Editing Boswell, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|official_name            = Boswell, Oklahoma
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|image_caption            = Grand entry at the 2018 Boswell FFA Rodeo
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Oklahoma]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Choctaw County, Oklahoma|Choctaw]]
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|population_total         = 579
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|postal_code              = 74727
|area_code                = [[Area code 580|580]]
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'''Boswell''' is a town in [[Choctaw County, Oklahoma|Choctaw County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.  The population was 709 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="census-viewer-boswell">[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Boswell Census Viewer: Boswell, Oklahoma Population] (accessed November 4, 2013)</ref>

== History ==
The Boswell area was one of the Choctaw Nation's first and most important settlements.  A Presbyterian missionary station was founded at [[Mayhew, Indian Territory]], three miles north of present-day Boswell in the 1840s.  It soon became a government center as well as seat of civilization.  Mayhew became the administrative and judicial capital of the [[Pushmataha District]], one of three administrative super-regions comprising the  Choctaw Nation.<ref>More information about Mayhew and its role in the [[Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma|Choctaw Nation]] political landscape is available in John Morris' ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' and Angie Debo's Rise and ''Fall of the Choctaw Republic''.</ref>

Mayhew was located in [[Blue County, Choctaw Nation|Blue County]], one of the counties comprising the Pushmataha District.  In 1886 portions of Blue County, including Mayhew, were joined with parts of adjacent counties to form [[Jackson County, Choctaw Nation|Jackson County]].  The new county's seat of government was at Pigeon Roost, south of Boswell.

A [[United States Post Office]] was established at Mayhew, Indian Territory on February 5, 1845, and operated until September 30, 1902.  It then moved two miles south to Boswell, which was then a new townsite along the new railroad, and changed its name to Boswell.

Boswell was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant.<ref>George H. Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'', p. 27</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Boswell has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and 1.43% is water.

The town contains Boswell State Park, an [[List of Oklahoma state parks|Oklahoma State Park]] largely occupied by a lake, which has been stocked with [[channel catfish]].<ref>''Outdoor Oklahoma'' (2005), Volumes 61-62, p. 234.</ref>

===Climate===

{{Weather box
|location = Boswell, Oklahoma
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 52.1
|Feb high F = 57.0
|Mar high F = 66.1
|Apr high F = 74.0
|May high F = 80.7
|Jun high F = 88.2
|Jul high F = 93.4
|Aug high F = 93.5
|Sep high F = 86.1
|Oct high F = 76.4
|Nov high F = 64.7
|Dec high F = 55.2
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 28.7
|Feb low F = 33.4
|Mar low F = 42.2
|Apr low F = 51.5
|May low F = 59.0
|Jun low F = 66.6
|Jul low F = 70.3
|Aug low F = 69.1
|Sep low F = 62.9
|Oct low F = 51.2
|Nov low F = 41.8
|Dec low F = 32.4
|year low F= 50.8
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.0
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.1
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.8
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.9
|May precipitation inch = 5.7
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.5
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.5
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.2
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.7
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.8
|year precipitation inch=42.7
|source 1 = Weatherbase.com <ref>{{cite web
| url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=89043&refer=
| title = Historical Weather for Boswell, Oklahoma, United States}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 828
|1920= 1212
|1930= 934
|1940= 962
|1950= 875
|1960= 753
|1970= 755
|1980= 702
|1990= 643
|2000= 703
|2010= 709
|2020= 579
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 709 people, 295 households, and 184 families residing in the town.<ref name="factfinder-boswell">2010 Demographic Profile Data, [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]  . (accessed November 4, 2013)</ref>  The population density was {{convert|1,013|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 370 housing units at an average density of X per square mile (X/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 63.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 18.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.33% from two or more races.<ref name="census-viewer-boswell"/>  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] individuals were 5.92% of the population in 2010, having more than doubled since 2000.<ref name="census-viewer-boswell"/>

There were 295 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. A third (34.6%) of households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.04.<ref name="factfinder-boswell"/>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="factfinder-boswell"/>  The median age was 36.6 years.<ref name="factfinder-boswell"/>  For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males.<ref name="factfinder-boswell"/>  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were X males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,917, and the median income for a family was $27,300.<ref>2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]  . (accessed November 4, 2013)</ref>  Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $17,292 for females.  The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,523.  An estimated 35.8% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 64.9% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable People ==
* [[Henry G. Bennett]], longest-serving president of [[Oklahoma State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/henry-garland-bennett-9063/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
<!--* [http://www.hugo2choctawcountyok.com Choctaw County: Official Website] dead link, 11/10/2020 -->
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071031105529/http://groups.msn.com/TwoLaneBlacktopHomePage/clickforboswellthenandnowphotos.msnw Two Lane Blacktop: Return to Boswell]
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=BO023 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Boswell]

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[[Category:Towns in Choctaw County, Oklahoma]]
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[[Category:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]]
[[Category:State parks of Oklahoma]]