Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, United States. The population was 78 as of the 2020 United States census. Its name is a portmanteau of the names of three founding fathers: Lowe, Kelley and Baker. Lookeba is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county, located along the route of the old Rock Island railway.
Geography
Lookeba is located in northern Caddo County.
U.S. Route 281
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The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, a ...
passes just west of the town, leading north to
Interstate 40
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Binger
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* Carl Binger (1889–1976), American psychiatrist
* James H. Binger (1916–2004), American lawyer and chief executive
*Louis Gustave Binger (1856–1936), French ex ...
. Sugar Creek travels south-southeast past the east side of the community.''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 40
According to the
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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of 2000, there were 131 people, 45 households, and 34 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 69 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 74.81%
White
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 19.85% of the population.
There were 45 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were
married couples
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living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,000, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $21,563 versus $25,000 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $7,791. There were 27.8% of families and 33.1% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including 37.0% of under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.