Leedey
| Leedey | |
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 Location in Oklahoma
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Dewey County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 52 ′ N , 99 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 345 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 345 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.0 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 1.0 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 631 m |
| Postal code : | 73654 |
| Area code : | +1 580 |
| FIPS : | 40-42050 |
| GNIS ID : | 1094563 |
| Website : | www.leedey.com |
Leedey is a small town ( Town ) in Dewey County ( Oklahoma ).
geography
Leedey is on the Roger Mills County border , about two miles north of the junction of Oklahoma State Routes 34 and 47 . The Canadian River flows about ten kilometers east of Leedy first from north to south, then at the height of Leedy makes an almost right-angled bend to the east and continues to flow in the direction of Oklahoma City and Norman, more than 100 kilometers away .
The community area is 1 km 2 , it is at an average altitude of 631 m. The area around the municipality is hilly and criss-crossed by numerous north-south running valleys.
Demographics and data
Leedey had 345 residents at the 2000 census . Slightly over 97% of the population were white and 1.5% were African-Americans . 24.7% of the population was 24 years old or younger; 25.8% older than 64 years; the average age was 47 years.
The per capita income averaged 21,667 US dollars, 19.4% of the population lived below the poverty line .
history
After the Cheyenne - Arapaho reservation was opened to non - Indian settlers in 1892, the settlement was founded and named after the early settler Amos Leedey. Leedy was the first postal worker after opening the first post office in 1900. The settlement's growth essentially began after the opening of the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway (later Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad ), which linked Elk City and Leedey in 1911. In the same year the church was officially founded. Leedey's history has since been shaped by agriculture and the oil and natural gas extraction that began in the area since 1923.
Like other communities in Oklahoma, Leedy has been repeatedly hit by tornadoes . Even today, the citizens of Leedy commemorate the victims of the tornado of May 31, 1947, which killed six and injured 15 and destroyed 20 shops and 147 homes.
Sons and daughters
- Darla Hood (1931–1979), film actress