Calumet is a town in Canadian County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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. The population was 507 at the 2010 census, a 5.23 percent decrease since 2000.Census Viewer: Calumet, Oklahoma
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. Incorporated in 1942, the town's land was settled in the

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History

Calumet incorporated in 1942 in order to construct a town water system.Savage, Cynthia
"Calumet,"
''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed April 18, 2015. Prior to its incorporation, the town existed as an unincorporated community with a post office, three combination mills and elevators, two general stores, a furniture store, and a hardware store. The town lies in an area that in 1803 was part of the

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.Hedglen, Thomas L
"Canadian County,"
''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed April 18, 2015. After the Organic Act of 1890 recreated the area as

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, present-day Canadian County was designated as County Four and settled by non-Indian settlers through the Land Run of 1889, the

, and a 1901 land lottery. The

opened up the surplus Cheyenne-Arapaho lands to non-Indian settlement, which opened up Calumet.

Geography

Calumet is located on US Route 270 in northwestern Canadian County, 11 miles northwest of El Reno and 11 miles east of Geary and 1.5 miles south of the

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.''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 41 It is on the border of the Red Bed Plains and Gypsum Hills ecoregions of Oklahoma.Oklahoma Geography
, Glencoe.com. (accessed October 16, 2013) According to the

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, the town has a total land area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 507 people, 187 households, and 130 families residing in the town.2010 Demographic Profile Data
U.S. Census website
(accessed November 4, 2013) The population density was . There were 214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 78.9%

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, 13.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races.

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s or Latinos were 4% of the population. There were 187 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. Less than a third of households (28.9%) were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.28. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were X males. The median income for a household in the town was $50,625, (compared to a national median income of $52,762) and the median income for a family was $56,607.2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census website
. (accessed November 4, 2013) Males had a median income of $46,786 versus $26,875 for females. The

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for the town was $27,113. An estimated 8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 12.6% of those under age 18.

Education

Calumet contains three schools housed in two separate buildings: an elementary school, a junior high, and a high school.GreatSchools.org Search: Calumet, OK
(accessed October 16, 2013) A fourth school, Maple Public School, is separate from the Calumet school district.

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Calumet
{{authority control Oklahoma City metropolitan area Towns in Canadian County, Oklahoma Towns in Oklahoma