Official Name: | Forest Park, Oklahoma |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oklahoma |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.75 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.75 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1049 |
Population Density Km2: | 220.88 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 571.97 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1184 |
Coordinates: | 35.5072°N -97.4472°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 40-26850[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2412636 |
Forest Park is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 998 at the 2010 census.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1sqmi, all land.
White alone (NH) | 164 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 215 | 16.43% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 20.50% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 729 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 701 | 73.05% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 66.83% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 12 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 12 | 1.20% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.14% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 20 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 23 | 2.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.19% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Other race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.10% | |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 52 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 66 | 5.21% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6.29% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 21 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 31 | 2.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.96% | |
Total | 998 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,049 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the census of 2010, there were 998 people living in the town.[3] The population density was 501.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 462 housing units at an average density of 210.4sp=usNaNsp=us.[3] The racial makeup of the town was 22.70% White, 72.14% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.66% Asian, and 3.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 432 households in the town,[3] out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $55,536, and the median income for a family was $60,163. Males had a median income of $37,000 versus $28,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,300. About 4.7% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Most of Forest Park is in Midwest City-Del City Schools. A portion is in Millwood Public Schools.[6]
The zoned schools of the Mid-Del portion are Pleasant Hills Elementary School, Del Crest Junior High School, and Del City High School.[7]