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Snyder, Oklahoma

Snyder is a city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,301 at the time of the 2020 Census.

The community of Snyder was established in Oklahoma Territory, just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mountain Park in 1902. The founder was Charles G. Jones of Oklahoma City, president of the Oklahoma City and Western Railroad, who had a dispute with that municipality. Jones named the new town for Bryan Snyder, an employee of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco), which ran north and south through the townsite.

In 1905, a tornado hit Snyder and killed 97 people, including the superintendent of public schools. Fires in 1906 and 1909 destroyed most of the wooden buildings along Main Street. These were quickly replaced by brick buildings. By the time of statehood in 1907, Snyder had a population of 607 residents. The number grew to 1,122 in 1910.

Snyder is located at the junction of U.S. routes 62 and 183. It is also 28 miles (45 km) south of Hobart, 22 miles (35 km) east of Altus and 36 miles (58 km) west of Lawton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Snyder has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 census, Snyder had a population of 1,301. The median age was 40.9 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 532 households in Snyder, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.4% were married-couple households, 22.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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