North Miami is a town in Ottawa County,

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, United States. The population was 290 at the 2020 census. North Miami is part of the

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. The town is primarily a

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for several larger towns in the county.Larry O'Dell, "North Miami," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Accessed March 26, 2015.

Geography

North Miami is located at (36.918564, -94.880402). The town is north of

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

on U.S. Highway 69 (formerly U.S. Highway 66). It is south of

Commerce, Oklahoma Commerce is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,473 at the 2010 census, down 6.5 percent from the figure of 2,645 in 2000, and lower than the 2,555 residents it had in 1920. Commerce is included in the Joplin ...

. The Miami Regional Airport is to the southwest. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 433 people, 169 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 194 housing units at an average density of 1,000.4 per square mile (394.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.20%

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, 21.94% Native American, 0.23%

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, 2.77% from

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, and 10.85% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.39% of the population. There were 169 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were

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living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $30,521. Males had a median income of $26,806 versus $17,708 for females. The

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for the town was $10,087. About 13.0% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the

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, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within the

Commerce Public Schools Commerce School Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Commerce, Oklahoma. The district includes Commerce, North Miami, and a section of Miami. In 2009 the Picher-Cardin Public Schools closed and was dissolved. A portion went to th ...

school district. – Compare to the highway map.

References

External links

{{authority control Towns in Ottawa County, Oklahoma Towns in Oklahoma