Hammon is a town in the
U.S. state of
Oklahoma
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, the majority of which is in
Roger Mills County, but some of which extends into
Custer County. It is located at the junction of
Oklahoma State Highways 33 and
34.
The town is named for Indian agent James H. Hammon, who was assigned to the Red Moon Agency near the future site of Hammon.
This was a subagency of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency at Darlington, north of Fort Reno, and his mission was to build a reservation school and to teach the Cheyenne and Arapaho to farm.
His wife, Ida M. Hammon, was postmaster when a post office was established in their home on June 30, 1894.
The townsite was originally located in Custer County,
but when the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railroad (later known as the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway) laid track west of the town in 1910, the majority of the town was moved west into Roger Mills County to be near the railroad.
On May 22, 1911, the board of county commissioners accepted the incorporation of the town.
The population was 568 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Hammon is located at (35.632369, −99.381267).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km
2), all land.
Hammon is located southwest of the intersection of
State Highway 33 and
State Highway 34 in
Southwestern Oklahoma, known for
Oklahoma Tourism purposes as
Great Plains Country. The town is just west of the
Washita National Wildlife Refuge, and just east of the
Black Kettle National Grassland.
Climate
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 469 people, 169 households, and 114 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 203 housing units at an average density of 275.7 per square mile (105.9/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 60.77%
White, 0.64%
African American, 34.54%
Native American, 0.21%
Asian, 1.71% from
other races, and 2.13% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 5.76% of the population.
There were 169 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were
married couples
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living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.49.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,604, and the median income for a family was $28,036. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $20,500 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $10,184. About 31.5% of families and 34.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 44.8% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Hammon Public Schools*Hammon Public School is a member of the
Western Technology Center
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE, commonly known and branded as CareerTech) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
CareerTech oversees a statewide system of career and technology e ...
District. WTC provides the opportunity for adults and high school students to get occupationally-specific training. As a member of the WTC district, high school juniors and seniors living in the Hammon School District have the opportunity to attend classes at the WTC campus in Burns Flat. High school students who are residents of the WTC District can enroll in WTC full-time training on a tuition-free basis. Adult students are allowed to attend classes on a tuition basis. Tuition for adult students is $2.00 per training hour. Adult students can apply fo
financial assistance to attend WTC.
Historic Locations
Three NRHP listings are in or around Hammon:
*
Dorroh-Trent House
*Allee Site, a Plains Village period (A.D. 1000 to 1500) archeological location.
*Lamb-Miller Site, also a Plains Village archeological location.
Notable people
*
Joe Stanka
Joe Donald Stanka (July 23, 1931 – October 15, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher from Hammon, Oklahoma played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (1959), and the Nankai Hawks and Taiyo Wh ...
, Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in Hammon.
*
Bess Stinson
Bessie Bryant Stinson (December 24, 1902 – July 19, 1996) was an American politician and businesswoman.
Born in Hammon, Rogers Mills County, Oklahoma Territory, Stinson went to the University of Oklahoma and Draughon's Business College in Clin ...
, Arizona state legislator and businesswoman, was born in Hammon, in Roger Mills County.
Ryan and Damon Minor played baseball for Hammon High School and both went to the MLB
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - HammonHammon Public Schools Home Page
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Towns in Custer County, Oklahoma
Towns in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma