Official Name: | Waukomis, Oklahoma |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Garfield |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.73 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.70 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.99 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.97 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1349 |
Population Density Km2: | 175.14 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 453.60 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1230 |
Coordinates: | 36.2842°N -97.9006°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 73773 |
Area Code: | 580 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 40-79200[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2413457 |
Waukomis is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,286 at the 2010 census,[3] an increase of 2.0 percent from 1,261 in 2000.[4]
Waukomis is located south of the center of Garfield County. U.S. Route 81 forms the eastern border of the town; the highway leads north 8miles to Enid, the county seat, and south to Hennessey.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.6km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.37%, is water.[3]
As of the census in 2021, there is 1,227 people, 510 households, and 352 families residing in the town. The population density was 410.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 567 housing units at an average density of 184.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial make-up of the town was 92.31% White, 0.71% African American, 3.41% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 510 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $59,450. Males had a median income of $26,959 versus $21,641 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,213. About 12.8% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65.
Waukomis is in the Waukomis Public Schools district.[5]