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Weatherford, Oklahoma
Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 12,076 at the time of the 2020 census, a gain of about 11.5% over the 10,833 figure from the 2010 census. Route 66 follows Main Street through the city. The Stafford Air & Space Museum honors astronaut Thomas P. Stafford.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.05 square miles (18.3 km2), all land.
Situated on land made available to homesteaders as part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Roundup and Removal on April 19, 1892, Weatherford was incorporated on August 3, 1898, on a townsite location chosen by banking and civic leader Beeks Erick. By 1900, the town's population was 1,017. The town's original post office was located approximately two miles north of town, on William John and Lorinda Powell Weatherford's homestead. Lorinda Weatherford served as its postmaster and namesake. In its early years, farming and ranching provided the major economic base, with corn, cotton, and maize the major crops. Additionally, a brick plant, a cement plant, and a broom factory provided jobs as well as supplies for early residents.
As of the 2020 census, Weatherford had a population of 12,076. The median age was 26.0 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over.
99.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.8% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,748 households in Weatherford, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.9% were married-couple households, 24.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,503 housing units, of which 13.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 46.3% were owner-occupied and 53.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.3%.
Kodak's 50-year old manufacturing plant in Weatherford was subject to a $15 million expansion in 2017 related to flexographic packaging plates.
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Weatherford, Oklahoma
Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 12,076 at the time of the 2020 census, a gain of about 11.5% over the 10,833 figure from the 2010 census. Route 66 follows Main Street through the city. The Stafford Air & Space Museum honors astronaut Thomas P. Stafford.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.05 square miles (18.3 km2), all land.
Situated on land made available to homesteaders as part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Roundup and Removal on April 19, 1892, Weatherford was incorporated on August 3, 1898, on a townsite location chosen by banking and civic leader Beeks Erick. By 1900, the town's population was 1,017. The town's original post office was located approximately two miles north of town, on William John and Lorinda Powell Weatherford's homestead. Lorinda Weatherford served as its postmaster and namesake. In its early years, farming and ranching provided the major economic base, with corn, cotton, and maize the major crops. Additionally, a brick plant, a cement plant, and a broom factory provided jobs as well as supplies for early residents.
As of the 2020 census, Weatherford had a population of 12,076. The median age was 26.0 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over.
99.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.8% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,748 households in Weatherford, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.9% were married-couple households, 24.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,503 housing units, of which 13.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 46.3% were owner-occupied and 53.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.3%.
Kodak's 50-year old manufacturing plant in Weatherford was subject to a $15 million expansion in 2017 related to flexographic packaging plates.