Marland is a town in Noble County,

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 225 at the 2010 census. It was named for

Ernest W. Marland Ernest Whitworth Marland (May 8, 1874 – October 3, 1941) was an American lawyer, Petroleum industry, oil businessman in Pennsylvania and later Oklahoma, and politician who was a United States Representative (congressman) and 10th Governor of Ok ...

, an oilman from nearby Ponca City who later became a

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of Oklahoma.Dianna Everett,
Marland
, ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed March 30, 2015. Marland is on SH-156, south-southwest of Ponca City.

History

Marland began as a community named "Bliss," a shipping point on the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996. The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at vario ...

(often called simply the Santa Fe). The surrounding countryside, formerly part of the

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reservation, had been leased for cattle grazing and was part of the

Miller Brothers 101 Ranch The Miller Brothers 101 Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma before statehood. Located near modern-day Ponca City, it was founded by Colonel George Washington Miller, a veteran of the Confederate Army, in 1893.Hoy, JimC ...

. The brothers built stockyards adjacent to the railroad on the south side of their ranch for shipping cattle. A community began forming nearby, with grain elevator, a lumber yard and a general store. The Millers platted a town on the east side of the tracks in 1906 and began selling lots. In 1917, the Millers decided to move the town to the other side of the tracks, about north. The population continued to grow, reaching 250 residents. In the 1920s, oil discovered by Ernest W. Marland in the nearby Three Sands Field helped the town, leading to the April 1922 election and town name change to Marland. But the Great Depression of the 1930s bankrupted the Miller Brothers ranch, and the Three Sands Field went dry, stunting further town growth.

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 280 people, 83 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 98 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 48.93%

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, 38.57% Native American, 3.21% from other races, and 9.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 10.00% of the population. There were 83 households, out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.86. In the town, the population was spread out, with 41.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $18,000 for females. The

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for the town was $8,918. About 31.0% of families and 37.9% of the population were below the

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, including 49.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.3% of those 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Towns in Noble County, Oklahoma Towns in Oklahoma

History

Geography

Demographics

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