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Temple is a town in Cotton 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. It is south and east of Walters, the county seat. The population was 862 at the 2020 census, a decline of 14.0 percent from 1,002 at the 2010 census. The town is named for the celebrated trial lawyer of Texas and Oklahoma Territory, Temple Lea Houston (1860–1905), the youngest son of General
Sam Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two indi ...
.Powell, Harold W. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Temple." Retrieved October 7, 2012.


Geography

Temple is located at the intersection of Oklahoma State highways 5 and 65. Walters is approximately seven miles to the northwest.''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 61 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 1,146 people, 488 households, and 301 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 604 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 75.65%
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, 11.34%
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, 4.89% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 4.71% from other races, and 3.23% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 7.24% of the population. There were 488 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were
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living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $18,864, and the median income for a family was $24,688. Males had a median income of $26,806 versus $17,708 for females. The
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for the town was $12,448. About 22.8% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the
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, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.


Notable people

* LaDonna Harris (born 1931), Comanche political activist, birthplace * Pepper Martin (1904—1965), Major League baseball player, birthplace *
Spec Sanders Orban Eugene "Spec" Sanders (January 26, 1919 – July 6, 2003) was an American professional football tailback, quarterback, and punter in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Ne ...
(January 26, 1919 – July 6, 2003), professional football player, birthplace


References

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