Official Name: | Meeker, Oklahoma |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.80 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.62 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.01 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.94 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1004 |
Population Density Km2: | 131.74 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 341.15 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Elevation Ft: | 968 |
Coordinates: | 35.5036°N -96.8978°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 74855 |
Area Code: | 405/572 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 40-47450[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2412978 |
Meeker is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2010 census. It was prominently featured in the documentary Will & Harper.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2sqmi, of which 3.2sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.63%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 978 people, 409 households, and 269 families residing in the town. The population density was 309.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 478 housing units at an average density of 151.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 84.56% White, 0.72% African American, 9.82% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 4.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 409 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $34,659. Males had a median income of $31,146 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,344. About 16.1% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and Hall of Famer, was raised in Meeker.
See main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. The following sites in Meeker are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: