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Washington, Oklahoma
Washington is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 673 as of the 2020 census.
While some sources list the town as having been named after George Washington, first president of the United States, the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture relates a "popular local story" that the name was actually chosen to honor Caddo chief "Little Boy" George Washington, who had lived nearby.
A post office called Washington has been in operation since 1904. The post office charter was granted May 10, 1904.
When the Oklahoma Central Railway was built through McClain County in 1907, local resident Hoyt Turner and his Chickasaw-Choctaw wife, Daisy Willis, petitioned the federal court at Muskogee to remove the restrictions from a surplus allotment east of their farm so that a townsite could be established. The request was approved on December 24, 1907, shortly after statehood became effective, and Washington became the first townsite to have tribal restrictions removed for that reason.
Washington is in central McClain County, located along State Highway 24. It is 11 miles (18 km) by road northwest of Purcell, and 31 miles (50 km) south of Oklahoma City.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.88%, are water. Walnut Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Canadian River, runs along the northern edge of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 520 people, 186 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density was 503.8 inhabitants per square mile (194.5/km2). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 186.0 per square mile (71.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 92.12% White, 2.88% Native American, 1.15% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.23% of the population.
There were 186 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.
Washington, Oklahoma
Washington is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 673 as of the 2020 census.
While some sources list the town as having been named after George Washington, first president of the United States, the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture relates a "popular local story" that the name was actually chosen to honor Caddo chief "Little Boy" George Washington, who had lived nearby.
A post office called Washington has been in operation since 1904. The post office charter was granted May 10, 1904.
When the Oklahoma Central Railway was built through McClain County in 1907, local resident Hoyt Turner and his Chickasaw-Choctaw wife, Daisy Willis, petitioned the federal court at Muskogee to remove the restrictions from a surplus allotment east of their farm so that a townsite could be established. The request was approved on December 24, 1907, shortly after statehood became effective, and Washington became the first townsite to have tribal restrictions removed for that reason.
Washington is in central McClain County, located along State Highway 24. It is 11 miles (18 km) by road northwest of Purcell, and 31 miles (50 km) south of Oklahoma City.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.88%, are water. Walnut Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Canadian River, runs along the northern edge of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 520 people, 186 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density was 503.8 inhabitants per square mile (194.5/km2). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 186.0 per square mile (71.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 92.12% White, 2.88% Native American, 1.15% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.23% of the population.
There were 186 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.
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