3,351 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,312.75 per square mile (506.5/km). There were 6,857 housing units at an average density of 571.4 per square mile (220.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 53.8% White, 2.4% African American, 30.0% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 8.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.8% of the population.
Out of 6,111 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
As of 2013, the median household income was $29,114 and the median family income was $43,940. Males had a median income of $32,475 versus $27,939 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,003. About 20.7% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.2% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.
Many people in Tahlequah speak Cherokee, and there is a Cherokee language immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, that educates students from pre-school through eighth grade with the Cherokee language as the medium of instruction, and no English.
Education
Primary and secondary education
Education within the Tahlequah city limits consists of one early learning center serving students in Pre-K: Sequoyah; three elementary schools serving students in Kindergarten through 5th grade: Greenwood, Cherokee, and Heritage; one middle school with grades 6 through 8: Tahlequah Middle School; and one high school with grades 9-12: Tahlequah High School. Tahlequah High School serves as the main high school within the county as well and is fed by other rural Pre-K through 8th grade schools within Cherokee County.
The Cherokee language immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma educates students from pre-school through eighth grade. Because Oklahoma's official language is English, Cherokee immersion students are hindered when taking state-mandated tests because they have little competence in English. The Department of Education of Oklahoma said that in 2012 state tests: 11% of the school's sixth-graders showed proficiency in math, and 25% showed proficiency in reading; 31% of the seventh-graders showed proficiency in math, and 87% showed proficiency in reading; 50% of the eighth-graders showed proficiency in math, and 78% showed proficiency in reading. The Oklahoma Department of Education listed the charter school as a Targeted Intervention school, meaning the school was identified as a low-performing school but has not been identified as a Priority School. Ultimately, the school made a C, or a 2.33 grade point average on the state's A-F report card system. The report card shows the school getting an F in mathematics achievement and mathematics growth, a C in social studies achievement, a D in reading achievement, and an A in reading growth and student attendance. “The C we made is tremendous,” said school principal Holly Davis, “[t]here is no English instruction in our school’s younger grades, and we gave them this test in English.” She said she had anticipated the low grade because it was the school's first year as a state-funded charter school, and many students had difficulty with English. Eighth graders who graduate from the Tahlequah immersion school are fluent speakers of the language, and they usually go on to attend Sequoyah High School where classes are taught in both English and Cherokee.
Colleges
Northeastern State University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma as well as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning west of the Mississippi River. Tahlequah is home to the capital of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and about 25 percent of the students at NSU identify themselves as American Indian. The university has many courses focused on Native American linguistics, and offers Cherokee language Education as a major. Cherokee can be studied as a second language, and some classes are taught in Cherokee for first language speakers as well.
Culture
Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum
The building that once housed the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation has been converted into a museum and is open to the public. It reportedly is the oldest public building in Oklahoma. It was constructed on the southeast corner of the town square by James S. Pierce in 1844. The first chief justice of the Cherokee Nation, John Martin (judge) (1784–1840) held court here. The printing press for the early-day Cherokee Phoenix newspaper was also located in this building, and a reproduction of the press and the newsroom can be seen here.
Cherokee National History Museum
The Cherokee National Capitol building was built on the town square in 1869. It contained the nation's executive and legislative offices until the tribal national government was dissolved in 1906, in preparation for Oklahoma's statehood. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is designated as a National Landmark.
The museum contains of space for permanent exhibits and of rotating gallery space. Exhibits include not only works by Cherokee artists, but also artifacts loaned by the collections of the Cherokee Nation Archives, Gilcrease Museum, Smithsonian Institution and the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Notable people
Bill John Baker, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Roy Boney, Jr., animator, artist, graphic novelist, language advocate
Tyler Bunch, puppeteer
Robert J. Conley, author
Butch Davis, head football coach, University of North Carolina (2007–2011), Former Head Coach, University of Miami (1995–2000)
Bill Harrelson, Major League Baseball pitcher
Ryan Helsley, Major League Baseball pitcher
Murv Jacob, artist and illustrator, owned an art gallery and studio in Tahlequah for three decades, where he died.
Stacy Leeds, tribal judge, Indian law professor, Dean of University of Arkansas School of Law
Ronald G. Lewis, social worker and professor
Wilma Mankiller, born in Tahlequah, first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Sonny Sixkiller, football player
Chaske Spencer, Actor, born in Tahlequah, member of the Lakota Sioux Nation.
Chad "Corntassel" Smith, author, lawyer, and former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Wes Studi, actor, born in Tahlequah
Johnny Tiger Jr., artist
Merle Travis, country singer and musician, 1917–1983; died at his home in Tahlequah
Robert Presley, former Riverside County (CA) Undersheriff, California State Senator (1975-1995)
Florence Owens Thompson, subject of Dorothea Lange's famous photograph Migrant Mother
Evan Felker lead singer and song writer of the Tahlequah-based country rock band Turnpike Troubadors
Adrian Houser Professional pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
In media
Tahlequah is featured in the well-known book Where the Red Fern Grows and "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls.
Tahlequah was once named as the fictional "home office" for the Top Ten Lists on Late Night with David Letterman.
Tahlequah is mentioned several times in Mark Twain's 1892 novel The American Claimant as the origin of a bank robber named One-Armed Pete.
Tahlequah is visited by the main characters in "Westward of the Law" by Matt Braun.
Tahlequah is the principal location in Larry McMurtry's "Zeke and Ned".
In The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan, Cherokee demigoddess Piper McLean relocates to Tahlequah.
Starcarbon by Ellen Gilchrist takes place largely in Tahlequah.
Tahlequah is featured in the Newbery Medal winning civil war novel Rifles for Watie written in 1957 by Harold Keith.
Notes
References
External links
Tahlequah Public Library
Tahlequah Tourism
Cities in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
Cherokee towns in Oklahoma
County seats in Oklahoma
Former colonial and territorial capitals in the United States
Micropolitan areas of Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)
Cherokee Nation
Populated places established in 1839
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
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130101 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenkiller%2C%20Oklahoma | Tenkiller, Oklahoma | Tenkiller is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 633 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Tenkiller is located in southeastern Cherokee County at (35.792006, -94.874398). It is bordered to the north by Welling, to the west across the Illinois River by Park Hill and Keys, and to the east by Rocky Mountain in Adair County. The community of Dry Creek is a short distance to the south. Tahlequah, the county seat, is to the northwest via Welling Road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.23%, is water. Tenkiller Ferry Lake on the Illinois River occupies the western border of the CDP.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 549 people, 198 households, and 155 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 28.9 people per square mile (11.2/km2). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 12.1/sq mi (4.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.18% White, 1.82% African American, 38.43% Native American, 0.36% from other races, and 10.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.
There were 198 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,712, and the median income for a family was $26,618. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $26,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,366. About 11.4% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welling%2C%20Oklahoma | Welling, Oklahoma | Welling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 771 at the 2010 census, an increase of 15.25 percent over the figure of 669 recorded in 2000. It is home to The Salvation Army's Heart o' Hills camp and conference center.
Geography
Welling is located in eastern Cherokee County approximately four miles southeast of Tahlequah. The Illinois River flows past two miles to the west and the north end of Tenkiller Ferry Lake is three miles south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.50%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 669 people, 247 households, and 187 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 22.6 people per square mile (8.7/km2). There were 306 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.36% White, 38.57% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 7.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.
There were 247 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,118, and the median income for a family was $28,500. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,859. About 21.7% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 26.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodall%2C%20Oklahoma | Woodall, Oklahoma | Woodall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 823 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Woodall is located in western Cherokee County. U.S. Route 62 forms the southern boundary of the CDP, separating it from Zeb. US-62 leads northeast to Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, and southwest to Muskogee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Woodall CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 741 people, 279 households, and 220 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 66.4 people per square mile (25.6/km2). There were 306 housing units at an average density of 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.01% White, 33.06% Native American, 0.81% from other races, and 10.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 279 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,391, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $24,000 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,263. About 13.9% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.
References
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130104 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeb%2C%20Oklahoma | Zeb, Oklahoma | Zeb is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 497 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Zeb is located north of the Cherokee Wildlife Management Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total land area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 497 people residing in Zeb. The population density was 58 people per square mile (22/km2). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 23/sq mi (9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.42% White, 0.20% African American, 34.94% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 9.24% from two or more races.
There were 179 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,547. About 13.5% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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130105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswell%2C%20Oklahoma | Boswell, Oklahoma | Boswell is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.
History
The Boswell area was one of the Choctaw Nation's first and most important settlements. A Presbyterian missionary station was founded at Mayhew, Indian Territory, three miles north of present-day Boswell in the 1840s. It soon became a government center as well as seat of civilization. Mayhew became the administrative and judicial capital of the Pushmataha District, one of three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation.
Mayhew was located in Blue County, one of the counties comprising the Pushmataha District. In 1886 portions of Blue County, including Mayhew, were joined with parts of adjacent counties to form Jackson County. The new county's seat of government was at Pigeon Roost, south of Boswell.
A United States Post Office was established at Mayhew, Indian Territory on February 5, 1845 and operated until September 30, 1902. It then moved two miles south to Boswell, which was then a new townsite along the new railroad, and changed its name to Boswell.
Boswell was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Boswell has a total area of , of which is land and 1.43% is water.
The town contains Boswell State Park, an Oklahoma State Park largely occupied by a lake, which has been stocked with channel catfish.
Climate
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 709 people, 295 households, and 184 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,013 people per square mile (394/km2). There were 370 housing units at an average density of X per square mile (X/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 63.33% white, 18.05% Native American, 8.32% African American, 2.68% from other races, and 7.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals were 5.92% of the population in 2010, having more than doubled since 2000.
There were 295 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. A third (34.6%) of households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were X males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,917, and the median income for a family was $27,300. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $17,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,523. An estimated 35.8% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.9% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Two Lane Blacktop: Return to Boswell
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Boswell
Towns in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
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130106 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Towson%2C%20Oklahoma | Fort Towson, Oklahoma | Fort Towson is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 510 at the 2010 census, a 15.1 percent decline from the figure of 611 recorded in 2000. It was named for nearby Fort Towson, which had been established in May 1824 and named for General Nathan Towson, a hero of the War of 1812. The town of Fort Towson was established in 1902, after the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway reached eastern Choctaw County.
History
The fort was first established to protect the southern border of the Indian Territory against Spanish colonies to the south. After Indian Removal and the resettlement of the Choctaw in the area, the fort was revived to protect Doaksville, a mile to the west. It became the economic capital of the Choctaw Nation. Fort Towson Landing was located at the head of navigable waters of the Red River. The site was located in Towson County, one of the constituent counties comprising the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
The Choctaw allied with the Confederacy in the Civil War. Chief Peter Pitchlynn surrendered on behalf of the Choctaw in June 1865.
Fort Towson was the site of the surrender of the last Confederate land forces in the American Civil War. On 23 June 1865, Brigadier General Stand Watie, a Cherokee chief, agreed to terms and took his Choctaw Battalion out of the war.
