- Morrison, Oklahoma
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Morrison, Oklahoma — Town — Location of Morrison, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°17′45″N 97°0′40″W / 36.29583°N 97.01111°WCoordinates: 36°17′45″N 97°0′40″W / 36.29583°N 97.01111°W Country United States State Oklahoma County Noble Area – Total 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) – Land 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 938 ft (286 m) Population (2000) – Total 636 – Density 1,009.2/sq mi (389.6/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 73061 Area code(s) 580 FIPS code 40-49450[1] GNIS feature ID 1095526[2] Morrison is a town in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 636 at the 2000 census.
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History
Morrison, OK is located in the Cherokee Outlet, which was created for the Cherokee Nation in 1835. The Outlet was opened to non-Indian settlement by the Cherokee Strip Land Run in September 1893.[3] The Morrison community emerged in 1894 on land that was once the Osage tribe's hunting grounds.
Roselda Morrison, wife of James Morrison, owned the land upon which the town emerged. Nearby, a man named Autry (for whom the township was named) built a store, which received a postal designation as Autry in 1893. James Morrison had purchased the store, and the post office was redesignated Morrison in February 1894. Morrison donated forty acres for a town, which was surveyed and platted in August 1894. The community incorporated on August 13, 1894.[4]
Geography
Morrison is located at 36°17′45″N 97°0′40″W / 36.29583°N 97.01111°W (36.295955, -97.010988)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 636 people, 255 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,009.2 people per square mile (389.8/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 434.8 per square mile (167.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.15% White, 0.31% African American, 2.83% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 2.67% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.25% of the population.
There were 255 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,482, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $31,618 versus $17,045 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,393. 15.1% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.6% of those under the age of 18 and 3.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Sports
Morrison is home to the Wildcats who have won 13 eight-man football state championships and 1 Class A state championship (08'). (1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) The Wildcats won 90 games in a row from 1988 to 1995.
Points of interest
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.
- ^ Oklahoma Historical Society
- ^ http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/M/MO024.html
- ^ "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
Municipalities and communities of Noble County, Oklahoma City 
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesCeres | Lucien | Otoe | Sumner
Categories:- Populated places in Noble County, Oklahoma
- Towns in Oklahoma
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