Editing Bray, Oklahoma

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'''Bray''' is a town in [[Stephens County, Oklahoma|Stephens County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. It is located about 8 miles east of [[Marlow, Oklahoma|Marlow]] on [[Oklahoma State Highway 29]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Marlow,+OK/Bray,+OK+73055/@34.6431682,-97.9703877,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ad67e0ed59628d:0x70b74916b2998ef0!2m2!1d-97.9580933!2d34.6481318!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ad5ec46d64bc8d:0x318073a083f68cbd!2m2!1d-97.8175347!2d34.6378551!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |title=Marlow, Oklahoma to Bray, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=March 8, 2025}}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the community had 952 residents.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|url=  https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bray+town,+Oklahoma|title=Bray (town), Oklahoma|publisher= US Census Bureau|accessdate=March 7, 2025}}</ref>  The town is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/oklahoma-maps/ok-stephens-county-oklahoma-1911-map-rand-mcnally.html|title=Stephens County, Oklahoma 1911 Map|publisher=Rand McNally (accessed on MyGenealogyHound website)|accessdate=March 7, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|63.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|62.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} (1.11%) is water.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Bray, Oklahoma
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 50.4
|Feb high F = 56.1
|Mar high F = 66.1
|Apr high F = 74.7
|May high F = 81
|Jun high F = 88.4
|Jul high F = 94.4
|Aug high F = 93.5
|Sep high F = 85.3
|Oct high F = 75.8
|Nov high F = 63.2
|Dec high F = 53.2
|year high F= 73.5
|Jan low F = 26.4
|Feb low F = 30.8
|Mar low F = 39.8
|Apr low F = 49.8
|May low F = 57.9
|Jun low F = 65.9
|Jul low F = 70.2
|Aug low F = 69.3
|Sep low F = 61.9
|Oct low F = 50.9
|Nov low F = 39.8
|Dec low F = 29.8
|year low F= 49.4
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.1
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.6
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.4
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.9
|May precipitation inch = 5.2
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.2
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.3
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.6
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.3
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.6
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.4
|year precipitation inch= 33.7
|source 1 = Weatherbase.com<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Historical Weather for Bray, Oklahoma, United States}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 591
|1990= 925
|2000= 1035
|2010= 1209
|2020= 952
|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 census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 386 households, and 306 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.6 people per square mile (6.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 419 housing units at an average density of 6.7 per square mile (2.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 90.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 386 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,417, and the median income for a family was $34,318. Males had a median income of $24,191 versus $20,658 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,952. About 13.6% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
Bray is the birthplace of [[Country music|country]] musician [[Katrina Elam]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=BR009 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Bray]

{{Stephens County, Oklahoma}}

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