During the 1950s, Raymond Gary Lake and Raymond Gary State Park were created, and in 1979, Fort Towson's town limits were extended to include the lake's residents. Thus, the 1980 census recorded a population of 789.
Geography
Fort Towson is located at (34.020042, -95.279374). It is east of Hugo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (6.23%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 611 people, 255 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density was 109.7 people per square mile (42.4/km2). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 57.3 per square mile (22.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 86.42% White, 1.15% African American, 8.02% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 3.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.
There were 255 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,676, and the median income for a family was $21,705. Males had a median income of $19,583 versus $16,389 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,612. About 25.1% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 99.9% of those under age 18 and 184.1% of those age 65 or over.
NRHP Sites
Doaksville Site
Fort Towson
Spencer Academy
Willie W. Wilson House
Notable person
Frank Abercrombie, Baseball player
References
External links
City of Fort Towson Official Website
Choctaw County: Official Website
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Fort Towson (town)
Towns in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
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130107 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%2C%20Oklahoma | Hugo, Oklahoma | Hugo is a city in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in southeastern Oklahoma, approximately north of the Texas state line. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,310.
The city was founded in 1901 and named for the French novelist Victor Hugo. In the postwar 20th century, the city served as winter quarters for some circus companies and performers. A cemetery has a section for circus personnel. Nearby is one of the oldest boarding schools west of the Mississippi: Goodland Academy, begun in 1848 as a Presbyterian mission, school and orphanage for Native American children.
The town is located in a cultural area of the state known as Little Dixie, as it was settled by Native American tribes, African Americans and European Americans from the southeastern United States. It is within the tourist area designated as Choctaw Country by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism.
History
This was part of the Indian Territory to which the United States government relocated Native American tribes from east of the Mississippi River in the 1830s under its Indian Removal policy. Among the nations relocated here were the Choctaw, for whom the county is named. They were one of what were called the "Five Civilized Tribes" of the southeastern United States, as some of their people had adopted many elements of European-American culture. When they relocated, they brought with them the numerous enslaved African-Americans whom they held as workers and property.
As the majority of the Choctaw allied with the Confederate South during the American Civil War, the United States government insisted on a new peace treaty with them after its end. A condition was the Choctaws' emancipation of their slaves and granting to the freedmen of rights of full citizenship in the Choctaw nation, as the US was granting citizenship to former slaves of the South.
In 1901 the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco) built a line from Hope, Arkansas, to Ardmore, Oklahoma. It crossed the north-south line Frisco had built in 1887 to connect Monett, Missouri, to Paris, Texas. The territorial town that sprang up at the crossing would soon be named Hugo. The town's name was recommended by the wife of local surveyor W.H. Darrough, a fan of French writer Victor Hugo. At the time of its founding, Hugo was located in Kiamitia County, a part of the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation.
As the end of the Indian Territory drew near, tribal citizens and other inhabitants organized an effort for the territory to be admitted to the Union as a state. The State of Sequoyah, which they proposed, divided the territories of the five tribes into counties. Hugo was designated as the county seat of Hitchcock County. Although neither Congress nor the president were interested in admitting Sequoyah as a state, the county boundaries proposed for Sequoyah were in some cases adopted for counties in the future state of Oklahoma.
In southeastern Oklahoma, the future Choctaw County's boundaries were generally those of Hitchcock County, Sequoyah. Similarly, boundaries proposed for Pushmataha County, Sequoyah served, in general, as the boundaries for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. And McCurtain County, Oklahoma generally follows the boundaries proposed for McCurtain County, Sequoyah. Both counties are adjacent to and share boundaries with Choctaw County.
Statehood and changes
When counties were reorganized to prepare Oklahoma for admission as a state, Hugo was designated as the county seat of the redefined Choctaw County, as it was already a population center in the area.
After allotments of communal tribal land to individual households of tribal members under the Dawes Act, the Choctaw Nation lost control of much of its land, which was purchased by European Americans.
Circus City
Beginning in 1941, when the Al G. Kelly and Miller Brothers Circus relocated to Hugo from Kansas, there have been circuses based in this city. The Kelly and Miller Brothers were recruited by Vernon and Jewell Pratt, a local couple who owned a grocery store. In return the circus offered free Sunday performances for many years.
Hugo became a popular wintering place for circus and rodeo companies, because of its mild climate. Townspeople and circus people formed relationships and collaborated on civic projects. An estimated twenty circuses at times were based in Hugo, and in 2018 three still operate here: Carson and Barnes, Kelly Miller, and Culpepper & Merriweather. All are tent circuses that travel the region by road.
David Rawls (born 1948) grew up in a circus family, who performed with Famous Cole Circus. In addition to performing on trampoline with his brother, he later learned all aspects of the business. In 1984 he became owner/manager of his own show, Kelly Miller Circus. He sold it in 2009. During this period, he also had been selected as City Manager of Hugo for a time, and was elected and served as Mayor of the city at another time.
A portion of Mt. Olivet Cemetery was set aside as Showmen's Rest: buried here were circus owner D. R. Miller and rodeo cowboys Freckles Brown, Lane Frost, and Todd Whatley.
Late 20th century to present
In late 1993, a number of violent incidents occurred. Before Christmas, a shootout took place in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Within one week in December, two fires occurred; the first was at the Booker T. Washington gymnasium on December 26. On December 28 a fire erupted in the central business district of Hugo, consuming five buildings and burning for four hours. The Belmont Hotel, which the area historical society was renovating, was destroyed. Area authorities suspected that the fires were arson.
Points of interest
In 1937, under the Works Progress Administration program for public art, artist Joseph Fleck painted an oil-on-canvas mural, titled The Red Man of Oklahoma Sees the First Stage Coach, in the United States post office in Hugo. This building is now used as the Oklahoma School System Administration Building. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department.
Geography
Hugo is located at the center of Choctaw County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.36%, is water. Hugo Lake on the Kiamichi River lies northeast of town, and Roebuck Lake, an oxbow former channel of the Red River, lies south of town.
Hugo is the southern terminus of the Indian Nation Turnpike, a four-lane highway that runs northwest to Interstate 40 in Henryetta. It provides a vital transportation link from southeastern Oklahoma to the state's largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,536 people, 2,309 households, and 1,415 families residing in the city. The population density was 999.0 people per square mile (385.8/km). There were 2,798 housing units at an average density of 504.9 per square mile (195.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 49.28% White, 30.6% African American, 14.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 2,309 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. Of all households 35.3% were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,321, and the median income for a family was $26,523. Males had a median income of $26,473 versus $17,348 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,676. About 25.5% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.5% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Agriculture (especially cotton farming), timber, and ranching have been mainstays of the city's economy since its beginning. With industrial scale agriculture, mechanization replaced numerous farm jobs.
Since the 1940s, circuses have used Hugo as their winter quarters and some regional circuses have been based here. Their owners and performers have often gotten involved in civic life.
The changing economy and culture of the later 20th century resulted in the 1970s opening of the Kiamichi Technology Center and the "Agriplex," originally the Choctaw County Agricultural Center.
Government
Hugo implemented a council-manager form of city government in 1995. Council members are elected from single-member districts, and hire a professional manager to oversee operations of the city.
Transportation
Hugo serves as the southern terminus of the Indian Nation Turnpike. U.S. Highway 70 runs west to east through the city and connects Hugo to Durant to the west and Idabel to the east. U.S. Highway 271 runs south out of the city and leads to Paris, Texas.
Hugo is served by the city-operated Stan Stamper Municipal Airport, with one runway. The airport has ten aircraft based on the field. It supports medical air ambulance operations by EagleMed, as well as scheduled cargo operations for all of southeastern Oklahoma, via a flight from Tulsa operated by Martinaire on behalf of UPS.
National Register of Historic Places
Frisco Depot Museum and Harvey House Restaurant (NR 80003259). The depot, which was built in 1914 and served into the 1960s, houses an eclectic mix of items including a model railway, a miniature circus, and an old Southwestern Bell phone switching center, as well as railroad and other local memorabilia. A former Harvey House lunchroom has been restored, and Harvey Girl quarters are preserved on the second floor, consisting of three bedrooms and a bath together with a matron's suite. The Frisco Depot RV Park is adjacent to the depot.
Hugo Historic District (NR 80003260). The Hugo Historic District is a 12 block area consisting of some 64 structures, a majority of which were built between 1900 and 1920. It includes not only the railway depot, but also three hotels and various retail buildings, thus preserving the appearance of an early 20th century railroad town.
Hugo National Guard Armory (NR 88001378)
Hugo Public Library (NR 88001379)
Speer School (NR 88001380)
Rose Hill Plantation (NR 10000069)
Everidge Cabin and Cemetery (NR 82003674)
Notable people
Lane Clyde Frost (October 12, 1963 – July 30, 1989), world champion bull rider
William Judson Holloway, former governor of Oklahoma
William Judson Holloway, Jr., Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
James Ling, entrepreneur and founder of Ling-Temco-Vought
Bill Moyers, liberal journalist and former White House Press Secretary from 1965-1967 (during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration); political commentator and cable news figure
Patrick W. O'Reilly, lawyer and politician
Clancy Smith, was born and raised in Hugo. After graduating from Oklahoma University School of law, she taught English. Later she earned a law degree from University of Tulsa College of Law and was appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. She retired in 2017.
B. J. Thomas (1942–2021), singer known for the #1 hits "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (featured in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
Wallace Willis, African-American musician and songwriter, born into slavery in Mississippi, was living near present-day Hugo when he wrote "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" in 1840. Then known as Wallace, he had been brought to Indian Territory during Indian Removal by his master, wealthy Choctaw farmer Britt Willis.
References
External links
City of Hugo and Choctaw County officials website
Hugo information, at travelok.com
Choctaw County Public Library
Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, Big Top Show Goes On, Occupational Folklife Project, Library of Congress, 2011-2012 interviews
"Hugo's Circus Cemetery: Showmens Rest", Atlas Obscura website
Big Top Show Goes On Oral History Collection at Oklahoma State University
Cities in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
County seats in Oklahoma
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130108 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawyer%2C%20Oklahoma | Sawyer, Oklahoma | Sawyer is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census.
History
Sawyer was located in Kiamitia County, one of the constituent counties comprising the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Geography
Sawyer is located in eastern Choctaw County at (34.012880, -95.372138). The town center is on the east side of the Kiamichi River at Hugo Dam. The town limits extend north up the east side of Hugo Lake and west to touch the southwest side of the lake.
U.S. Route 70 passes through the town, leading west to the city of Hugo, the Choctaw County seat, and east to Fort Towson.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Sawyer has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.13%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 274 people, 115 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 59.0 people per square mile (22.8/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 27.4 per square mile (10.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 76.28% White, 0.36% African American, 17.15% Native American, 0.73% from other races, and 5.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 115 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $29,688. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,874. About 16.0% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 60.9% of those 65 or over.
References
Towns in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
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130109 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soper%2C%20Oklahoma | Soper, Oklahoma | Soper is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Pliny L. Soper, who was an attorney for the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway.
History
At the time of its founding, Soper was located in Kiamitia County, one of the constituent counties comprising the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Geography
Soper is located in west-central Choctaw County at (34.033385, -95.696573). The town is located approximately west of Hugo, the county seat, and approximately east of Boswell.
Soper has a volunteer fire department, local gas station and market, and several prominent families who have been in the area for many years.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Soper has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 600 people, 432 households, and 74 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,191.8 people per square mile (463.3/km2). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 631.7 per square mile (245.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 74.33% White, 19.33% Native American, and 6.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 132 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18, 40.2% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were nonfamilies. Of all households 41.7% were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $13,875, and the median income for a family was $18,333. Males had a median income of $16,875 versus $16,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,814. About 35.1% of families and 44.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.5% of those under the age of 18 and 50.8% of those 65 or over.
Education
Surrounding smaller communities in the area include Buckhorn, Bluff, Gay, Nelson, and Sugar Creek, most of which were small school districts, many of which still stand today, before they were closed and the students began using the Soper public school system.
The Soper High School baseball team has been in the state tournament many times, since debuting and placing runner-up in the fall of 1992, and finally winning the state championship in the spring of 2009.
Notable people
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Texas country singer and songwriter
Freckles Brown, born Warren Granger Brown, rodeo performer known for riding the "unrideable" bull Tornado in 1967, owned and lived on a ranch near Soper.
References
Towns in Oklahoma
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130110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swink%2C%20Oklahoma | Swink, Oklahoma | Swink is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 66. The population was 83 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town; the community disincorporated on December 1, 2000.
History
A post office was established at Swink, Indian Territory on August 14, 1902. It was named for D.R. Swink, a local merchant. At the time of its founding, Swink was located in Kiamitia County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Swink is the location of the historic District Choctaw Chief's House, which was the home of District Choctaw Chief Thomas LeFlore. The house was built in 1837 and is the oldest house in the state of Oklahoma that remains on its original site. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Swink is located in eastern Choctaw County at (34.018441, -95.202851). U.S. Route 70 passes along the northern edge of the community, leading west to Hugo, the county seat, and east to Valliant.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Swink CDP has an area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 66 people, 36 households, and 20 families residing in the community. There were 54 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 92.4% White, 1.5% Native American, and 6.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 36 households, out of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.30.
In the town the population was spread out, with 7.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 39.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
According to the 2013 American Community Survey, The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $21,042. Males had a median income of $105,313, and there were not enough sample observations to calculate a median income for females. The per capita income for the community was $21,206. There were 17.6% of families and 18.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4.8% of those 65 years of age or older.
Steamboat Heroine
Near Swink was the discovery of Oklahoma’s only steamboat wreck. The steamboat Heroine sank in the Red River on May 7, 1838, after hitting a submerged snag. The Red River changed course in the early 1840s, leaving the Heroine buried in what became a pasture. In the 1990s during a period of flood, the river moved again and Heroine reappeared in a riverbank. In 1999 the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University collaborated on a dig of the site. The excavation occurred between 2001 and 2008. Reconstructed segments of the boat and its machinery, along with artifacts from the wreck, are now in the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City.
References
Census-designated places in Oklahoma
Census-designated places in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Former municipalities in Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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130111 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise%20City%2C%20Oklahoma | Boise City, Oklahoma | Boise City is a city in and the county seat of Cimarron County, in the Panhandle of Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,266 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.6 percent from 1,483 in 2000.
History
Boise City was founded in 1908 by developers J. E. Stanley, A. J. Kline, and W. T. Douglas (all doing business as the Southwestern Immigration and Development Company of Guthrie, Oklahoma) who published and distributed brochures promoting the town as an elegant, tree-lined city with paved streets, numerous businesses, railroad service, and an artesian well. They sold 3,000 lots to buyers who discovered, on their arrival, that none of the information in the brochure was true. In addition to using false publicity, the three men did not have title to the lots they sold.
Stanley and Kline were convicted of mail fraud and sent to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Stanley and Kline served two-year terms in the penitentiary. Douglas died of tuberculosis before beginning his sentence. The town nevertheless took shape and incorporated on July 20, 1925.
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture says that the origin of the town name is unclear, but offers three possibilities: (1) a Captain Boice who was a hero in the Civil War, (2) the town of Boise, Idaho or (3) the Boise Cattle Company, which ran cattle in the area. It was speculated in Ken Burns' documentary, The Dust Bowl, that the town name was chosen as part of the original land scam to evoke a false image of the town, as "boisé" is French for "wooded".
Boise City's prosperity in the 1930s, like that of Cimarron County generally, was severely affected by its location at the heart of the Dust Bowl region.
Boise City was the location of an unusual event during World War II when it was mistakenly bombed by a friendly U.S. bomber crew during training. The bombing occurred on July 5, 1943, at approximately 12:30 a.m. by a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber. This occurred because pilots performing target practice became disoriented and mistook the four lights centered around the town's main square as their target. No one was killed in the attack and there was minimal damage, as only practice bombs with four pounds of dynamite and ninety pounds of sand were used and the square was deserted, but the pilots were embarrassed. For the 50th anniversary of the incident, the crew of the bomber was invited back to Boise City, but all members declined, some for health reasons and others because they did not want to draw more attention to their mishap. The B-17's former radio operator did, however, send an audio tape that was played at the celebration.
Geography
Boise City is located at (36.730115, -102.511419). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Boise City experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with mild, dry winters and long, hot, wetter summers. There is a large degree of diurnal temperature variation year-round.
According to weather data tallied between July 1, 1985, and June 30, 2015, for every location in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's official climate database, Boise City, Oklahoma, is the snowiest place in the state of Oklahoma with an average of 30.8 inches of snow per year.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,483 people, 610 households, and 400 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,180.6 people per square mile (454.4/km). There were 752 housing units at an average density of 598.7 per square mile (230.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 81.7% White, 0.2% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 13.4% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.0% of the population.
There were 610 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,071, and the median income for a family was $35,761. Males had a median income of $23,088 versus $17,679 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,821. About 14.7% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The local economy is based on ranching, farming, and the production of oil and natural gas.
The local paper, starting as the Cimarron News in 1898 in Kenton, Oklahoma, has been known as The Boise City News since 1930. Calling itself The Official Newspaper of Cimarron County, it is available in both print and digital editions.
Transportation
Highways include U.S. routes 56, 64, 287, 385, 412, and State Highway 325.
The Boise City Airport, which serves all of the county, is located approximately six miles north of the town center.
Commercial air transport is available out of Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport in Kansas approximately 99 miles east-northeast of town, or the larger Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Texas about 127 miles south-southeast of town.
Attractions
The Cimarron Heritage Center Museum includes exhibits and artifacts on dinosaurs, the Santa Fe Trail and other local historic sites. The museum grounds showcase a restored Santa Fe Depot, a blacksmith shop, a one-room schoolhouse, a windmill exhibit, buggies, and more. The grounds are home to "Cimmy" the "Cimarronasaurus", a metal sculpture 65 ft. long and 35 ft. tall, said to be a life-sized Apatosaurus dinosaur cut-out calculated from the bones of a dinosaur that was actually excavated in western Cimarron County in the 1930s.
The Cimarron County Chamber of Commerce is located in a red train caboose. Out front of the caboose is featured the Boise City Bomb Memorial, commemorating the accidental 1943 aerial bombardment.
Autograph Rock Historic District, containing rutted traces of the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail, features Autograph Rock, inscribed with the names of travelers from the 1850-1865 era. Access to the site can be granted at the Cimarron Heritage Center Museum. The separate Cold Spring and Inscription Rock Historic District similarly features Inscription Rock with Santa Fe Trail travelers' names inscribed, but also has a former camp site with a stone building that served as a stagecoach station, and a stone spring house.
The Cimarron County Courthouse was designed by M.C. Parker in the Classical Revival and Neoclassical styles and constructed in red brick. It opened in 1926 after the previous wood-frame courthouse burned down.
Notable people
Vera Miles, actress
In popular culture
Boise City during the Dust Bowl was the main setting for the 99th episode of the horror podcast The Magnus Archives.
See also
LORAN-C transmitter Boise
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
Boise City Public Schools
The Boise City News, local newspaper
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Boise City
Cities in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
County seats in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
Populated places established in 1908
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130112 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyes%2C%20Oklahoma | Keyes, Oklahoma | Keyes is a town in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census.
History
Keyes was established in 1925 by the Elkhart and Santa Fe Railway (both leased to and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway). The company named the town after a deceased railroad engineer. The line is now part of the Cimarron Valley Railroad.
Keyes was also the final destination of the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad, which reached town from the east on June 25, 1931. That line was abandoned in 1972.
Geography
Keyes is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Keyes is at the intersection of U.S. Route 56 and the northern terminus of Oklahoma State Highway 171. Keyes is approximately 16 miles northeast of the Cimarron County seat, Boise City, and about 26 miles southwest of Elkhart, Kansas.
The closest major airport is Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport, about 91 miles.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 324 people, 131 households, and 88 families residing in the town. There were 234 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.1% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.8% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.2% of the population.
There were 131 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% 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 3.08.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
According to the 2013 American Community Survey, The median income for a household in the town was $36,827, and the median income for a family was $62,639. Males had a median income of $36,750 versus $40,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,522. About 8.1% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.5% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The town's location in the Hugoton Friedrich Basin makes it an ideal source for helium production from natural gas. A helium plant was built near Keyes in 1958. of liquid helium is produced annually by the Keyes Helium Company.
References
Towns in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
Populated places established in 1925
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130113 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etowah%2C%20Oklahoma | Etowah, Oklahoma | Etowah is a town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 92 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Etowah is located at (35.134592, -97.168620).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 92 people, 42 households, and 34 families in the town. The population density was 59.4 people per square mile (23.0/km). There were 50 housing units at an average density of 21.4 per square mile (8.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 93.44% White, 0.82% Native American, and 5.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.28% of the population.
Of the 42 households 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were married couples living together, and 19.0% were non-families. 19.0% of households were one person and 4.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.32.
The age distribution was 32.0% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.
The median household income was $34,375 and the median family income was $34,375. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,190. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Etowah
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Towns in Cleveland County, Oklahoma
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130114 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%20Park%2C%20Oklahoma | Hall Park, Oklahoma | Hall Park is a neighborhood in Norman, Oklahoma. It was originally a town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States and part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. It began in the 1960s and is named after the founder Ike Hall. At the time of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,088 prior to becoming part of the City of Norman.
Hall Park is notable for being established as Oklahoma's first "all-electric" town. Ronald Reagan, then a spokesman for General Electric, visited Hall Park upon its opening and was bestowed an honorary mayoralty. Hall Park was unique in establishing common-area backyards, resulting in a lot of public space per square mile.
Financial and infrastructure troubles plagued Hall Park throughout its history. The arsenic groundwater regulations established in January 2001 resulted in Hall Park's only independent water sources being declared in violation of federal drinking water standards.
