Newkirk is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,243 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kay County[3].
Geography
Newkirk is located at 36°52′59″N 97°3′21″W / 36.88306°N 97.05583°W / 36.88306; -97.05583 (36.883083, -97.055750)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.
Newkirk was also the name of the town in the movie Twister where the drive in movie scene took place. Even though it wasn't filmed in Newkirk, but in Guthrie OK, the directors took the name from this town.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,243 people, 928 households, and 607 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,728.5 people per square mile (666.2/km²). There were 1,024 housing units at an average density of 789.1/sq mi (304.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.73% White, 1.20% African American, 8.69% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 5.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.
There were 928 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,941, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $28,984 versus $19,315 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,971. About 11.0% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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