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Jefferson is a town in
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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. The population was 12 at the 2010 census, a 67.6 percent decline from the figure of 37 in 2000.CensusViewer:Jefferson, Oklahoma Population
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History

Under its former name of Pond Creek, Jefferson was one of the participating towns in the Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War.


Geography

Jefferson is located at (36.719127, -97.790498). According to the
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, the town has a total area of , all land.


Climate


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 37 people, 16 households, and 11 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 25 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 89.19%
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, 2.70% Native American, 8.11% from
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of any race were 8.11% of the population. There were 16 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were
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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $28,750 for females. The
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for the town was $16,292. There were 20.0% of families and 18.9% of the population living below the
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, including no under eighteens and 66.7% of those over 64.


See also

*
Chisholm Trail The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads. The trail was established by Black Beaver, a Lenape guide and rancher, and his friend Jesse Chisholm, a Cheroke ...


References


External links


Jefferson
at GhostTowns.com
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Jefferson


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