In 2003, Hall Park was annexed by Norman, and ceased to be a town, becoming instead a group of housing subdivisions. Ike Hall's daughter purchased the Hall Park water tower, which now sits in her yard.
Geography
Hall Park was located at (35.240885, -97.407018).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of , of which was land and (4.50%) was water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,088 people, 376 households, and 324 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,027.2 people per square mile (396.3/km2). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 360.7 per square mile (139.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.97% White, 2.39% African American, 2.02% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 5.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 376 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.8% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $68,173, and the median income for a family was $70,536. Males had a median income of $52,813 versus $33,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,658. About 1.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hall Park
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Towns in Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma
Former municipalities in Oklahoma
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130115 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington%2C%20Oklahoma | Lexington, Oklahoma | Lexington is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States. The city population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Lexington is located in southern Cleveland County at . It is bordered on the west by the Canadian River, which forms the McClain County line. The city of Purcell is directly across the river from Lexington, connected by U.S. Route 77. US 77 leads north from Lexington to Norman and to the center of Oklahoma City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lexington has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010 there were 2,152 people, 761 households, and 541 families residing in the city. The population density was 979.3 people per square mile (378.1/km2). There were 842 housing units at an average density of 395.3 per square mile (152.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.62% White, 0.58% African American, 6.47% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 3.74% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.29% of the population.
There were 761 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,538, and the median income for a family was $32,155. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,322. About 13.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.
History
In 1835, north of the present town, Major Richard B. Mason established Camp Holmes. Here, the Five Civilized Tribes, many of the Plains Indians and the Osage Nation met and signed the treaty of Camp Holmes, pledging peace and friendship among themselves and the United States. Later, Auguste P. Chouteau established a trading post here and renamed the place Camp Mason. Jesse Chisholm operated a store here.
The area of Lexington was in the Unassigned Lands, and the town was planned before the Land Rush of 1889. The town was named after Lexington, Kentucky. The post office was established in 1890.
The first incorporation of Lexington in 1890 was dissolved after political infighting and a dispute over high taxes on liquor sales. After a compromise was reached, the town reincorporated in 1892.
Before Oklahoma statehood in 1907, Lexington was known as a "whiskey town". Much of the business came from across the Canadian River from the thriving railroad town of Purcell which was located in dry Indian Territory. The Weitzenhoffer and Turk Distillery, the largest distillery in Oklahoma Territory, opened near Lexington in 1900 and operated until statewide prohibition in 1907.
During World War II, the Navy operated a gunnery school east of Lexington. After the war, the State of Oklahoma acquired the property and built an annex to Central State Mental Hospital (later Griffin Memorial Hospital). In 1971, the Department of Corrections acquired the property and opened a minimum security prison called the Regional Treatment Center. In 1976, the state began construction on the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center (LARC) which processes all new prisoners entering the state correctional system. The Regional Treatment Center was re-designated as the Joseph Harp Correctional Center, a medium-security prison.
US 77 James C. Nance Bridge between Lexington and Purcell
The US 77 James C. Nance Memorial Bridge connecting Purcell and Lexingtonwas originally built as a circa 1938 deck truss two-lane bridge, and in 2019, rebuilt as a concrete pier four-lane bridge crossing the Canadian River between Purcell and Lexington, Oklahoma. The bridge carries U.S. Route 77 (US-77) and Oklahoma State Highway 39 (SH-39) from McClain County to Cleveland County. The bridge is named for James C. Nance, longtime community newspaper chain publisher and Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and member of U.S Uniform Law Commission.
The Nance bridge allows travel time from Purcell (west side of the Canadian river) to Lexingon (East side of the river) to be only 3 minutes by car, according to google maps. When the bridge was closed (Emergency Closure, below), the same trip was 43 minutes when re-routed North to the nearest bridge, or 1 hour and 4 minutes when re-routed Southeast to the nearest bridge.
The 1938 construction of this bridge enabled communities from West and Southwest (Byars, Cole, Dibble, Paoli, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Rosedale, and Wayne) side of the river to reach the communities on the East side of the river (Lexington, Slaughterville, and Wanette). Traffic using the bridge allows trade and commerce to freely flow in this retail trade area of southern McClain County, southern Cleveland County, Southern Pottawatomie County, and northern area of Garvin County, and eastern portion of Grady county. The 2019 rebuilt bridge features the same design elements with concrete post and original circa 1938 design wrought iron railings which provide a separate pedestrian walkway offering sweeping views of the South Canadian River valley.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, "History was made Friday July 26, 2019 in Purcell and Lexington, just as it was more than 80 years ago when the two cities celebrated the grand opening of a new bridge connecting their communities. The new US 77 James C. Nance Memorial Bridge that links the twin cities, located less than one mile apart, fully opened to traffic with much fanfare on Friday, July 26, 2019, the culmination of a major two-year, expedited reconstruction project."
Notable people
Harold Hamm (December 11, 1945 - ), an oil baron, the 30th richest person in America, and the 76th richest person in the world, according to Forbes, March, 2012 issue, was born and raised in Lexington, Oklahoma
John Lucian Smith (December 26, 1914 – June 9, 1972), an American Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Corps flying ace, was born in Lexington, Oklahoma.
Gordon L. Park (1937–2010), a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1993–1996, was born in Lexington, Oklahoma.
Woody Crumbo (1912—1989), a 1978 Potawatomi Native American inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for his paintings which can be found in the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Gilcrease Museum.
Cal Hobson (March 30, 1945 - ), former President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate
Orville Sherman (1916-1984), Actor, best known for appearing in several episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show”.
References
External links
City of Lexington official website
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Cities in Oklahoma
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130116 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%2C%20Oklahoma | Moore, Oklahoma | Moore is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 55,081 at the 2010 census, making Moore the seventh- largest city in the state of Oklahoma.
Located between Oklahoma City and Norman, the city has been the site of several devastating tornadoes, with those occurring in 1999 and 2013 receiving international attention.
History
The Moore post office was established May 27, 1889, during the Land Run of 1889 and was named for Al Moore, an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway employee. According to the town history he was a "conductor or a brakeman, lived in a boxcar at the camp and had difficulty receiving his mail. He painted his name – "Moore" – on a board and nailed it on the boxcar. When a postmaster was appointed, he continued to call the settlement Moore. When the town incorporated in 1893 the name was legalized."
The city's history notes that the community before the post office may have been called "Verbeck" by the railroad. However, other histories indicate that Verbeck was actually the original name of the nearby telegraph station "Oklahoma" which became the basis for the founding of Oklahoma City.
The community remained small until 1961, when it annexed , becoming a full-fledged city in 1962, which in turn increased its population from 1,221 in 1960 to 18,761 in 1970 and 55,081 in 2010. Moore's 1961 annexation kept it an independent city at a time when Oklahoma City through annexations increased its size from to surrounding Moore on three sides (north, east, west). Norman forms its southern border.
In 1966 the Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College, after moving through various locations around Oklahoma, opened in the community.
The Moore post office turned into a branch of the Oklahoma City post office on January 7, 1972.
In the 1970s the city launched a "Smile America" campaign in which giant red, white and blue smileys were painted on the town water towers. A smiley also adorns the city's official logo (as does a water tower). Some of the water towers now have a sign that says, "Moore - Home of Toby Keith."
On September 24, 2014, at the local Vaughan Foods food processing plant, one employee was beheaded with a knife and another coworker had her throat slit and was injured, but survived. The alleged attacker, 30-year-old Alton Nolen, who was on suspension from the plant prior to the attack due to interactions with the employee who survived the attack, was shot and wounded by company owner Mark Vaughan. Nolen was convicted of murder and assault in October 2017. A jury recommended that he receive the death penalty, and, on December 15, 2017, a judge sentenced Nolen to death by lethal injection.
Geography
Moore is located just south of Oklahoma City and north of Norman, in central Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.52%, is water.
The city lies in the Sandstone Hills region of Oklahoma, known for hills, blackjack oak, and post oak.
Climate
Moore has a humid subtropical climate with frequent variations in weather during part of the year and consistently hot summers. Prolonged and severe droughts often lead to wildfires and heavy rainfall often leads to flash flooding and flooding. Consistent winds, usually from the south or south-southeast during the summer, help temper the hotter weather. Consistent northerly winds during the winter can intensify cold periods. Severe ice storms and snowstorms happen sporadically during the winter.
Damage from tornadoes
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area (of which Moore is a part) is located in Tornado Alley and is subject to frequent and severe tornadoes and hailstorms, making it one of the most tornado-prone major metropolitan areas in the world.
Moore itself has seen nine tornadoes between 1998 and 2015, three of them big enough to claim lives and cause catastrophic damage. The city of Moore was damaged by significant tornadoes on October 4, 1998; May 3, 1999; May 8, 2003; May 10, 2010; and May 20, 2013, with weaker tornadoes striking at other times, notably May 31, 2013 and March 25, 2015. Moore is located in Tornado Alley, a colloquial term for the area of the United States where tornadoes are most frequent. About 20 tornadoes occurred in the immediate vicinity of Moore from 1890 to 2013. The most significant tornadoes to hit Moore occurred in 1893, 1999, and 2013.
1999 tornado
During the tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999, a tornado hit Moore and nearby areas. The tornado, which was rated an F5 on the Fujita scale, was the most costly tornado in history at the time (not adjusted for changes in inflation and population). The tornado had an approximate recorded wind speed of as sampled by mobile Doppler radar, the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth. It left a swath of destruction over wide at times, and long. It killed a total of 36 people in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This was the deadliest F5 tornado recorded since the Delhi, Louisiana tornado in 1971 until this mark was eclipsed by several tornadoes in 2011.
2013 tornado
On May 20, 2013, parts of Moore and neighboring Newcastle and southern Oklahoma City, were affected by a violent tornado. Classified as EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, it had estimated wind speeds of , a maximum width of , and a path length of . Entire subdivisions were destroyed; the tornado struck Briarwood and Plaza Towers elementary schools in Moore while school was in session. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office reported that 24 people were killed, including 10 children. Over 140 patients, including at least 70 children, were treated at hospitals following the tornado. It was the deadliest U.S. tornado since the Joplin, Missouri tornado that killed 158 people in 2011.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,138 people, 14,848 households, and 11,566 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,892.8 people per square mile (730.9/km). There were 15,801 housing units at an average density of 727.0 per square mile (280.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 84.63% White, 2.92% Black, 4.14% Native American, 1.62% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 4.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.10% of the population.
There were 14,848 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.13.
The city population age spread was 29.4% under 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, .5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,409, and the median income for a family was $47,773. Males had a median income of $33,394 versus $24,753 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,689. About 6.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Higher education
The only post-secondary school physically within Moore is the Randall University which has an enrollment of about 225. Moore's neighbor immediately to the south is Norman, Oklahoma, home of the University of Oklahoma. The Moore Norman Technology Center is a public career and technology education center. Its campuses however are outside of Moore in Norman and South Oklahoma City.
