- Mannford, Oklahoma
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Mannford, Oklahoma — Town — Location of Mannford, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°7′34″N 96°20′32″W / 36.12611°N 96.34222°WCoordinates: 36°7′34″N 96°20′32″W / 36.12611°N 96.34222°W Country United States State Oklahoma Counties Creek, Tulsa, Pawnee Area – Total 6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2) – Land 5.4 sq mi (13.9 km2) – Water 1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2) Elevation 732 ft (223 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,095 – Density 389.8/sq mi (150.5/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 74044 Area code(s) 539/918 FIPS code 40-46200[1] GNIS feature ID 1100125[2] Mannford is a town in Creek, Pawnee, and Tulsa counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In 2010, the population was 3,076 compared to 2,095 at the 2000 census.[3] A bedroom community of Tulsa sitting on Lake Keystone, this town claims to be, "the Striped Bass Capital of the World". The town relocated in the early 1960s due to the creation of Lake Keystone, which inundated its original site.
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Geography
Mannford is located at 36°7′34″N 96°20′32″W / 36.12611°N 96.34222°W (36.126117, -96.342176).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (13.9 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4.07 km²) of it (22.14%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,095 people, 783 households, and 583 families residing in the town. The population density was 389.8 people per square mile (150.6/km²). There were 865 housing units at an average density of 160.9 per square mile (62.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.31% White, 0.10% African American, 4.39% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 3.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 783 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,306, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $32,991 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,722. About 6.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
The wooded area of Mannford has been widely popular for common bigfoot (sasquatch) sightings. They are still researching the sightings to this day to see if it is possible a creature of it's stature to be living here. The popular show on 'Animal Planet' "Finding Bigfoot" has called the mayor of the town to see if they can come and do research on the notable bigfoot sightings in this area.
Media
Mannford has one newspaper, the Mannford Eagle. The paper is published every Wednesday. It is owned by Community Publishers, a newspaper and Internet publisher and commercial printer that serves Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Notable People
Lee Hazlewood, a country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer was also born here. Current University of Oklahoma Baseball player (Shortstop), Sky Bushyhead is a Mannford native. Farmers son's Tyler Butler, Will Jefferies and local Indian John Winfield, has been popular on the show "Ancient Aliens" on History Channel, for telling their tale of getting abducted by the martians. To this day, they do not like talking about it, the future film coming out about them called "Anally Raped" will discuss their story about the horrifying alien abductions.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Muni Net Guide: Mannford, Oklahoma.[http://www.muninetguide.com/states/oklahoma/mannford/}
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Municipalities and communities of Creek County, Oklahoma Cities 
Towns Depew | Kellyville | Kiefer | Lawrence Creek | Mannford‡ | Mounds | Shamrock | Slick
CDP Unincorporated
communitiesGhost towns Pameta | Phillipsburg | Pumpkin Center | Robertsburg | Thompsonville | Twin Mounds
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Municipalities and communities of Pawnee County, Oklahoma Cities 
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Municipalities and communities of Tulsa County, Oklahoma Cities Bixby‡ | Broken Arrow‡ | Collinsville‡ | Glenpool | Jenks | Owasso‡ | Sand Springs‡ | Sapulpa‡ | Tulsa‡
Towns CDPs Unincorporated
communityFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Creek County, Oklahoma
- Populated places in Pawnee County, Oklahoma
- Populated places in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- Towns in Oklahoma
- Tulsa Metropolitan Area
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