Yukon (Oklahoma)
| Yukon | |
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| Nickname : "Czech Capital of Oklahoma" ( Czech capital of Oklahoma ) | |
 Mill in Yukon, Oklahoma |
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| Location in Oklahoma | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1891 (registered 1901) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Canadian County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 30 ′ N , 97 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 22,709 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 340.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 66.8 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of which 66.7 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 393 m |
| Postcodes : | 73085, 73099 |
| Area code : | +1 405 |
| FIPS : | 40-82950 |
| GNIS ID : | 1100067 |
| Website : | www.cityofyukonok.gov |
| Mayor : | John Alberts |
Yukon is a city in Canadian County in Oklahoma in the United States . It was founded in 1901 and today has 25,349 inhabitants (as of 2014)
geography
Yukon is a western suburb of Oklahoma City and is located in eastern Canadian County. The city has an area of 66.8 km 2 , of which 66.7 km 2 is land. It is crossed by Route 66 and State Highways 4 and 92.
history
Yukon was founded in 1891 by AN Spencer and named after the Yukon River in Alaska .
Spencer, a Texas cattle farmer and railroad builder , was working on a railroad line from El Reno to Arkansas when he decided to build a town. The first houses were built on the north side of Spencer Avenue (now Main Street ) and what is now Fourth and Fifth Streets. The Canadian County Courier reported on April 1, 1891 that the city had 25 apartment buildings, a bank, two real estate offices, two restaurants, a timber warehouse, a hardware store, a grocery store, a rental stable, two saloons, a blacksmith shop, a printing shop, and two barbers .
The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad laid their railroad to the nearby town of Frisco through the Yukon. In 1898, the Yukon began to attract immigrants from Bohemia . After the First World War and the dissolution of Bohemia into Czechoslovakia and Moravia , the immigrants were called Czechs , which is why the city became known as the "Czech Capital of Oklahoma" ( Czech capital of Oklahoma ).
In 1901 the residents voted for the official founding of the city. In 1910 they voted to build waterworks and a canal at the mill to supply the town with electricity. Most of the shops on Main Street were located between Fourth and Fifth until the 1920s when shops began to be opened in other parts of the city. The first paved road through the Yukon was Route 66, built in 1926.
Yukon quickly became the center of agriculture . It had a book collection since 1905 and a library building since 1927. The Yukon Mill and Grain Company , founded in 1893, grew enormously and built more and more mills. It shipped flour and food all over the south, from 1915 also overseas, but was later sold to larger companies.
In 1949, Yukon received national media attention for Grady the cow , which was stuck in a silo in the city and could only be freed after the narrow doors were rubbed with oil.
In the 1960s, Oklahoma City annexed all of the land around the Yukon, causing a surge in immigration and housing construction.
Demographics
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 1018 | - | |
| 1920 | 1016 | -0.2% | |
| 1930 | 1455 | 43.2% | |
| 1940 | 1660 | 14.1% | |
| 1950 | 1990 | 19.9% | |
| 1960 | 3076 | 54.6% | |
| 1970 | 8411 | 173.4% | |
| 1980 | 17.112 | 103.4% | |
| 1990 | 20,935 | 22.3% | |
| 2000 | 21,043 | 0.5% | |
| 2010 | 22,709 | 7.9% | |
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The United States Census 2010 counted 22,709 residents, 8,744 households and 6,390 families in Yukon. 52.7% were female, the mean age was 37.8 years. The population density was 340 / km 2 .
Culture
The Czech Hall ( Czech Hall ) informs visitors about Czech customs, history and culture; the building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980 . A Czech festival is celebrated in October and the Chisholm Trail Festival in June .
City personalities
- Joe Albertson , founder of the Albertsons supermarket chain
- Dan Bailey (* 1988), Dallas Cowboys football player
- Garth Brooks (born 1962), country musician
- Cross Canadian Ragweed , former country band
- Steve Heller , writer
- Ed Roberts , poet and author
- Reese Wilson , country songwriter
Twin cities
supporting documents
- ↑ Yukon in the directory of city-data.com , accessed April 27, 2014.
- ↑ a b http://www.city-data.com/city/Yukon-Oklahoma.html , accessed on May 11, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e Yukon ( July 21, 2010 memento in the Internet Archive ) in the directory of the Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture , accessed April 27, 2014.
- ↑ Yukon in the directory of epodunk.com , accessed April 27, 2014.
- ↑ Yukon ( memento of September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on greatallamericanroadshow.com ( memento of May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 28, 2014
- ↑ a b c About Yukon on the city's website , accessed April 28, 2014.
- ↑ Yukon on Route 66 , accessed April 28, 2014.
- ↑ Population-Oklahoma ( English ) In: US Census 1910 . US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ Population-Oklahoma ( English ) In: 15th Census of the United States . US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749197v1p38ch2.pdf (link not available)
- ^ Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts ( English ) US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 ( English ) US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/city/Yukon-Oklahoma.html in the directory of city-data.com