Primary and secondary schools
Moore Public Schools has three high schools: Moore, Southmoore, and Westmoore; six junior high schools: Brink, Central, Highland East, Highland West, Moore West, and Southridge; and 25 elementary schools: Apple Creek, Briarwood, Broadmoore, Bryant, Central, Earlywine, Eastlake, Fairview, Fisher, Heritage Trails, Houchin, Kelley, Kingsgate, Northmoor, Oakridge, Plaza Towers, Red Oak, Santa Fe, Sky Ranch, Sooner, South Lake, Southgate-Rippetoe, Timber Creek, Wayland Anders Bonds and Winding Creek.
On May 20, 2013, while classes were in progress, several of Moore's schools were damaged or destroyed by the 2013 Moore Tornado, most notably Plaza Towers Elementary, Briarwood Elementary and Highland East Junior High. However, these schools were rebuilt and reopened for the 2014–15 school year.
Libraries
Moore is served by the Moore Public Library, which is part of the Pioneer Library System.
Media
Three media outlets focus on the Moore community. 19th Street Magazine publishes a free issue every month focusing on high school sports, community events and local businesses. Moore Monthly publishes a free monthly print publication while its website provides daily stories and videos about Moore, Norman and south Oklahoma City. The other media outlet is the Moore American.
Moore Veterans Memorial
The City of Moore has funded the construction of a memorial to honor America's veterans and their families. The city renamed JD Estates Park to Veterans Memorial Park, and a memorial was constructed at the park entrance.
The main feature of the memorial is a black granite obelisk that has the inscription, "May this hallowed ground honor the sacrifice of America's finest veterans, civilians, and their families- past, present, and future. We will never forget." Another major feature of the memorial are five black granite tablets with the seal of the five branches of the American armed forces. At the center of the memorial is a flag plaza with a pole for the American flag and two poles for the Oklahoma flag and the POW/MIA flag. The flag plaza is surrounded by a polished concrete walking area with a stained five-pointed star stretching the entire width and height of the walking area.
A committee was formed to plan the second phase of the Moore Veterans Memorial. A campaign to sell bricks to be placed in the memorial was completed in early 2009. Over 190 bricks were purchased by supporters from the community and surrounding areas. The bricks were placed in the Memorial Wall and Phase II was completed in May 2009.
The Soldiers' Memorial was dedicated on May 15, 2010. It consists of four carved wooden soldiers representing the four major wars since the end of World War I. They include World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Afghanistan/Iraq War.
After being destroyed by the May 2013 tornado, the park won the title of "America's Favorite Park" in an online competition sponsored by Coca-Cola, beating out numerous other parks from around the country. First prize was a $100,000 grant, which was combined with other funds to cover the estimated $200,000 in rebuilding expenses. The first steps toward rebuilding began in November 2013, during a groundbreaking ceremony and the awarding of the grant to Mayor Glenn Lewis. The park's playgrounds are now open to the public.
Notable people
Hannah Allam, journalist, Baghdad Bureau Chief, McClatchy Newspapers, born in Moore
Kellie Coffey, country music artist
Tom Cole, U.S. congressman
Danny Cooksey, actor, singer, voice artist, comedian
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family
Michael Hinckley, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Jesse Jane, pornographic actress, graduated from high school in Moore
Toby Keith, country music singer-songwriter, record producer, actor
Dana Plato, American actress, died in Moore on May 8, 1999 aged 34.
Randy Wayne, born and raised in Moore
References
External links
City website
Moore School System
Moore Public Library
2011 City map
2013 Oklahoma City Metro Map from Oklahoma Department Of Transportation
Cities in Oklahoma
Cities in Cleveland County, Oklahoma
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130117 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble%2C%20Oklahoma | Noble, Oklahoma | Noble is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,481 at the 2010 census. Noble is Cleveland County's third-largest city behind Norman and Moore.
History
On April 22, 1889, the day the first Oklahoma "Land Run" opened the Unassigned Lands in the middle of Indian Territory to settlers, J.W. Klinglesmith, Albert Rennie and several other businessmen forded the South Canadian River and laid claim to the town site that was to become Noble. The town was named in honor of Secretary of the Interior John Noble, who was instrumental in opening the Unassigned Lands to settlement. The group had great plans for Noble, hoping it would become the future county seat.
The Santa Fe Railroad completed a railroad depot in Noble in August 1889. For several years, Noble was a major shipping point for cattle and other goods from both sides of the Canadian River. Business prospered even more when Charles Edwin Garee built a new suspension toll bridge across the Canadian River in 1898.
The suspension bridge washed out in 1904 and other communities began developing nearby. The last passenger train stopped in Noble in 1944 and the depot was moved.
Rose Rock Capital of the World
Noble considers itself to be the "Rose Rock Capital of the World", as the concentration of barium sulfate in the soil is believed to be higher there than anywhere else, causing the formation of rose rocks. Similar formations are found throughout Cleveland County and the Wichita and Ouachita Mountains. Noble sets aside the first Saturday each May to celebrate its annual Rose Rock Festival. Local geologist Joe Stine and his wife opened the Timberlake Rose Rock Museum in 1986.
Geography
Noble is located along the southwest edge of Cleveland County at (35.141173, -97.388807). It is bordered to the north by Norman, to the east by Slaughterville, and to the west by the Canadian River, across which is McClain County. U.S. Route 77 passes through Noble, leading north to the center of Oklahoma City and south to Purcell.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Noble has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.72%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,480 people, 1,956 households, and 1,486 families residing in the city. The population density was 420.1 people per square mile (162.2/km). There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of 170.4 per square mile (65.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 90.30% White, 0.19% African American, 4.87% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population.
There were 1,956 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $40,533. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $23,690 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,732. About 4.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Gary Hayes was elected mayor in March 2006. There are four City Council members and one mayor. The mayor is elected every three years, starting in 1991. Hayes ran unopposed in 2018. Gary Hayes did not run for reelection in 2021. Reverend Phil Freeman was elected mayor in 2021.
Education
The Noble Public Schools' district (Independent #40 as numbered by the state) covers a huge area, stretching west to east across south-central Cleveland County between Norman and Little Axe school districts to the north and Lexington's to the south. Currently the district has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
The elementary school for children in kindergarten through first grade is the Katherine I. Daily Elementary School, named after the longtime principal. The current principal of "K.I.D.," as it is commonly called, is Janice Busick. The next school in the Noble Public School system is the John Hubbard Elementary School, named for the longtime district superintendent from the 1950s-70s, and educates children in second and third grade. Nathan Gray is the principal.
Following their two years at Hubbard, children attend the Pioneer Intermediate School for fourth and fifth grades. Pioneer formerly educated sixth graders; however, they now attend the recently completed Noble Middle School. Nathan Gray is the principal and is serving his 4th year in this position.
Until recently, children went to Noble Junior High for seventh through eighth grade. However, the building that used to be the junior high is now Noble Public School's administration building. Noble Middle School was built, and educates students in sixth through eighth grade. When the superintendent, Curtis Inge, died they renamed the school The Curtis Inge Middle School. The principal is Roger Clements and assistant principal is Kristal Standridge.
Noble High School, with the Bears as its mascot, is where children finish their secondary education in Noble.
The schools' athletic programs compete in Oklahoma's class 5A in most sports, including football, basketball, and baseball. The wrestling team competes in class 4A. Frank Solomon is the head principal while Steve Barrett and Mike Barefoot serve as assistant principals.
Noble High is also home to many clubs, programs and extra-curricular activities, such as a class 5A marching band under the direction of Fred Queen, or BotBall lead by Cole, which earned the Rookie Team Award at GCER 2019. Over the decades since the district and High School grew to their modern size in the 1970s, various programs in newspaper, yearbook, vocal music, Student Council, FFA and others have held statewide office and been leaders in their fields.
The Noble Public Schools Foundation Board for Academic Excellence has initiated a "50 for 50" campaign to raise $50,000 a year for endowment to benefit Noble students by funding teacher grants. As of June 2015 they have raised over $165,000.00.
The Noble Public Schools' district is far larger in area than the boundary limits of the City of Noble proper, owing to the closure and consolidation of all the original small dependent schools in the 1940s-60s. This means that students come from the north half of Slaughterville as well as Noble and unincorporated areas, and even a strip of rural south Norman. Formally dating to only 1970, the Town of Slaughterville never carved out its own school district, and its residents' children attend either Noble, Lexington, or are home-schooled.
Notable people
Al Benton, baseball player
Bill Nations, dentist and politician
References
External links
City of Noble official website
Noble Chamber of Commerce
Noble Public Library
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Cities in Oklahoma
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130118 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%2C%20Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | Norman () is a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma south of downtown Oklahoma City. The county seat of Cleveland County and part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, its population was 128,026 at the 2020 census. Norman's estimated population of 124,880 in 2019 makes it Oklahoma's third-largest city.
Norman was settled during the Land Run of 1889, which opened the former Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory to American pioneer settlement. The city was named in honor of Abner Norman, the area's initial land surveyor, and was formally incorporated on , 1891. Norman has prominent higher education and related research industries, as it is home to the University of Oklahoma, the largest university in the state, with nearly 32,000 students. The university is well known for its sporting events by teams under the banner of the nickname "Sooners," with over 85,000 people routinely attending football games. The university is home to several museums, including the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, which contains the largest collection of French Impressionist art ever given to an American university, as well as the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
Norman's National Weather Center (NWC) houses a unique collection of university, state, federal, and private sector organizations that work together to improve the understanding of events related to the Earth's atmosphere. Norman lies within Tornado Alley, a geographic region where tornadic activity is particularly frequent and intense. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, including Norman, is the world's most tornado-prone area. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC), a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is at the NWC. SPC forecasts severe storm and tornado outbreaks nationwide. Additionally, research is conducted at the co-located National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), which includes field research and operates various experimental weather radars.
History
The Oklahoma region became part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Before the American Civil War, the U.S. government began relocating the Five Civilized Tribes—the five Native American tribes that the United States officially recognized via treaty—to Oklahoma. Treaties of 1832 and 1833 assigned the area known today as Norman to the Creek Nation.
After the Civil War, the Creeks were accused of aiding the Confederacy; as a result they ceded the region back to the United States in 1866. In the early 1870s, the federal government undertook a survey of these unassigned lands. Abner Ernest Norman, a 23-year-old surveyor from Kentucky, was hired to oversee part of this project. Norman's work crew set up camp near what is today the corner of Classen and Lindsey streets; it was there that the men, perhaps jokingly, carved a sign on an elm tree that read "Norman's Camp," in honor of their young boss. In 1887, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway began service to the area, which was later opened to settlement as part of the Land Run of 1889; early settlers decided to keep the name "Norman."
On , 1889, that first Land Run in future Oklahoma saw the founding of Norman, with at least 150 residents spending the night in makeshift campsites; the next morning a downtown was already being constructed. Almost immediately two prominent Norman businessmen, former Purcell railroad freight agent Delbert Larsh and railroad station chief cashier Thomas Waggoner, began lobbying for the territorial government to locate its first university in Norman. The two were interested in growing the city and had reasoned that, rather than try to influence territorial lawmakers to locate the heavily contested territory capital in Norman, it made sense to attempt to secure the state's first university instead (a move that would be far less controversial). On , 1890, Larsh and Waggoner were successful with the passage of Territorial Council Bill 114, establishing the University of Oklahoma in Norman about 18 years before Oklahoma statehood.
