Country United States County Custer FIPS code 40-02500 Elevation 509 m Zip code 73620 Local time Monday 10:52 PM | State Oklahoma Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1089676 Area 181 ha Population 829 (2013) Area code 580 | |
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Arapaho oklahoma tornado may 22 1981
Arapaho is a town in and county seat of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 796 at the 2010 census, a 6.4 percent increase from 748 at the 2000 census. The town lies long U.S. Route 183. It is named for the Arapaho Indian tribe.
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Map of Arapaho, OK 73620, USA
Geography
Arapaho is located at 35°34′37″N 98°57′45″W (35.577014, -98.962370).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 796 people residing in the town. The population density was 1,067.4 people per square mile (412.6/km²). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 426 per square mile (165/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.03% White, 1.20% African American, 5.88% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 2.41% from other races, and 2.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.61% of the population.
There were 265 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% 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 3.07.
In the town, the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,271, and the median income for a family was $36,339. Males had a median income of $26,375 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,645. About 13.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.