Stratford, Oklahoma

Stratford, Oklahoma
—  Town  —
Location of Stratford, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°47′46″N 96°57′37″W / 34.79611°N 96.96028°W / 34.79611; -96.96028Coordinates: 34°47′46″N 96°57′37″W / 34.79611°N 96.96028°W / 34.79611; -96.96028
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Garvin
Area
– Total	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Land	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,119 ft (341 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,474
– Density	1,434.7/sq mi (553.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	74872
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-70800[1]
GNIS feature ID	1098579[2]

Stratford is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,474 at the 2000 census.

History

Stratford was originally the town of McGee which was established in 1891. In 1906 the Oklahoma Central Railroad built the railroad two miles south of McGee. The town placed its buildings on wagons and wheeled them down to the train tracks. The new town was first named Walling, but by October 1906 the name was changed to Stratford.^[3] Stratford is known as the Peach capital of Oklahoma and holds its Peach Festival, annual rodeo, and car show the second Saturday each July.^[4]

Geography

Stratford is located at 34°47′46″N 96°57′37″W / 34.79611°N 96.96028°W / 34.79611; -96.96028 (34.796077, -96.960342)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,474 people, 612 households, and 386 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,434.7 people per square mile (552.5/km²). There were 714 housing units at an average density of 695.0 per square mile (267.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.39% White, 0.75% African American, 15.26% Native American, 0.61% from other races, and 2.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 612 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% 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 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $26,210. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $14,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,247. About 20.1% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/ST045.html. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
4. ^ "City of Stratford's Homepage". http://stratfordok.org/index.html. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
5. ^ "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. 

External links

• http://stratfordok.org/index.html