Davidson is a town in
Tillman County
Tillman County is a county located in the southwestern part of Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,968. The county seat is Frederick.
History
The Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 established a reservation in the ...
,
Oklahoma
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, United States. The population was 241 at the
2020 Census.
History
This area was opened for homesteading by a lottery held in 1901, and the
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway promptly built a line in from Texas.
A post office called Olds was established at the location on May 21, 1902; the name was changed to Davidson on June 20, 1903, named in honor of A. J. Davidson, a railroad director.
The city government was not formally organized until 1916.
Agriculture was a major employer from the start, and at one time the town had five cotton gins and three grain elevators.
Over the years the town had a full range of services, including movie theaters, newspapers, saloons, livery stables, blacksmiths, cafes, bakeries, and drug stores.
But through the decades the population declined and many businesses closed.
Agriculture has remained as the area’s economic base, and a local cooperative operates the one remaining grain elevator.
The town experienced a minor flood in 1995.
Geography
Davidson is located at the junction of
U.S. routes 70 and
183
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in the southwestern part of Tillman County.
Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area, roughly 11 miles east-northeast of Davidson, is a restored wetlands habitat which forms a managed location for both wildlife and recreation.
[ It encompasses 7,120 acres including 3,500 acres for flooding, 100 water control structures, and a 17-mile pipeline to bring water from Tom Steed Reservoir as needed.]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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, 1.33% African American
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, 2.40% Native American, 17.07% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 31.20% of the population.
There were 149 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples
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living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.2% of all households 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 2.52 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $35,208. Males had a median income of $25,156 versus $16,786 for females. The per capita income
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for the town was $12,679. About 19.6% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 31.3% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Davidson
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Towns in Tillman County, Oklahoma
Towns in Oklahoma