Fanshawe, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°58′25″N 94°49′19″W / 34.97361°N 94.82194°W / 34.97361; -94.82194
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Fanshawe, Oklahoma
FIPS code
40-25400[3]
GNIS feature ID2412620[2]

Fanshawe is a town in

Le Flore counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 Census, the town had a total population of 317.[4] The Le Flore County portion of Fanshawe is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

A post office was established at Fanshawe, Indian Territory on March 31, 1891.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.7 square miles (58.8 km2), of which 22.6 square miles (58.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2) (0.57%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1970199
1980416109.0%
1990331−20.4%
200038416.0%
20104199.1%
2020317−24.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8][4]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.82% of the population.

There were 146 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $23,125 for females. The

poverty line
, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fanshawe, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Fanshawe (town), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 77.
  6. ^ "Fanshawe". Greg McGowen, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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