The City of Norman was formally incorporated on , 1891.
The new Norman was a sundown town. African Americans were not allowed to live within the city limits or stay overnight until the early 1960s. In 2020, the Norman City Council issued an apology.
Norman has grown throughout the decades. By 1902 the downtown district contained two banks, two hotels, a flour mill, and other businesses; by 1913 over 3,700 people lived in Norman when the Oklahoma Railway Company decided to extend its interurban streetcar running from Oklahoma City to Moore into Norman, spurring additional population growth. The rail lines eventually transitioned to freight during the 1940s as the United States Numbered Highway system developed. The population reached 11,429 in 1940.
With the completion of Interstate 35 in June 1959, Norman found its role as a bedroom community to Oklahoma City increasing rapidly; in 1960 Norman's population was 33,412 but by the end of the decade had grown to 52,117. Throughout the 1960s Norman's land mass increased by by annexing surrounding areas. The city's growth trends have continued early in the 21st century, with the population reaching 95,694 in 2000 and 110,925 in 2010.
Military in Norman
In 1941, the University of Oklahoma and Norman city officials established Max Westheimer Field, a university airstrip, and then leased it to the U.S. Navy as a Naval Flight Training Center in 1942. It became the Naval Air Station Norman, and it was used for training combat pilots during World War II. A second training center, known as Naval Air Technical Training Center, and a naval hospital were later established to the south. In the years following World War II the airstrip was transferred back to the university's control. Today the airstrip is called the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport. Following the war the remaining military presence and post-war veterans who came to Norman to get an education again grew the city's population, which was 27,006 by 1950. The Navy again utilized the bases in a lesser capacity from 1952 to 1959 in support of the Korean War effort.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Norman's geographical coordinates as (35°14'26"N 97°20'43"W). This appears to be the geographical center of the city limits, which include all of Lake Thunderbird. Virtually all of Norman's development is well to the west of this point.
In the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey, the city's geographical coordinates are shown as (35°13'21"N 97°26'22"W). This is a location in downtown Norman.
As of 2010, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
The center of this large incorporated area is from the center of Oklahoma City, and separated primarily by Moore, is in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Topography
Norman and the surrounding areas are mostly flat with an elevation near . The terrain in the western section of Norman is prairie, while the eastern section, including the area surrounding Lake Thunderbird, consists of some of lakes and Cross Timbers forest. The lowest point within city limits is approximately above sea level (located at 35.20388N, 97.17735W). The highest point is approximately above sea level (located at 35.21266N, 97.39000W).
Climate
Norman falls within a temperate, humid subtropical climate region that is identified as "Cfa" class on the Köppen climate classification. On average Norman receives about of precipitation per year; May and June are the wettest months. Temperatures average for the year. Average daytime highs range from in January to in July; average lows range from around in January to in July. Summers can be extremely hot, as was evident in the historically hot summer of 1980, and again in 2011, when temperatures climbed above over most days from mid-June through early September Consistent winds, averaging near and usually from the south to southeast, help to temper hotter weather during the summer and intensify cold periods during the winter.
The average growing season in Norman is 209 days, but plants that can withstand short periods of colder temperatures may have an additional three to six weeks. Winter months tend to be cloudier than those in summer, with the percentage of possible sunshine ranging from an average of about 55% in winter to nearly 80% in summer.
Norman lies within Tornado Alley, the region of the United States where tornadic activity is most frequent. The city has a tornado season lasting from March through June, with over 80% of all reported tornadoes occurring during these months. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, including Norman, is the most tornado-prone area in the United States. On May 10, 2010, a tornado outbreak occurred in southeastern Norman that resulted in the loss of multiple homes and businesses. On April 13, 2012 Norman was struck by a weak tornado. On May 6, 2015, the northwestern part of Norman was hit by a weak tornado.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 110,925 people, 44,661 households, and 24,913 families residing within the city. By population, Norman was the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the 225th-largest city in the United States. The population density was 616 people per square mile (208.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 84.7% White, 4.3% African American, 4.7% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 5.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the population.
Of the 44,661 households, 25.0% had children under the age of 18, 41.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. Individuals living alone made up 30.7% of all households; 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was 5.8% under the age of 5, 5.7% from 5 to 9, 5.2% from 10 to 14, 8.9% from 15 to 19, 16.0% from 20 to 24, 9.0% from 25 to 29, 6.6% from 30 to 34, 5.6% from 35 to 39, 5.3% from 40 to 44, 5.9% from 45 to 49, 5.9% from 50 to 54, 5.4% from 55 to 59, 4.6% from 60 to 64, 3.2% from 65 to 69, 2.3% from 70 to 74, 1.8% from 75 to 79, 1.4% from 80 to 84, and 1.3% over 85 years of age. The median age was 29.6 years. Males made up 49.7% of the population while females made up 50.3%.
The median household income in the city was $44,396, and the median income for a family was $62,826. Males had a median income of $41,859 versus $35,777 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,586. About 11.8% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Although religious information is not collected by the U.S. census, according to a 2000 survey by Dale E. Jones of the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 50.2% of the population in Norman is affiliated with a religious institution. Of those 43.6% were Southern Baptist, 15.0% Catholic Church, 13.0% United Methodist, 3.3% Assembly of God, 2.8% Churches of Christ, 2.1% Latter-day Saint (Mormon), 2.1% Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, 1.9% Disciples of Christ, 1.7% Presbyterian Church, and 14.6% other Christian denominations or religions.
Economy
The University of Oklahoma employs over 11,600 personnel across three campuses, making it a significant driver of Norman's economy. The campus is a center for scientific and technological research, having contributed over $277 million to such programs in 2009.
Norman is also home of the National Weather Center, a cooperative research effort between the University of Oklahoma and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that houses a number of weather- and climate-related organizations; the city is also the location of the National Weather Museum & Science Center. As a result of this ongoing academic and public weather research, several private meteorological businesses are present in the city, including Weathernews Americas, Inc., Vieux and Associates, Inc., Verisk Analytics, Pivotal Weather, and DTN (formerly Weather Decision Technologies).
In addition to weather Norman is a center for other scientific ventures – public and private. The Oklahoma Geological Survey, which conducts geological research, and the Oklahoma Renewable Energy Council, which is a public-private alliance that fosters renewable energy technology with the aim of establishing more viable applications, make the city their home. SouthWest NanoTechnologies is a producer of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Bergey Windpower is a supplier of small wind turbines.
Other major employers in the city include Norman Regional Health System, Norman Public Schools, Johnson Controls, Griffin Memorial Hospital, Hitachi, Astellas Pharma Technologies, Albon Engineering, Xyant Technology, MSCI, SITEL, the United States Postal Service National Center for Employee Development, Sysco Corporation, and AT&T.
University North Park, a lifestyle center with planned development on over of land, is on 24th Ave NW along the I-35 corridor between Robinson Street and Tecumseh Road. Begun in 2006, the project will feature of parks, offices, and high-end retail once completed.
In 2008, CNN's Money Magazine ranked Norman as the sixth best small city within the United States to live in, the highest ranking of any city in Oklahoma.
Fair trade
In 2010, Norman became the 17th city in the United States to adopt a council resolution giving it status as a Fair Trade Town. The resolution states that the city of Norman supports the purchasing of goods from the local community; when goods cannot be purchased locally the city will support buying from producers abroad who meet Fair Trade standards. These standards include supporting quality of life in developing countries and planning for environmental sustainability.
Top employers
According to the Norman's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Culture
Museums and theater
Norman enjoys many cultural attractions that are funded by the university. The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art made national and international news in 2000 when it was given the Weitzenhoffer Collection, the largest collection of French Impressionist art ever given to an American university. The collection includes works by Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a museum containing over of exhibits ranging from archaeology, paleontology, ethnology, herpetology, ornithology, and Native American studies. Its exhibits are intended to immerse visitors in the state's long history. The museum features many complete collections of dinosaur fossils and is also noted for its Paleozoic collection, considered to be one of the largest and most important in existence.
The Moore-Lindsay House is a Queen Anne-style home built prior to 1900 by prominent Norman home builder William Moore; it was purchased by the city of Norman in 1973 and today serves as the city and Cleveland County's historical museum. Located at 508 N. Peters, the Moore-Lindsay House's architecture is representative of Norman during the Victorian era. The Cleveland County Historical Society maintains a collection of over 5,000 rare books, documents, and other artifacts in its archives located inside the house.
Catlett Music Center at the University of Oklahoma features many orchestral and jazz performances and the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts' Schools of Dance, Drama, and Musical Theatre offer many student programs throughout the year.
The city is also home to many privately funded galleries and performance sites.
Community events
Norman hosts many free festivals and community events that occur throughout the year.
The Norman Medieval Fair is a celebration of medieval-themed games, art, and culture, with highlights of jousting, human chessmatch combats & other combat shows, and several musical & dance acts. The event is typically held during the last weekend of March or first weekend of April in Reaves Park, near the university. It has been held annually in Norman since 1976 and was originally a forum for the English Department at the University of Oklahoma. It is the largest weekend event held in the state of Oklahoma, with over 325,000 people in attendance in 2006 and growing yearly. Events Media Network has named Medieval Fair one of the top 100 events in the United States.
Norman Music Festival is an annual weekend music festival held in April in downtown Norman. Established in 2008, the event had over 26,000 people in attendance during the 2009 festival. Originally a one-day event, the festival has quickly grown so large that it is now an all-weekend concert series. The festival highlights both local musicians and internationally acclaimed artists and features many forms and styles of music.
Groovefest is a music festival hosted annually at Andrews Park. On the last Sunday in September, the music festival is held to help raise awareness about human rights. The event was established in 1986 by the University of Oklahoma chapter of Amnesty International.
The Chocolate Festival, the only fundraiser of the year for the city's Firehouse Arts Center, was ranked #3 for food festivals across America by the Food Network. This festival offers various chocolate tasting sessions, chocolate art competitions and exhibits, chocolate dessert competitions and more. It has been an annual tradition since 1983.
Jazz in June is a music festival held the last full weekend in June at various venues across Norman. The festival features both jazz and blues musical performances as well as jazz educational clinics taught by professional musicians appearing in the festival and post-concert jam sessions at local venues which bring headliners and local artists together. Jazz in June, one of the major cultural events in the state as well as the City of Norman, attracts a combined concert audience of 50,000 drawn from throughout the state, region and nation. Another 100,000 or more enjoy these same performances through post-festival broadcasts on KGOU Public Radio as well as other public radio stations throughout the state, region and nation.
May Fair is an arts festival held every year during the first weekend in May at Andrews Park. It features top area performers, fine art, crafts, and food.
