Quay is an

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and

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(CDP) located on the boundary line between

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and Payne counties in the

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. The population was 47 at the 2000 census, when it was still a town; the community disincorporated on August 23, 2000. No population was recorded in the census of 2010. But the 2020 Census recorded 39 persons.

History

This community was originally named Lawson, for the townsite owner, Stonewall J. Lawson. A post office was established here January 17, 1894. The post office was renamed Quay in honor of Pennsylvania Senator

Matthew Quay Matthew Stanley "Matt" Quay (September 30, 1833May 28, 1904) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1887 until 1899 and from 1901 until his death in 1904. Quay's control ...

on February 24, 1903. Initially, Quay was an agricultural center. The discovery of oil nearby caused the population to mushroom from about one hundred to about four thousand during the early 1920s. Oil production dried up and the town population declined to 186 at the 1930 census. Linda D. Wilson, "Quay." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Accessed April 1, 2012. The post office closed in 1957 and the school closed in 1965. Outlaw

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was killed here in 1896 by Lawman

Heck Thomas Andrew "Heck" Thomas (January 3, 1850 – August 14, 1912) was a lawman on the American frontier, most notably in Indian Territory. He was known for helping bring law and order to the region. In 1889 as a deputy in Fort Smith, Arkansas, he trie ...

and his posse.

Geography

According to the

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, the town had a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 47 people, 15 households, and 15 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 20 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.23%

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, 2.13% Native American, and 10.64% from two or more races. There were 15 households, out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.13. In the town the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $24,063. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $0 for females. The

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for the town was $9,736. There were 13.3% of families and 25.0% of the population living below the

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, including 80.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64. Employed residents commute to work, primarily in Stillwater. Quay disincorporated in August 2000, and no 2010 census figures were recorded.

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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Pawnee County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Payne County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Census-designated places in Pawnee County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Payne County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma Populated places established in 1894 Populated places disestablished in 2000 Former municipalities in Oklahoma