Quapaw, Oklahoma

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Quapaw, Oklahoma
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Quapaw, Oklahoma


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Oklahoma
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ottawa

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 1.4
area_land_km2 = 1.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 984
population_density_km2 = 679.3
population_density_sq_mi = 1759.4

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 258
elevation_ft = 846
latd = 36 |latm = 57 |lats = 13 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 47 |longs = 23 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 74363
area_code = 918
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blank_info = 40-61400GR|2
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blank1_info = 1096980GR|3
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Quapaw is a town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 984 at the 2000 census. The local population has dropped under 1,000 mark in the 1990's to identicate a decline in population.

Geography

Quapaw is located at coor dms|36|57|13|N|94|47|23|W|city (36.953673, -94.789602)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 984 people, 352 households, and 258 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,759.4 people per square mile (678.4/km²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 756.3/sq mi (291.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.60% White, 22.46% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 8.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 352 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,083, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $17,279 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,182. About 22.3% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

Quapaw was mentioned in a 1976 episode of the television show, "M*A*S*H", a U.S. situation comedy. While Colonel Potter goes to Tokyo on R&R, his horse develops colic. B.J. mentions that his father-in-law, a resident of Quapaw, knows all about horses. He is then summoned to Korea to help to treat the horse.

Quapaw is mentioned in the movie "Oklahoma", as one of the towns in which the character Jud had worked at some point in the past. Jud also give a fictional account of a deadly arson that occurred there five years prior to the movie's setting.

See also

*Quapaw
*Quapaw Indian Agency

References

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