Lima is a town in Seminole County,

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, United States. It is one of the thirteen remaining historically All-Black towns in the state. The population was 68 at the time of the 2020 census, a 28.3% increase over 2010s figure of 53.

History

The historical African American community of Lima was named for the local limestone quarries, which existed by 1904. The town of Lima had a post office from 1907 until 1957. The first town postmaster was named Grudge V. Gross. Lima was incorporated in 1913, and it was established along an existing railroad line for the

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. The ''Lima Observer'' newspaper was founded in 1914. In 1921, the

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helped to finance the founding of the Rosenwald Hall school in Lima; which remained in the community until its closure in 1966. With In 1926, the Greater Seminole Oil Field was founded, and with its opening brought White residents to the town, who then created a separate eastern village named, " New Lima".

Geography

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 74 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 39 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 43.24%

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, 36.49%

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, 5.41% Native American, and 14.86% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population. There were 30 households, out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were

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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% 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 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $15,625. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $14,375 for females. The

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for the town was $6,473. There were 47.4% of families and 59.7% of the population living below the

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, including 70.4% of under eighteens and 40.0% of those over 64.

Education

It is in the New Lima Public Schools school district.
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