Summit, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°40′10″N 95°25′14″W / 35.66944°N 95.42056°W / 35.66944; -95.42056
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Summit, Oklahoma
FIPS code
40-71450[3]
GNIS feature ID2413349[2]

Summit is a town in

2000.[5]
Summit, is located in Muskogee County six miles southwest of the city of Muskogee. The community retained a post office as early as 1896. Like many of the other Black towns previously mentioned, was a stopover destination on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway and had a depot in the community. It is said that the town may have been named Summit because it was the highest point on the railroad between Arkansas and the North Canadian rivers.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990170—
200022632.9%
2010139−38.5%
2020108−22.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 66 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 3.60.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 42.0% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,917, and the median income for a family was $15,625. Males had a median income of $16,563 versus $11,875 for females. The

poverty line
, including 65.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.0% of those 65 or over.

Historic Sites

Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Muskogee County, Oklahoma

NRHP-listed sites in Summit include:

See also

  • Land Run of 1889.[7]

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: Summit, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Larry O'Dell, "Summit", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed May 2, 2010.
  5. ^ CensusViewer: Population of the City of Summit, Oklahoma
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ O'Dell, Larry. "All-Black Towns". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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