Rocky Mountain, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Rocky Mountain, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adair
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:39.54
Area Land Km2:39.50
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:15.26
Area Land Sq Mi:15.25
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:471
Population Density Km2:11.92
Population Density Sq Mi:30.88
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1119
Coordinates:35.7961°N -94.7719°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-63720[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2409199

Rocky Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 420 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 33.3km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.08%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 448 people, 156 households, and 117 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 34.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 162 housing units at an average density of 12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 39.29% White, 0.22% African American, 53.79% Native American, and 6.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,886, and the median income for a family was $30,795. Males had a median income of $21,500 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,735. About 20.0% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 34.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rocky Mountain CDP, Oklahoma. https://archive.today/20200212195629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4063720. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 15, 2013.