Muldrow, officially the Town of Muldrow, is a

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in Sequoyah County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,466 at the 2010 census, an increase of 11.7 percent over the figure of 3,104 recorded in

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Etymology

In 1887, Muldrow was named in honor of Henry L. Muldrow, first assistant U.S. secretary of the interior.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.52%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,104 people, 1,204 households, and 846 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 1,313 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 69.59%

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, 1.80%

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, 16.43% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06%

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, 1.32% from other races, and 10.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.70% of the population. There were 1,204 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were

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living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,216, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $26,603 versus $18,984 for females. The

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for the town was $11,918. About 14.1% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the

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, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Muldrow's public schools are Muldrow Elementary, Muldrow Middle School, and Muldrow High School. The elementary school is located on Main Street, while the high school and middle school are located on Shawntel Smith Boulevard.

Parks and recreation

Muldrow City Park has a playground, a walking/jogging trail, two basketball courts, a volleyball court, a large covered pavilion, a children's splash pad, and a creek. Special events are held there, including Old Settler's Day. Muldrow Lake is to the northeast of town. In one year’s spring Wildlife Department catch-and-release survey of lakes smaller than 1000 acres, Muldrow City Lake produced the most bass per hour, at 195. Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, located in the picturesque Cookson Hills country and featuring 250 miles of rugged, irregular shoreline, is to the west-southwest. Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum is about 12 miles north-northwest of town. It features the actual one-room log cabin built in 1829 by Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee written language, surrounded by a 10-acre park, and is complete with relics and documents associated with his life. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

Notable people

Charles Winchester Breedlove Charles Winchester Breedlove (November 14, 1898 – April 26, 1934) was an invalided U.S. Marine, an actor and a motion picture director who died in office while a member of the Los Angeles City Council in the 1930s. Biography Breedlove was born ...

, Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45 * Glen Condren, former NFL defensive lineman for the

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and

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* Jim Mundy/James White, a Top 40 Country Singer and award-winning songwriter * Shawntel Smith,

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1996. * Joshua L. Wheeler, Army master sergeant killed in Iraq on October 22, 2015.

References

External links

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Muldrow Public Library
at the Eastern Oklahoma District Library System
Muldrow Public Schools
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