Warner is a town in
Muskogee County
Muskogee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 70,990. The county seat is Muskogee. The county and city were named for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.[Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...]
, United States. The population was 1,641 at the 2010 census, an increase of 14.8 percent over the figure of 1,430 recorded in 2000. The town is home to one of the two
Connors State College
Connors State College is a public community college in Warner and Muskogee, Oklahoma.
History
The college was founded as an agricultural high school in 1908 and was quickly converted to a school of agriculture.
When Oklahoma became a state i ...
campuses.
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Accessed May 3, 2015.
History
The present town of Warner was formed from two communities, Bennett and Hereford, that formerly existed in the southern part of the Cherokee Nation's Canadian District. Bennett, about southeast of Warner, had a post office between 1895 and 1904.
Hereford was located on the site of present-day Warner. It was established in 1903 and renamed Warner in 1905.
The Muskogee Southern Railroad (quickly acquired by the
Midland Valley Railroad
The Midland Valley Railroad (MV) was a railroad company incorporated on June 4, 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hope, Arkansas, through Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. It was backed by C. Jared Ingersoll, a Philadelph ...
) built through town in the 1902-1903 timeframe. The town briefly became a connection point when it got another rail line to
Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Webbers Falls is a town in southeastern Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 616 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.9 percent from the figure of 724 recorded in 2000.
The name comes from a seven-foot waterfall in the Arkan ...
in 1911, this one courtesy of the Webbers Falls, Shawnee and Western Railroad.
But that railway ceased operations in 1914, was reorganized as the
Webbers Falls Railroad
The Webbers Falls Railroad (W.F.R.R.) was a shortline railway operating between the towns of Webbers Falls and Warner in the State of Oklahoma. Its predecessor began operations in 1911, and its line was dismantled by 1918.
History
The creator ...
in 1916, and was dismantled by 1918.
Geography
Warner is located at (35.494085, -95.308179).U.S. Highway 64
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.United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 3.99% African American
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, 24.06% Native American, 0.77% from other races
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, and 5.87% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 2.38% of the population.
There were 509 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples
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living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 24.8% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $27,596. Males had a median income of $24,479 versus $14,960 for females. The per capita income
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for the town was $10,696. About 20.0% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 42.1% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.
See also
* List of municipalities in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state with inhabitants but the 19th largest by land area spanning of land. Oklahoma is divided into ...
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Towns in Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma