Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
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Lone Wolf is a town in Kiowa County,
Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, United States. The population was 438 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.4 percent from 500 in 2000. The town was named for Chief Lone Wolf (1843–1923), a warrior chief of the Kiowa who fought to preserve his people's autonomy and way of life. Ethel Crisp Taylor, "Lone Wolf" ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.''
Accessed October 6, 2012.]


History

The town of Lone Wolf was founded in August 1901, on the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation to settlement. It was located along the
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. The population was 307 at the time of statehood in 1907. From its inception, Lone Wolf's economy has been supported by agriculture, specifically wheat farms nearby.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Lake Altus-Lugert Lake Altus-Lugert, also known as Lake Altus, Lake Lugert, Lake Lugert-Altus, and Lugert Lake, is a reservoir located on the North Fork Red River, about north of Altus, Oklahoma on the former site of the town of Lugert, Oklahoma. The river is ...
is about 6 miles southwest.


Climate


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 500 people, 222 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 263 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 91.20%
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, 0.60%
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, 3.80% Native American, 1.60% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 4.80% of the population. There were 222 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were
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living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.78. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,808, and the median income for a family was $32,000. Males had a median income of $25,972 versus $21,750 for females. The
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for the town was $13,525. About 15.4% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the
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, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. According to Veselin Traykov's study of Bulgarian emigration to North America, there was a
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Banat Bulgarian settlement in Lone Wolf, established mainly through immigration from
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in the 1920s and 1930s, with the Banat Bulgarians engaging primarily in farming.


References

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