Cashion, Oklahoma
Cashion, Oklahoma | ||
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FIPS code 40-12650[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2413177[2] |
Cashion is a town in
History
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Cashion began as the town of Downs, Oklahoma on a hill 3 miles (5 km) south of the
In 1900, the
Cashion was named for Roy Cashion of Hennessey, Oklahoma.[9] Roy, a graduate of the Hennessy Class of 1897, had a strong passion and belief in the freedom of the Cuban people. His graduation speech was entitled "Liberty for Cuba". When the territorial governor asked for volunteers, Cashion's name was first one on the list. He passed through this area on his way to join Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish–American War. On July 1, 1898, Cashion was killed by a gunshot to the head in the famous charge on San Juan Hill in Cuba. He is believed to be the first Oklahoman to die in battle on foreign soil.[9]
Incorporated in Oklahoma Territory in 1901, Cashion experienced a boom. Its growth peaked by 1915 and 1916. At this time, two railroads were running two trains a day into town from both Guthrie (the Santa Fe) and Kingfisher (the Rock Island). An oil boom brought in the "Cashion Pool", which was considered the largest single pool ever discovered. It ran from south of Cashion to just west of Enid.[citation needed]
Cashion was known as "The Town Too Tough to Die". While the neighboring towns of Downs, Wandell, Big Four,
A resurgent economy created more jobs in nearby Guthrie and Kingfisher, causing new residents to move into Cashion. In 1960, the census recorded 221 residents. The 1970 census recorded 329.[9] The 2020 census reports the population of the town as 850.[11]
Cashion made national news after a police officer, Charlie Missinne, tasered a 65 year old woman after a traffic stop for a broken car light. The woman was said by the officer to be "resisting arrest" [12] The woman later accepted a plea bargain for misdemeanor charges of "resisting an officer, obstruction, eluding and officer and operating a vehicle with defective equipment."[13]
Geography
Cashion is located in southeastern Kingfisher County with the town limits extending east into Logan County. It is 18 miles (29 km) east-southeast of Kingfisher and the same distance southwest of Guthrie.[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cashion has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which 1.9 acres (7,576 m2), or 0.17%, are water.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 289 | — | |
1920 | 296 | 2.4% | |
1930 | 291 | −1.7% | |
1940 | 232 | −20.3% | |
1950 | 182 | −21.6% | |
1960 | 221 | 21.4% | |
1970 | 329 | 48.9% | |
1980 | 547 | 66.3% | |
1990 | 430 | −21.4% | |
2000 | 635 | 47.7% | |
2010 | 802 | 26.3% | |
2020 | 850 | 6.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[14] |
As of the
There were 238 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $44,844. Males had a median income of $31,012 versus $25,729 for females. The
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cashion, Oklahoma
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Cashion (town), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Cashion town, Oklahoma". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780806114200. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cashion". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Guthrie and Kingfisher Railway Company". Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870, to April 1, 1978 (accessed on Oklahoma Digital Prairie), p.40-43. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Everett, Dianna. "Cashion," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Archived December 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Guthrie and Western Railway Company". Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870, to April 1, 1978 (accessed on Oklahoma Digital Prairie), p.29-39. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Cashion, OK Profile" Census.gov (Accessed September 7, 2022)
- ^ "Woman, 65, tasered by police after fleeing then kicking officer who stopped her over broken light: 'You're not placing me under no arrest'".
- ^ "Oklahoma woman accepts plea deal in traffic stop arrest" KFOR.com (Aug. 3, 2020) (Accessed September 7, 2022)
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.