Ripley, Oklahoma
Ripley, Oklahoma | ||
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FIPS code 40-63500 [3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2412554[2] |
Ripley is a town in southeastern
History
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (often called simply the Santa Fe) developed Ripley and auctioned the first lots on January 13, 1900. Three months later, the Ripley Times, reported that the community's population had already reached 1,000 persons.
Agriculture became the main source of income besides the railroad. A large farm named Morehead Plantation hired many African-American laborers to produce cotton. The cotton business declined sharply after World War I, but oil discoveries in the county offset the cotton decline for a while. However, oil markets declined in the late 1920s and the beginning of the Great Depression caused the town economy to decline. Ripley's population declined from a peak of 487 in 1930 to 292 in 1950 and 263 in 1960. The population rebounded to 451 in 1980 and 376 in 1990.[4] It peaked again in 2009 at 510; by 2016, it dropped to 403 people.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.
Ripley is on the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 474 | — | |
1910 | 368 | −22.4% | |
1920 | 406 | 10.3% | |
1930 | 487 | 20.0% | |
1940 | 415 | −14.8% | |
1950 | 292 | −29.6% | |
1960 | 263 | −9.9% | |
1970 | 307 | 16.7% | |
1980 | 451 | 46.9% | |
1990 | 376 | −16.6% | |
2000 | 444 | 18.1% | |
2010 | 403 | −9.2% | |
2020 | 346 | −14.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
As of the
There were 158 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,643, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $15,250 for females. The
Notable people
- William A. Berry (1915–2004). Born in Ripley. Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
- Billy McGinty (1871–1961) Member of the Roosevelt Rough Riders Association. McGinty's Cowboy Band[4]
- Casey Sadler (1990-) MLB pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Landmarks
- Allen Williamson.
- The Hopkins Sandstone House and Farmstead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Payne County, Oklahoma.
Notes
- ^ The official U.S. Census for 1900 showed only 474 persons. No explanation for the discrepancy is available. Either the numbers were collected at different times, or the larger number included many people intending to file homestead claims near Ripley.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ripley, Oklahoma
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Carla S. Chlouber, "Ripley," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed May 31, 2015.
- ^ CensusViewer: Population of the City of Ripley, Oklahoma
- ^ a b "Ripley, Oklahoma". Mapquest. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Cushing Lake". TravelOK.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.