Cheyenne, Oklahoma
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 Cheyenne city center |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Roger Mills County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 37 ′ N , 99 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 801 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 308.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 600 m |
| Postal code : | 73628 |
| Area code : | +1 580 |
| FIPS : | 40-13900 |
| GNIS ID : | 1101352 |
Cheyenne is a town in Roger Mills County in the US state of Oklahoma and also the county seat of this county . The population is around 801 (as of 2010 ). The location is on US Highway 283 and Oklahoma Highway 47.
geography
Cheyenne is at 35 ° 36'45 "North, 99 ° 40'26" West and is therefore in the "heart" of Roger Mills County . Cheyenne is located south of the Washita River and covers an area of 2.6 km 2 . The village is about 250 km from the capital of the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City .
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 778 people in 356 households and 196 families lived here. The population density was 303.4 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 97.04% White, 0.64% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 1.67% were of two or more races. 2.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latin American.
Of the 356 households, 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% were single mothers. 44.7% were not families, 42.7% were made up of single households and there were people living in 24.7% of the households who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.87 people.
22.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.8% between 18 and 24, 24.3% between 25 and 44, 23.8% between 45 and 64, and 23.0% were 65 years or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 87.60 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,313, and the median income for a family is $ 37,159. Males had a median income of $ 25,156 versus $ 17,500 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,428. 15.3% of families and 18.4% of the population are below the poverty line.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 468 | - | |
| 1920 | 400 | -14.5% | |
| 1930 | 826 | 106.5% | |
| 1940 | 1070 | 29.5% | |
| 1950 | 1133 | 5.9% | |
| 1960 | 930 | -17.9% | |
| 1970 | 892 | -4.1% | |
| 1980 | 1207 | 35.3% | |
| 1990 | 948 | -21.5% | |
| 2000 | 778 | -17.9% | |
| 2010 | 801 | 3% | |
| 2015 estimate | 824 | 2.9% | |
history
Cheyenne was the site of the Battle of Washita , in which George Armstrong Custer attacked Chief Black Kettle on November 26, 1868 with the 7th US Cavalry . Over 100 people were killed in this massacre .
In the 1970s, large oil and gas deposits were discovered in the area . From 1973 to 1993 230,000,000 m³ of gas were produced.
Personalities
- Frank Lucas (* 1960), politician, born here
Web links
- Statistical data from Cheyenne (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ US CENSUS BUREAU: Oklahoma: 2010 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 Census of Population and Housing. (PDF; 18MB) November 2012, p. 30 , accessed on March 18, 2017 (English).