Editing Agra, Oklahoma

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'''Agra''' is a town in northern [[Lincoln County, Oklahoma|Lincoln County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.  The population was 339 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 18, 2013 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> An early real estate developer coined the town's name from the word "agriculture".

==History==
Agra began to form around the turn of 20th century. A post office opened in Agra on December 20, 1902, with Isaac C. Pierce serving as the first postmaster.  The Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (which later became part of the [[Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway]] (also known as MKT or "Katy") built a line from [[Oklahoma City]] to [[Parsons, Kansas]] between 1902 and 1904.{{efn|The official founding date is 1904.}} The townsite was developed after two local farmers, Frank Wheeler and Sam Holder, sold their lands along the railroad.  American Land Loan and Trust Company divided the site into town lots.<ref name="EOHC-Agra">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AG001 Wilson, Linda D. "Agra." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed August 18, 2018.</ref>

The first businesses in town were a drugstore, opened by John Olmstead and a general store opened by Mark Crane. Otherwise, the first buildings were houses and a few churches. The Bank of Agra was built in 1904.{{The Bank of Agra was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR 90000122). Attempts to save the bank building, failed due to its deterioration, and it was razed in August 1999.<ref name="EOHC-Agra"/>}}  School was taught in churches until 1905, when the first school building was constructed. By 1918, the town had also added the Commercial Hotel and a cotton gin. Early newspapers published in Agra were the ''Agra News'' and the ''Queen City Times''.{{efn|Very early, Agra residents called the town "Queen City", hence the name of the newspaper.}} However, both the nickname and the newspaper passed into oblivion many years ago.

In the 21st century, most of the permanent residents have been employed by the oil and gas industry, and/or commuted to work in other towns.<ref name="EOHC-Agra"/> Agra is essentially a bedroom community. It is now a small country town, but has 3 churches, a restaurant, elementary and high school, post office, and convenience store.

==Geography==
Agra is {{convert|14|miles|km}} north of [[Chandler, Oklahoma|Chandler]], the Lincoln County seat, on [[Oklahoma State Highway 18|State Highway 18]].<ref name="EOHC-Agra"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 366
|1920= 272
|1930= 258
|1940= 281
|1950= 302
|1960= 265
|1970= 335
|1980= 354
|1990= 334
|2000= 356
|2010= 339
|2020= 311
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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At the 2010 [[census]], there were 339 people living in the town.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The population density was {{convert|1,007.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|417|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The racial makeup of the town was 89.61% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.90% [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], and 4.49% are from two or more races.

There were 131 households, of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.

Age distribution was 30.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median household income was $25,750, and the median family income was $30,781. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $12,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,997. About 20.6% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Agra is served by the [[Agra Independent School District]].

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AG001 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Agra]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory]

{{Lincoln County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1904]]