The Village is a city in
Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma
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, United States, and a part of the
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
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. The population was 9,538 at the
2020 Census.
The Village is an
enclave city nearly surrounded in full by
Oklahoma City
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, except where it abuts
Nichols Hills. The Village is home to the corporate headquarters of
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, the OKC Friday community newspaper, and
Casady School.
The Village has a City Manager form of government. The City Manager is overseen by an elected Council. The position of Mayor rotates among the Council members.
The Village is represented in Congress by
Stephanie Bice, in the Oklahoma Senate by
Carri Hicks, and in the Oklahoma House by
Cyndi Munson.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.39% is water.
Oklahoma City
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surrounds the borders of The Village.
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 10,157 people in 4,778 households, including 2,823 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 4,997 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the city was 80.19% White, 10.47% African American, 2.54% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77%.
Of the 4,778 households 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 35.2% of households were one person and 12.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.76.
The age distribution was 20.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median household income was $37,559 and the median family income was $44,632. Males had a median income of $32,204 versus $24,896 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,444. About 7.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
Shopping
Local Shopping:
* Village Park South
* Village Park North
* North Park Mall
* French Market Mall
* Casady Square Shopping Center
Education
It is in
Oklahoma City Public Schools.
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Detail of The Village
/ref> Most of The Village is zoned to Ridgeview Elementary School, while a portion is zoned to Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village (previously Western Village Charter Elementary School). All residents are zoned to John Marshall Middle School in Oklahoma City
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, and John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City.
Metropolitan Library System operates The Village Library. The original location opened in the Casady Square Shopping Center in 1966, with a standalone library opening in 1990; the latter was renovated in 2019.
Notable people
* Talor Gooch (1991- ), professional golfer.
References
External links
The Village
Chabad Jewish Community Center
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Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Cities in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Cities in Oklahoma