Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, United States, northwest of the city of Woodward, the county seat. The population was 330 at the 2010 census.
History
The United States Army post of Fort Supply was established in 1868 as a "Camp of Supply" for the winter campaign that General
Philip Sheridan
General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close as ...
led against the Southern Plains Indians.
People established the town of Fitzgerald three miles west-southwest of the site of the former Fort Supply in 1902, but this town quickly failed.
Rancher H. H. Halsell sold the land one mile west of Fort Supply to territorial legislator James P. Gandy. Gandy hired surveyors to plat the land for a town site and founded the town of Supply in 1903. He moved most of the original buildings of Supply from the recently failed town of Fitzgerald. The Government established the first post office for the town of Supply on 12 May 1903. In the early years, area farmers and ranchers centered their economic trade around the town.
In 1908, the State of Oklahoma transformed Fort Supply, the derelict army post, into Western Oklahoma State Hospital, also known as Western State Hospital or Fort Supply State Hospital, the first state-operated mental institution of Oklahoma.
The
Flood Control Act of 1936
The Flood Control Act of 1936, , (FCA 1936) was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 22 June 1936.Wolf Creek. Work began on the largest earthen dam in the United States of America in October 1938 and
Fort Supply Lake
Fort Supply Lake is in Woodward County, Oklahoma, about south of Fort Supply and northwest of Woodward. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lake surface covers . There are about of public hunting land managed by the Corps of Engin ...
was completed in May 1942. The
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administers Fort Supply Lake and the adjacent wildlife and recreation area.
On 1 May 1943, the people changed the name of the post office and town of Supply to Fort Supply.
On 6 December 1988, the State of Oklahoma located a new prison,
William S. Key Correctional Center
William S. Key Correctional Center is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Fort Supply, Woodward County, Oklahoma, owned and operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The facility was opened in 1989 and has a capacity ...
, on the grounds of nearby former Fort Supply. Western State Psychiatric Center also has operations on the grounds. Agriculture and employment at these state institutions form the economic base of the community of Fort Supply.
Geography
Fort Supply is located at (36.572271, -99.573856).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Fort Supply Reservoir is directly south; the Hal & Fern Cooper Wildlife Management Area, covering 16,080 acres and administered by the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is an agency of the state of Oklahoma responsible for managing and protecting Oklahoma's wildlife population and their habitats. The Department is under the control of the Wildlife Conservation Com ...
, is to the east.
Climate
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 328 people, 136 households, and 98 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 171 housing units at an average density of 760.3 per square mile (300.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.73%
White
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, 0.30%
African American
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other races
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, and 1.52% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 136 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were
married couples
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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $20,833 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $15,836. About 5.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Historic sites
The nearby
Cooper Bison Kill Site
The Cooper Bison Kill Site is an archaeological site near Fort Supply in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. Located along the Beaver River, it was explored in 1993 and 1994 and found to contain artifacts of the Folsom tradition, including ...
is on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Harper County, Oklahoma
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Harper County, Oklahoma.
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