Addington, Oklahoma
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Addington is a town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 83 as of the 2020 United States census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
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The town was founded in 1890.<ref name="EOHC-Addington">May, Jon D. "Addington," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved August 8, 2013.</ref> Its post office was established on January 8, 1896,<ref name = "ghost_towns">Template:Cite book</ref> and was named after its first postmaster, James P. Addington.<ref name="early_post">Template:Cite journal</ref>
The town was not formally incorporated until 1901.<ref name = "ghost_towns"/> Addington's growth was helped by being located on the line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad,<ref name = "ghost_towns"/> and its population peaked circa 1915, with 1,000 citizens.<ref name = "ghost_towns"/> However, the town's population has undergone a steady decline since that time.<ref name="EOHC-Addington"/> Nevertheless, despite threats of closure over the years,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the post office in Addington remains open.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Former newspapers were the Addington Free Lance, the Addington Advertiser, the Addington Journal, and the Addington Herald.<ref name="EOHC-Addington"/><ref name = "ghost_towns"/>
Geography
[edit]Addington is located Template:Convert north and Template:Convert west of Waurika.<ref name="EOHC-Addington"/>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population At the 2010 census, there were 114 people living in the town.<ref name="Census2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 59 housing units at an average density of 235 per square mile (89/kmTemplate:Sup).<ref name="Census2010"/> The racial makeup of the town was 92.31% White, 2.56% Native American, 3.42% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.98% of the population.
There were 44 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.23.
Age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median household income was $40,417, and the median family income was $48,750. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,170. There were 16.7% of families and 9.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 21.4% of those over 64.