Copeland (also Copeland Switch) is an

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and

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(CDP) in Delaware County,

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, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2010 census, a 12.5 percent increase from the figure of 1,448 recorded in 2000. Founded as a railroad community, it was named for local resident D.R. Copeland.Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'', p. 59.

Geography

Copeland is located on the northern edge of Delaware County at (36.654833, -94.796784). It is bordered to the north by Ottawa County. It extends south to the northern shore of

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. U.S. Route 59 passes through the community, leading south to the city of Grove and northwest to

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near Afton. According to the

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, the Copeland CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.31%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,448 people, 642 households, and 450 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 191.3 people per square mile (73.9/km²). There were 976 housing units at an average density of 128.9/sq mi (49.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.80%

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, 0.41%

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, 11.95% Native American, 0.07%

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, 0.35%

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, 0.55% from

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, and 3.87% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.45% of the population. There were 642 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.69. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,459, and the median income for a family was $33,071. Males had a median income of $22,560 versus $16,121 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,252. About 13.8% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the

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, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Delaware County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma