Castle is a town in

Okfuskee County Okfuskee County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 11,310. Its county seat is Okemah, Oklahoma, Okemah. The county is named for a forme ...

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, United States. A post office was established February 25, 1903, and the town was named for the first postmaster, Manford B. Castle. The

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was 169 at the 2020 Census.

Geography

Castle is situated six miles northwest of the county seat, Okemah. It is close to the intersection of US-62 and SH-48. Okemah Lake is to the northeast. 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 122 people, 48 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 58 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 77.05%

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, 1.64%

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, 19.67% Native American, 0.82% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population. There were 48 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males. The median

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for a household in the town was $24,688, and the median

for a family was $24,688. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $16,563 for females. The

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for the town was $10,261. There were 13.8% of families and 16.5% of the population living below the

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, including 14.7% of under eighteens and 18.2% of those over 64.

References

External links

Oklahoma Historical Society - Castle
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