Maud, Oklahoma
| Maud | |||
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Location in Oklahoma
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1890 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| Counties : |
Seminole County Pottawatomie County |
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| Coordinates : | 35 ° 8 ′ N , 96 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,060 (as of 2014) | ||
| Population density : | 424 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 295 m | ||
| Postal code : | 74854 | ||
| Area code : | +1 405 | ||
| FIPS : | 40-46900 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1095177 | ||
Maud is a city that is partly in Pottawatomie County and partly in Seminole County in the US state of Oklahoma and has 1060 inhabitants (2014).
geography
The nearest major city, Oklahoma City , is around 80 kilometers away in the northwest. Seminole is 15 kilometers to the northeast. The Oklahoma State Highway 59 and the Oklahoma State Highway 9A cross in Maud.
history
The city was founded in the late 19th century on the border between what was then the Indian Territory and the Oklahoma Territory . In 1890, a barbed wire fence was built from the North Canadian River to the Canadian River through the middle of the city to prevent the Indians from entering the Oklahoma Territory. However , the fence could not prevent the illegal trade of alcohol into the Indian territory. The town was named after Maud Sterns, the sister-in-law of two owners of the town's first general store. In 1903 service operations for the maintenance of railways and the care of passengers on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad were opened. In the 1920s, Maud experienced an economic boom with the discovery of oil wells and the extraction of oil, which was accompanied by a sharp increase in population. However, this heyday was short-lived and the number of inhabitants has fluctuated since the 1930s, but is tending to decline.
Demographic data
In 2014 a population of 1060 people was determined, which means a decrease of 6.7% compared to the year 2000. The average age of residents in 2014 was 35.1 years, below Oklahoma's average, which was 36.2 years. The proportion of inhabitants that can be traced back to the indigenous people was 15.1% at this point in time.
sons and daughters of the town
- Wanda Jackson (born 1937), country singer
Individual evidence
Web links
- travelok.com - Maud Historical Museum