Summer Breeze Concert Series is a series of concerts held from Spring to Fall at various park venues across Norman. The series is sponsored by the Performing Arts Studio.
Midsummer Nights' Fair is a nighttime arts festival held during two evenings in June. The fair features art, music, and food and is held outside the Firehouse Art Center located in Lions Park.
The Norman Mardi Gras parade is a celebration of Mardi Gras occurring on the Saturday closest to Fat Tuesday. The parade is held in downtown Norman and features themed costumes and floats.
The Main Street Christmas Holiday Parade is a celebration of Christmas and the holiday season held every December in downtown Norman. The parade features holiday-themed costumes and floats.
Sports
The University of Oklahoma sponsors many collegiate sporting events in Norman. The school is well known for its football program, having won seven NCAA Division I National Football Championships. In addition, it has the best winning percentage of any Division I FBS team since the introduction of the AP Poll in 1936 and has played in four BCS National Championship Games since 1998.
During football season, the Oklahoma Sooners football program contributes significantly to Norman's economy. During game day weekends, Norman sees an influx out of town traffic from all over the country with over 80,000 people routinely attending football games. Norman's local businesses, especially areas around campus and Campus Corner, benefit greatly from the game day traffic alone. The program ranks in the top 10 of ESPN's top college football money-makers with home games generating revenues at approximately $59 million and game day operating expenses at about $6.1 million.
In 1951 and 1994 its baseball team won the NCAA national championship, and the women's softball team won the national championship in 2000, 2013, 2016, and 2017. The gymnastics teams have won four national championships since 2001.
Other university men's sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, football, Ultimate Frisbee, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. The OU Sooners men's hockey team competes in the American College Hockey Association, at the "club" level, but has yet to apply for higher-level play. Due to the lack of a rink in Norman, the team plays at the Blazers Ice Centre in south Oklahoma City. Women's sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, football, Ultimate Frisbee, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), a non-profit professional association of men's collegiate golf coaches, is located in Norman.
Parks and recreation
Norman's Parks and Recreation Department facilitates 55 neighborhood and community parks, three recreation centers, a golf course and driving range, three disc golf courses, a complete swim complex with waterslides, a wading pool, 32 tennis courts, and three special services centers (that offer cultural arts and senior citizen activities). Griffin Community Park Sports Complex includes 16 soccer fields, 14 baseball/softball fields, and four football fields.
Law and government
A council-manager government has been in place in Norman since the adoption of its city charter on , 1919. A councilor from each of the city's eight council wards is elected to office every two years, each serving a term of two years. Councilors are elected from their own respective wards based on a plurality voting system; a councilor from each ward serves on the Norman City Council. A mayor is elected by the entire voting population of Norman and serves as an at-large councilor; the mayor serves for a term of three years. As a whole, the council acts as the legislative body of city government; it aims to pass laws, approve the city budget, and manage efficiency in the government. The City Council appoints a professional City Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day administrative activities of the city. The City of Norman has approximately 650 employees working in eleven departments and 31 boards and commissions that help oversee and implement the policies and services of the city. The City Council meets bi-weekly in City Hall located at 201 W. Gray Street in downtown Norman; various boards and commissions meet in accordance with their own schedules. The present mayor of Norman is Breea Clark (elected in 2019), and the city manager is Darrel Pyle (appointed in 2019). In accordance with the charter of the city of Norman, all city elected positions are nonpartisan.
Thomas B. Wagoner, circa 1889
Pryor Adkins, circa 1894
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N.E. Sharp, circa 1912
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T. Jack Foster, circa 1929
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Al Fuzzell, circa 1952–1953
H. W. Masters, circa 1954
Jack Milton, circa 1955
James F. Long, circa 1956
June Tompkins Benson, 1957–1960
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William S. Morgan, circa 1967
Gordon D. Masters 1969–1972
Bill Nations, 1992–1998
Bob Thompson, 1998–2001
Ron Henderson, 2001–2004
Harold Haralson, circa 2005
Cindy Simon Rosenthal, circa 2007–2016
Lynne Miller, 2016–2019
Breea Clark, 2019–present
Municipal and state laws are enforced by the Norman Police Department. In 2010, Norman's crime index was 33% less than the national average. There were two murders, 47 rapes, 36 robberies, 53 assaults, and 811 burglaries in 2010.
The city serves as the county seat of Cleveland County.
Education
Higher education
Colleges and universities
The University of Oklahoma is the largest university in the state of Oklahoma, with approximately 30,000 students enrolled. The university was founded in 1890, prior to Oklahoma statehood. The university includes both Norman and Oklahoma City campuses with the main campus located in Norman. In 2007, The Princeton Review named the University of Oklahoma one of its "Best Value" colleges. The school is ranked first per capita among public universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars and has seen 28 Rhodes Scholars graduate since the program's inception in 1902. PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it one of the "20 Most Wired Colleges" in both 2006 and 2008, while the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a research university with "highest research activity."
The school is well known for its athletic programs, having won many awards including seven NCAA Division I National Football Championships.
CareerTech
The city of Norman is served by the Moore Norman Technology Center. The school was established in 1972 and has been awarded the Oklahoma Association of Technology Center's Gold Star School Award on multiple occasions. The Franklin Road Campus consists of six buildings totaling of classroom, meeting, and office space. The school has a full-time staff of 207.
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Public school districts in Oklahoma are independent of other local governments. Several districts overlap the municipal boundaries of the City of Norman.
Norman Public Schools is the largest district serving Norman; there are 15 elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools in the district. More than 17,000 students are enrolled in the district, making it one of the largest in the state.
Noble Public Schools is a school district that serves southeastern portions of Norman, the adjoining cities of Noble and Slaughterville, and parts of Cleveland County. It consists of two elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school.
Little Axe Public Schools serves the eastern area of Norman. It consists of an elementary, junior, and high school.
Other school districts with territory within the city are the Robin Hill Public School District and the Moore Public School District.
Private schools
Several private schools also serve the area:
All Saints Catholic School – pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
Blue Eagle Christian Academy – kindergarten through 10th grade
Community Christian School – kindergarten through 12th grade
Norman Christian Academy – pre-kindergarten through 7th grade
Robinson Street Academy – kindergarten through 12th grade
Rose Rock School – pre-kindergarten through kindergarten
Terra Verde Discovery School – kindergarten through 5th grade
Trinity Lutheran School – pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
Veritas Classical Christian Academy – pre-kindergarten through 12th grade
Libraries
Norman is served by three public libraries, Norman Public Library Central, Norman Public Library East, and Norman Public Library West, all of which are part of the 12-branch Pioneer Library System which serves the entirety of Cleveland County, McClain County and Pottawatomie County in Central Oklahoma. The library has a reciprocal agreement with the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma City through which those eligible for a library card in one system are also eligible in the other. Cardholders are also able to borrow books unavailable in the PLS collection through the use of Interlibrary Loan. Books can be reserved and shipped to a local library free of charge. In addition to books, the library maintains a collection of periodicals, DVD videos, audio books, e-books and research materials.
The Bizzell Memorial Library at the University of Oklahoma is the largest library in the state of Oklahoma, containing more than five million volumes. In addition to books, the library maintains over in length of manuscripts and archives, 1.6 million photographs, and more than 1.5 million maps. The library also houses more than 50 books printed before the year 1500.
Media
The Norman Transcript is the most widely circulated Norman-based newspaper in the city. It is a daily newspaper covering events in Cleveland and McClain counties. It is the oldest continuous business in Norman and was founded shortly after the Land Run of April 1889 on , 1889.
The Oklahoma Daily is a student-run newspaper at the University of Oklahoma. It was first published in 1897, several years after the university's founding. The paper has received numerous awards for journalism excellence including the Associated Collegiate Press' Pacemaker Award.
KGOU is a full-service public radio station licensed to the University of Oklahoma. The station serves Norman and the greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area with a news/talk/jazz format, using programs from National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and others.
Norman TV is a government-access television station airing on Cox Communications cable television channel 20. It broadcasts programming provided by the City of Norman, including video from city council meetings.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Airports
Scheduled air transport, major commercial air transportation is available at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, located approximately northwest of Norman. The airport serves more than 3.78 million passengers per year.
Norman is served locally by Max Westheimer Airport, a general aviation airport run by the University of Oklahoma. The airport is one of only two airports in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area designated as a reliever airport to Will Rogers World Airport. Max Westheimer Airport is capable of handling aircraft up through and including executive class jet aircraft.
Buses
The Cleveland Area Rapid Transit, operated by the University of Oklahoma, provides bus service throughout the Norman area. CART also provides service to the Social Security Administration offices in Moore, as well as to Oklahoma City's EMBARK transit hub downtown. EMBARK maintains a fleet of buses and trolleys serving the greater Oklahoma City area, with a new light-rail system expected to begin operations in 2018. All service to Will Rogers World Airport is not currently available.
In 2008, CART became the 39th public transportation system in the United States to be featured on Google Transit, a website that allows transportation users to electronically plan their travel routes. In 2010, CART buses were modified to include a GPS tracking system that allows riders to see the location of buses and their predicted arrival times via the CART and Google websites. CART buses transport more than 1.3 million travelers annually.
Rail
Inter-city passenger train service is available via Amtrak at Norman Depot. Amtrak's Heartland Flyer provides daily round trip service to downtown Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas.
Although Norman currently has no light rail or commuter rail service, there is growing interest in incorporating such services into the city's future transportation plans as part of the Oklahoma City metro area's regional transit system.
Roads and highways
The predominant form of transportation in Norman is roads and highways with 80.0% of all residents driving alone to work, 9.0% carpooling, and just 1.3% taking public transportation. As of 2007, Interstate 35 alone was handling over 99,000 vehicles per day. Other major highways include State Highway 9, a portion of which serves 28,000 vehicles per day, and U.S. Highway 77, which serves more than 25,000 vehicles per day.
Norman is served by two major federal highways:
Interstate 35
U.S. Highway 77
Norman is served by two major Oklahoma state highways:
State Highway 9
State Highway 77H
Norman is also connected to the planned South Loop Turnpike via the Norman Spur Turnpike, which follows State Highway 9 from a point west of Interstate 35 to the H.E. Bailey Turnpike (Interstate 44) south of Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. Plans are going forward to connect the Norman Spur to Airport Road (Oklahoma 152) in Oklahoma City and to the north to the existing John Kilpatrick Turnpike that ends just south of Interstate 40 near Yukon and moving north across the north side of Oklahoma City to the Turner Turnpike to Tulsa. The expansion will allow Norman residents a high-speed, limited-access route to the west without having to enter the heavily trafficked areas of Oklahoma City. Future plans call for an extension east and north of the Turnpike to connect Norman directly to Interstate 40 east and the Turner Turnpike to Tulsa, greatly reducing travel times for residents because they will be able to avoid Oklahoma City's traffic in all directions except for northbound Interstate 35.
Utilities
Electric utility companies servicing Norman include Oklahoma Gas & Electric, which is headquartered in Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (a utility cooperative). Natural gas is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas. The city's Utility Department offers water, wastewater, and recycling services to parts of the city as well as solid waste pickup citywide.
