Okemah, Oklahoma
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Okemah is a city in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,038 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Okfuskee CountyGR6. It is the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie.
[edit] Geography
Okemah is located at (35.430987, -96.305500)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.63%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
Okemah is the birthplace of Woody Guthrie (1912 - 1967) and Gwen Guthrie((fact)) (1950-1999).
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,038 people, 1,242 households, and 763 families residing in the city. The population density was 451.1/km² (1,170.5/mi²). There were 1,506 housing units at an average density of 223.6/km² (580.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.09% White, 2.37% African American, 22.84% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 5.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.
There were 1,242 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,306, and the median income for a family was $26,659. Males had a median income of $21,905 versus $15,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,645. About 19.5% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.
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