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Oakwood, Oklahoma

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Dewey

FIPS code
  
40-53600

Elevation
  
559 m

Zip code
  
73658

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:33 PM

State
  
Oklahoma

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1096164

Area
  
60 ha

Population
  
66 (2013)

Area code
  
580

Oakwood, Oklahoma

Weather
  
19°C, Wind N at 29 km/h, 52% Humidity

Oakwood is a town in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 65 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Oakwood, OK 73658, USA

Geography

Oakwood is located in eastern Dewey County at 35°55′53″N 98°42′21″W (35.931363, -98.705884). It is just southwest of U.S. Routes 270 and 281, which lead 20 miles (32 km) northwest to Seiling and southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Watonga.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Oakwood has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 72 people, 35 households, and 17 families residing in the town. The population density was 305.8 people per square mile (115.8/km²). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 203.9 per square mile (77.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.44% White, 1.39% Native American, 1.39% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 35 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,125, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,254. There were 18.2% of families and 22.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.

References

Oakwood, Oklahoma Wikipedia