Ryan (Oklahoma)
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 Location in Oklahoma
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1890 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Jefferson County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 1 ′ N , 97 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 894 (status: 2000) |
| Population density : | 372.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 275 m |
| Postal code : | 73565 |
| Area code : | +1 580 |
| FIPS : | 40-64600 |
| GNIS ID : | 1097552 |
Ryan is a town ( Town ) in Jefferson County , Oklahoma , United States . In 2000 the total population was 894.
The city is just two kilometers north of the Red River , the border with Texas . To the west of Ryan, Beaver Creek flows past the city. The US Highway 81 is the main traffic route through regional Ryans.
history
The place is named after Stephen W. Ryan, a farmer from the Quapaw people ( Arkansas ). He settled in the region from 1875 - at that time the area of the Chickasaw tribe in Indian territory - and owned extensive land. His house, built around 1877, was the town's first residential building. The actual urban development began with the construction of a train station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1892, three years later a major fire nearly destroyed the young settlement. From 1906 to 1912 Ryan was briefly the county seat of Jefferson County before this function was relocated to Waurika by referendum . Ryan had the most inhabitants in 1920 with 1379 citizens. Since then the population has declined and finally fell below 900 inhabitants in the 2000 census.
Demographics
In 2000, Ryan lived 894 people, there were 358 households and 233 families. The population density was 379.3 inhabitants / km 2 . There were 493 city blocks at a density of 186.3 / km 2 .
87.47% White, 0.67% African American, 3.24% Native American, 6.82% from other population groups and 1.57% from two or more population groups lived in the place. 12.30% of the population was Latin American.
At this point in time there were children under the age of 18 in 31% of the households, 50.6% of the population were married couples, 10.6% of the households were run by women alone and 34.9% were single. The average household size was 2.35; the average family size was 2.97.
In the city lived:
- 24.7% under 18 years of age
- 6.9% between the ages of 18 and 24 years
- 24.0% between the ages of 25 and 44 years
- 21.4% between the ages of 45 and 64 years
- 22.9% aged 65 and over
The mean age was 42 years. For every 100 women there were 83.6 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18 there were 78.5 men.
sons and daughters of the town
- Floyd Tillman (1914–2003), country musician and songwriter
- Chuck Norris (* 1940), actor and karate world champion; the most famous son in town