| Official Name: | Gans, Oklahoma |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sequoyah |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.56 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 251 |
| Population Density Km2: | 446.05 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1156.68 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 532 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3875°N -94.6947°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 74936 |
| Area Code: | 539/918 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 40-28350[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412666 |
Gans is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 312 at the 2010 census, an increase of 50 percent over the figure of 208 recorded in 2000.[3]
At the time of its founding, Gans was located in the Sequoyah District of the Cherokee Nation. It was originally called Jack Town, but was renamed Gann after three brothers, who were Cherokee Indians, settled there: Charlie Gann, Swimmer Gann, and Tom Gann.
A post office opened at Gann, Indian Territory on March 21, 1896. The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad built a line through the area during 1895-6 and requested that the name be changed to Gans, since it already had two stations named Gann. The name of the post office changed to Gans on September 8, 1899.[4]
Gans incorporated in 1902. It lost this status in 1933. It reincorporated in 1953. The town was seriously damaged by a tornado in 1957, but later rebuilt.[4]
Gans is located 7miles southeast of Sallisaw. The post office, established in 1896, was also renamed Gans.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 208 people, 79 households, and 57 families living in the town. The population density was 1111.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 87 housing units at an average density of 465sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 70.67% White, 0.96% African American, 26.44% Native American, 0.48% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 79 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,344, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $12,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,922. About 25.9% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under the age of 18 and 25.8% of those 65 or over.