Crowder, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Crowder, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pittsburg
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.93
Area Land Km2:5.31
Area Water Km2:2.62
Area Total Sq Mi:3.06
Area Land Sq Mi:2.05
Area Water Sq Mi:1.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:306
Population Density Km2:57.61
Population Density Sq Mi:149.20
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:643
Coordinates:35.1228°N -95.6681°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:74430
Area Code:539/918
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-18550[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2412393

Crowder is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 430 at the 2010 census.

History

At the time of its founding, Crowder was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory.[3] The settlement was originally called Juanita, after Juanita Harlan Crowder, wife of Dr. W.E. Crowder, an early-day physician. A post office was established at Juanita, Indian Territory on March 21, 1902. Its name was changed to Crowder on June 4, 1904, in honor of Dr. Crowder.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi, of which 1sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (2.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 436 people, 159 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was 446sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 183 housing units at an average density of 187.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 85.09% White, 0.92% African American, 7.80% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 2.52% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 159 households, out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $31,364. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $17,115 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,394. About 11.7% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. John W. Morris, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma, Plate 38.
  4. George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 57 & 113. The book's description of Juanita is confused with that of the town of Crowder in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. The correct information was ascertained using the Post Office Site Location Reports on file in the National Archives.