Medford

Medford, Oklahoma
—  City  —
Location of Medford, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°48′23″N 97°44′13″W / 36.80639°N 97.73694°W / 36.80639; -97.73694Coordinates: 36°48′23″N 97°44′13″W / 36.80639°N 97.73694°W / 36.80639; -97.73694
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Grant
Area
• Total	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
• Land	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	996
• Density	910/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73759
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-47300[2]
GNIS feature ID	1095284[3]
Website	MedfordOklahoma.com

Medford is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Oklahoma, United States.^[4] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 996.^[1]

History

Medford was founded by Hobart Johnstone Whitley, a land developer, banker, farmer and Rock Island Railroad executive.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Medford is located at 36°48′23″N 97°44′13″W / 36.80639°N 97.73694°W / 36.80639; -97.73694 (36.806457, -97.736918).^[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,172 people, 480 households, and 304 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,099.1 people per square mile (422.9/km²). There were 591 housing units at an average density of 554.3 per square mile (213.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.82% White, 0.17% African American, 2.30% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.

There were 480 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,708, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $18,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,848. About 10.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Dennis Reimer, U.S. Army General and former Army Chief of Staff
• James Kilian, Professional football player

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved April 30, 2012. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• City of Medford

v t e Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Oklahoma, United States County seat: Medford Cities Medford Pond Creek Towns Deer Creek Jefferson Lamont Manchester Nash Renfrow Wakita Unincorporated communities Clyde Hawley Salt Fork Sand Creek

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