Telephone networks, broadband internet, and cable television service are available from several companies including Cox Communications and AT&T.
Drinking water controversy
In a study published in 2007, the National Institutes of Health deemed hexavalent chromium VI (chromium-6) to be a likely carcinogen in lab animals when consumed in large quantities (>62.5ppm) in drinking water.
The EPA does not currently require testing for or set limits on chromium-6 levels in American cities' water supplies (but it does require total chromium-3 and chromium-6 levels not exceed 100 ppb). The official total chromium-3/chromium-6 level present in Norman's drinking water has ranged from 20 to 80 ppb. It has been proposed that the source of the chromium-6 is the Garber-Wellington Aquifer, which is known to have elevated levels of heavy metals.
The issue of chromium-6 levels gained national attention with the 2000 film release of Erin Brockovich, which detailed a California woman's legal fight against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for allegedly contaminating her hometown with excessive levels of the element.
In the past the Norman water supply has also been criticized for the presence of excessive levels of arsenic. The city is attempting to combat this problem by building new wells and removing older ones.
Health systems
Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus system that provides medical services in Norman and throughout south central Oklahoma. Its Porter Avenue campus, located north of downtown Norman, is a 337-bed general hospital providing a wide range of services including acute care. In October 2009, the Norman Regional HealthPlex campus opened in west Norman. It provides a 152-bed facility specializing in cardiology, cardiovascular services, as well as women's and children's services.
Notable people
Neighborhoods
Norman has a wide variety of neighborhoods. Downtown Norman is an area of approximately bounded by University Blvd., Symmes St., Porter Ave., and Daws St.; primary streets include Main St. and Gray St. The area consists of restaurants, art galleries, and other businesses; it is home to some of the oldest buildings in Oklahoma.
Hall Park is an area northeast of downtown Norman that was originally an independent township; in 2005 it was annexed into Norman, becoming one of its neighborhoods. The area is home to many middle-class suburban homes and is historically important in that it was advertised as the United States' first "all-electric town." President Ronald Reagan, then an executive with General Electric, attended Hall Park's grand opening ceremonies in 1962 where he was named the town's honorary first mayor.
The University of Oklahoma and the area surrounding it are home to many historically significant neighborhoods. The university itself has a unique Gothic-inspired architecture known as "Cherokee Gothic," so named by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Churches and houses in the surrounding neighborhoods can be described as neo-Gothic or Queen Anne in style. Norman has two city-designated historic preservation districts in the area: the Miller Historic District, bounded by Symmes St., Classen Blvd., and Miller Ave.; and the Chautauqua Historic District, bounded by Symmes St., Brooks St., Chautauqua Ave., and Lahoma Ave. Both of these residential neighborhoods contain houses designed from a mixture of architectural styles dating from 1903 to 1935, with the majority of the Miller neighborhood being of the Bungalow or American Craftsman style homes. Any external changes or repairs to homes in these areas must be approved by the Norman Historic Preservation Commission.
The area immediately north of the university is known as Campus Corner and contains a mixture of businesses, bars, and restaurants. The neighborhoods to the east of the campus are home to many students, both in residential housing and high-rise condos/apartments.
Norman enjoys many tree-lined landscapes, participating in the ReLeaf Norman and Tree City USA programs.
Twin towns – sister cities
In accordance with Sister Cities International, an organization that began under President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, Norman has been given four international sister cities in an attempt to foster cross-cultural understanding:
Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Colima, Col., Mexico
Seika, Kyoto, Japan
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links
Norman Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Norman's who's who website
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Cities in Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Populated places established in 1889
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130119 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterville%2C%20Oklahoma | Slaughterville, Oklahoma | Slaughterville is a town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,137.
The community is made up of mostly homes on acreages so it has retained a rural type of land use. Much of the area is wooded and has a natural scenic outdoor appeal to residents and visitors.
History
Slaughterville was named after a grocery store run by James Slaughter in the early 20th century.
The site was located in the Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory. It was opened to settlement in the Land Run of 1889. The first building was erected in the same year. The town did not incorporate until 1970, to avoid annexation by either Norman, Noble, or Lexington.
Slaughterville encompassed at incorporation. It deannexed about 40 percent of the area during the 1980s, but later annexed more land and by 2000 had an area of .
The town name was the subject of controversy in 2004 when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) asked Slaughterville to rename the town to Veggieville, offering a donation of $20,000 of veggie burgers as incentive. Slaughterville's town council heard presentations by members of PETA and local citizens before voting against the suggestion.
Geography
Slaughterville is located in southern Cleveland County at (35.083584, -97.286945). It is bordered to the north by the city of Norman and to the northwest by Noble. Part of its western border touches the Canadian River, across which is McClain County.
U.S. Route 77 passes through the town, leading north to the center of Oklahoma City and south to Purcell.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Slaughterville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.91%, is water.
Demographics
In 2015, there were 4,217 people, 1,431 households, and 1,119 families residing in the town. The population density was 110.7 people per square mile (42.7/km2). There were 1,614 housing units at an average density of 42.4 per square mile (16.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 86.1% White, 6.6% Native American, and 7.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
There were 1,431 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,982, and the median income for a family was $55,023. The per capita income for the town was $20,011. About 7.4% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
See also
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (season 7)
References
External links
Town of Slaughterville official website
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Towns in Cleveland County, Oklahoma
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130120 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrahoma%2C%20Oklahoma | Centrahoma, Oklahoma | Centrahoma is a rural small town in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 97 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office was established at Byrd, Indian Territory on March 3, 1892. It was named for William L. Byrd, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Its name changed to Owl, Indian Territory on July 10, 1894. The post office took its name from nearby Owl Creek, a branch of Leader Creek, a tributary of Clear Boggy Creek. On June 11, 1907 the post office was moved a few miles northeast and the name changed to Centrahoma, Indian Territory. Its name was coined from "central Oklahoma."
Geography
Centrahoma is located northwest of the center of Coal County at (34.609299, -96.345053). Oklahoma State Highway 3 passes south of the community, leading northwest to Ada and southeast to Atoka.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. As of 2015, the only business was a cafe; there were no services.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 110 people, 36 households, and 29 families residing in the city. The population density was 440.4 people per square mile (169.9/km2). There were 44 housing units at an average density of 176.2 per square mile (68.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 71.82% White, 22.73% Native American, and 5.45% from two or more races.
There were 36 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 39.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $24,375. Males had a median income of $16,607 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,927. There were 17.4% of families and 29.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 52.2% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Centrahoma
Cities in Coal County, Oklahoma
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130121 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalgate%2C%20Oklahoma | Coalgate, Oklahoma | Coalgate is a city in and the county seat of Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,967 at the 2010 census, a 1.9 percent decrease from the figure of 2,005 recorded in 2000. The town was founded in 1889 in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory as a coal mining camp named Liddle. The name changed to Coalgate on January 23, 1890.
History
Coalgate was founded in 1889 as a coal mining camp named Liddle in Atoka County, a territorial-era county in the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. It was named for William "Bill" Liddle, a superintendent for the Atoka Coal and Mining Company, who had arrived in the fall of 1888 to locate a site for a new coal mine. The Southwestern Coal and Improvement Company, a subsidiary of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MK&T) developed the site. A tent city sprung up, followed by company-built houses. Work on the mine started January 2, 1889, and the first shipment of coal left Liddle on April 17, 1889. The town name changed to Coalgate on January 23, 1890. The new name was taken from the steel gate or "coal gate" that separated the trains from the coal mines north of town. Coalgate incorporated under the laws of Arkansas on November 25, 1898. It was platted and approved by the Secretary of the Interior on December 16, 1903.
Coal County was created at statehood in 1907. Initially, Lehigh, Oklahoma was designated as county seat. However, a special election held on June 2, 1908 moved the seat to Coalgate. A new charter was approved on June 16, 1914.
Coalgate had grown to a population of 2,921 by statehood in 1907 and in one year the population had increased to 3,500. The city had at least 65 merchants plus carpenters, doctors, veterinarians, and as many as seven attorneys and three newspapers. The streets in the downtown area were bricked in 1912. In 1911, the weekly newspaper Coalgate Record Register was first published in Coalgate. Robinson Publishing Company took over publication of the newspaper in 1988. It has a circulation of 2,300.
Coalgate was the site of the very first bank closing performed by the State of Oklahoma when the International Bank of Coalgate was closed on May 21, 1908, and Herman C. Schultz, acting as an Assistant State Bank Commissioner, liquidated the bank, paying off all depositors in full and returning the excess to the bank's shareholders.
During the May–June 1917 tornado outbreak sequence, at 4 p.m. on June 1, 1917, Coalgate was struck by an F4 tornado. The Westward school building and over 200 homes were destroyed. At least 11 people were killed.
The city prospered until the 1920s, when the coal mines closed because of worker strikes. Since this time agriculture and manufacturing have become the leading industries. From 1921 to 1923, local cotton crops were destroyed by a boll weevil infestation, and all five banks in the county closed. Coalgate's population peaked at 3,009 at the 1920 census and has never recovered.
Coalgate survived the Great Depression, although many of its businesses did not. After President Franklin D. Roosevelt's election, various Federal programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), National Youth Administration (NYA), and Works Progress Administration (WPA), helped buoy the city's struggling economy. The onset of World War II brought a temporary respite to the coal industry. However, these mines closed by 1958.
Geography
Coalgate is located at (34.533662, -96.218727). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.27%) is water. The main streams are the Clear Boggy and Muddy Boggy creeks. The Ouachita Mountains begin in the eastern part of the county. The western seection is mostly open prairie. Generally the county lies within the Sandstone Hills physiographic region.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,005 people, 830 households, and 498 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,301.3 people per square mile (502.7/km). There were 947 housing units at an average density of 614.6 per square mile (237.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 74.26% White, 0.80% African American, 16.26% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 1.25% from other races, and 6.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.89% of the population.
There were 25 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,419, and the median income for a family was $26,367. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $16,429 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,572. About 21.7% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
There are four main highways that run through Coalgate. There is U.S. Route 75 running a concurrently with Oklahoma State Highway 3, going north–south. Oklahoma State Highway 43 runs east out of Coalgate after a T-intersection with U.S. 75/State 3. Oklahoma State Highway 31 also passes through northern Coalgate, in a northeast–southwest direction.
Notable people
Denver N. Davison (1891-1983), attorney, lived in Coalgate early in his legal career, practicing law and serving as Coal County Attorney.
Patrick J. Hurley (1883-1963), American general, Secretary of War, and diplomat, was born near Coalgate.
Morris W. Turner (1931–2008), a businessman and the mayor of Lubbock, Texas, from 1972 to 1974, was born in Coalgate.
Percy Lee Gassaway (1885 – 1937), American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, born in Waco, TX, Sponsored a birth control education bill in 1936.
Notes
References
External links
City of Coalgate
Coalgate Public Library
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Coalgate
Cities in Coal County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma
County seats in Oklahoma
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