Editing Arcadia, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Arcadia, Oklahoma
| settlement_type    = Town
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Unity - Pride - Commitment"
| image_skyline      = Arcadia Round Barn (NRHP).jpg
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| image_caption      = [[Arcadia Round Barn|Arcadia's Round Barn]], a Route 66 icon
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| image_seal         = 
| image_map          = Oklahoma County Oklahoma Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Arcadia highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location in [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]] and the state of [[Oklahoma]].

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| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Oklahoma}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Oklahoma|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]

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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 169
| population_density_km2 = 42.99
| population_density_sq_mi = 111.33

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| elevation_ft       = 961
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|39|56|N|97|19|32|W|region:US-OK|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 73007
| area_code          = [[Area code 405|405]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 40-02550<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Arcadia''' is a town in [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States, and a part of the [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]]. The population was 169 at the [[2020 United States census]], a 31% decrease from 247 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arcadia, Oklahoma Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/oklahoma/arcadia |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>

==History==
Arcadia was established soon after the [[Land Rush of 1889]] and drew both white and African American cotton farmers, who named the land after the Greek town of Arcadia. A post office was established in 1890. The [[Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad]] constructed a line in 1902-3 from Bartlesville to Oklahoma City, passing immediately south of Arcadia.<ref name="EOHC-Arcadia">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AR005 Everett, Diana. "Arcadia."  ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Retrieved September 17, 2009.</ref>

The town thrived as an agricultural community in the early 20th century. Located near the [[Deep Fork River]], the soil was well suited to producing cotton. The local newspaper, the ''Arcadia Star'', claimed Arcadia had a population of 800 in 1904. However, the U.S. census of 1900 counted only 706 in Deep Fork Township, which included Arcadia. The census at statehood in 1907 registered 994 persons in Arcadia.<ref name="EOHC-Arcadia"/>

In June 1924, fire destroyed most of the business district. One building, Tulon's Drugstore, survived and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="EOHC-Arcadia"/>

Voters resisted incorporation attempts in the 1930s and again in 1980. Sentiment changed after [[Edmond, Oklahoma]] attempted to annex the community in 1984-85, and Arcadia finally incorporated in 1987.

==Geography==
Arcadia is located approximately {{convert|17|mi|km}} northeast of [[Oklahoma City]].<ref name="EOHC-Arcadia"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1990= 320
|2000= 279
|2010= 247
|2020= 169
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Arcadia town, Oklahoma – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Arcadia town, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4002550&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Arcadia town, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4002550&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Arcadia town, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4002550&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|91
|59
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|32.62%
|23.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.54%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|155
|140
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|55.56%
|56.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45.56%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|20
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|7.17%
|7.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|12
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|4.30%
|9.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.36%
|2.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''279'''
|'''247'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''169'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 247 people living in the town.<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>  The population density was {{convert|185|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 113 housing units at an average density of {{convert|81.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 57.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 23.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.81% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.43% of the population.

There were 108 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,359, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,722. About 10.9% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.5% of those 65 or over.
[[File:Pops Restaurant, Route 66, Arcadia, Oklahoma, 04404a.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pops (restaurant)|Pops Restaurant]], [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma|Route 66]], Arcadia]]

==Economy==
Residents who are still employed generally commute to other communities for work, primarily in Oklahoma City.<ref name="EOHC-Arcadia" />

==Education==
Most of Arcadia is in [[Edmond Public Schools]],<!--10590--> while a portion is in [[Luther Public Schools]].<!--18630--><ref name=CensusSDmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40109_oklahoma/DC20SD_C40109.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.travelok.com/Arcadia Information, photos and videos on TravelOK.com] Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AR005l ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - "Arcadia"]

{{Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area}}
{{Oklahoma County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Oklahoma City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1890]]
[[Category:Enclaves in the United States]]