Editing Alex, Oklahoma

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'''Alex''' is a town in [[Grady County, Oklahoma|Grady County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.  The population was 482 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 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>

==History==
The town, now locally pronounced Elik, bears the name of an early settler, an intermarried Chickasaw, named William Vinson Alexander whose wife, Martha, served as the first postmistress, after the post office was established in Alexander's store in December 1885. Alexander established the First State Bank on October 3, 1907.<ref name="EOHC-Alex">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AL006 Jackson, Gwen. "Alex." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture."] Accessed December 28, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/alex.htm |title=Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns |publisher=KWTV |access-date=November 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011218023814/http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/alex.htm |archive-date=December 18, 2001 }}</ref>

Alex was almost destroyed on July 7, 1906, when a tornado hit the town. The business district was mostly rebuilt a year later, with a drug store, a variety store and three general stores. The ''Alex Tribune'' newspaper  was first published in 1907 and continued in business until the 1940s. The town incorporated in 1910.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land. It lies {{convert|10|miles|km}} south of [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]].<ref name="EOHC-Alex"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1920= 478
|1930= 598
|1940= 544
|1950= 563
|1960= 545
|1970= 492
|1980= 769
|1990= 639
|2000= 635
|2010= 550
|2020= 482
|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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As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 550 people living in the town.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The population density was {{convert|82|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 289 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The racial makeup of the town was 91.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.89% of the population.

There were 254 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,353, and the median income for a family was $31,364. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,455. About 15.1% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==Economy==
Alex is primarily a farm community. The main crops are wheat and alfalfa. Livestock raising is also important.<ref name="EOHC-Alex"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.alexoklahoma.net/alexhistory/index.html Community history]
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AL006 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Alex]

{{Grady County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Grady County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]