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Madill is a city in and the
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of Marshall County,
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, United States. It was named in honor of George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The population at the 2010 census was 3,770, an increase of 10.8 percent from 3,410 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the site of the annual National Sand Bass Festival.Marshall County Genealogy and Historical Society. "Madill,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Retrieved February 12, 2016.
It is part of the
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region.


History

Madill was founded in 1900 by William N. Taliaferro, who had settled in 1886, in what was then known as
Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation Pickens County was a political subdivision of the Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory from 1855, prior to Oklahoma being admitted as a state in 1907. The county was one of four that comprised the Chickasaw Nation. Following statehood, its terr ...
, in the
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. Taliaferro owned a farm and operated some ranches in the nearby town of
Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
, northwest of Madill. Oakland had been the area's largest town, but the
St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans Railroad The St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans Railroad (“New Orleans”) ran from Hope, Arkansas to a point near Ardmore, Oklahoma, and encompassed about 219 miles of track including a branch line. It existed from 1895 (under a different name) to ...
building through the town caused Madill to grow and Oakland, two miles northwest, to decline. A post office was established at Madill on April 29, 1901, The city was chartered on September 12, 1902. The first public school opened in a four-room frame structure built on the south side of the town in 1903. Farming and ranching became the town's principal industries early in its history because the surrounding area was highly fertile and the railroad provided good transportation to markets. There were also mineral springs nearby, and an oil seep north of town. The Arbuckle oilfield was discovered in 1904, and experienced another boom in 1924. Pure Oil Company brought in a well east of town in 1939 and built a company town called Pure Camp to house the oilfield workers. Pure Camp was destroyed by a tornado and killed two people on April 2, 1957. The camp closed permanently in July, 1959. Madill was struck by another EF-2 tornado during the
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.


Geography

Madill is located at (34.091261, -96.773565). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.37%) is water. Madill is about north of
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. It was originally named Kenlock. File:WorthHotelMadillOk (1 of 1).jpg, Worth Hotel Building (2016) File:United States Post Office Madill (1 of 1).jpg, United States Post Office (2016)


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 3,410 people, 1,284 households, and 830 families residing in the city. The
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was 1,179.8 people per square mile (455.6/km). There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of 502.7 per square mile (194.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 64.52%
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, 6.04%
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, 6.42% Native American, 0.26%
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, 0.03%
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, 15.84% from
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, and 6.89% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 20.97% of the population. There were 1,284 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,457, and the median income for a family was $26,892. Males had a median income of $22,420 versus $18,203 for females. The
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for the city was $12,614. About 19.2% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the
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, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.


Transportation

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, the successor railroad to the Frisco, has a crew change point here on the line from Dallas to Tulsa. Highways serving Madill include US-70, US-177, US-377, and SH-199. There is also a small municipal airport (FAA code 1F4) named Madill Municipal Airport, northwest of the city. It has one asphalt runway, 18/36, that is by at elevation . The airport beacon operates between sunrise and sunset every day. There is no control tower."Madill Municipal Airport." AirNav.com September 15, 2016.
Accessed September 29, 2016.


Economy

The first manufacturing company to open in Madill was Madill Garment Manufacturing Company, makers of men's dress pants, which started up in 1953. Madill has the oldest Ford Dealership in Oklahoma
Woody Ford
It was established in 1920 by John Woody and has been passed down 3 generations. It is one of the oldest Ford Dealerships in the entire United States. Madill is also well known for its trailer manufacturing firms. These includ
CM Trailers
an
WW Trailers
Other businesses includ
Savage
a manufacturer of agricultural processing equipment
Mid American Steel and Wire
a supplier of steel wire fo
Oklahoma Steel and Wire
an
J&I Manufacturing
a maker of truck beds. Madill has also benefitted from tourism since the completion of Denison Dam and
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in 1944. Specifically, the city has hosted the National Sand Bass Festival every June since 1963. The week long event also offers fishing, carnival rides, musical entertainment, and arts and crafts.


Media

The ''Madill Record'', local newspaper, originated as the Oakland News in 1895. It is still in operation and has an electronic version.


Notable people

* Raymond Gary (190893), Governor of Oklahoma * Roy Johnson (18951986), baseball player, manager, and coach. *
Bob Muncrief Robert Cleveland Muncrief (January 28, 1916 – February 6, 1996) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 288 games in Major League Baseball over 12 seasons between and with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Pittsbu ...
(19181996), baseball player


References


External links


Marshall County Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control Cities in Oklahoma Cities in Marshall County, Oklahoma County seats in Oklahoma Populated places established in 1900 1900 establishments in Oklahoma Territory