Editing Cleo Springs, Oklahoma

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'''Cleo Springs''' (originally known as '''Cleo''')<ref name="gnis"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OK&county=Major|title=Post Offices: Oklahoma: Major County|website=postalhistory.com|last=Forte|first=Jim|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}{{Self-published inline|date=December 2020|certain=yes}}</ref> is a town in [[Major County, Oklahoma|Major County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 287 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Cleo%20Springs%20town,%20Oklahoma |title=Cleo Springs (town), Oklahoma |publisher= United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 20, 2024}}</ref>

==Description==
The post office was established March 21, 1894. The [[Sod House (Cleo Springs, Oklahoma)|Sod House Museum]], which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and also an Oklahoma Historic Site, is located north of town in Alfalfa County.<ref>[http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/NRHANDBK.htm ''Oklahoma's National Register Handbook''], Oklahoma City: State Historic Preservation Office--Oklahoma Historical Society, January 1, 2015. Accessed March 10, 2015.</ref><ref name="Sod-House-OHS">[http://www.okhistory.org/outreach/homes/sodhousemuseum.html "Sod House Museum,"] ''Oklahoma Historical Society'', Accessed March 10, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
Cleo Springs is in northern Major County, {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of [[Fairview, Oklahoma|Fairview]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|32|mi}} west of [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 8]] passes through the center of town, leading south to Fairview and north {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Cherokee, Oklahoma|Cherokee]]. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 412|412]] and [[U.S. Route 60|60]] pass {{convert|1|mi}} south of town, leading east together to Enid. 

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Cleo Springs has a total area of {{convert|0.55|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Eagle Chief Creek, which passes just west of the town limits and empties into the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary)|Cimarron River]] nearby, was known to the [[Cheyenne people]] as ''Maheonekamax''.<ref name="petter">{{cite book | title=English-Cheyenne dictionary | url=https://archive.org/details/Ayer_421_C25_P49_1915 | publisher=V. Petter | author=Petter, Rodolphe. | year=1915 | location=Kettle Falls, Wash. | pages=[https://archive.org/details/Ayer_421_C25_P49_1915/page/n1083 920]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 425
|1920= 377
|1930= 356
|1940= 386
|1950= 310
|1960= 236
|1970= 344
|1980= 514
|1990= 359
|2000= 326
|2010= 338
|2020= 287
|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 326 people, 135 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|580.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|272.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 135 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $25,781 versus $15,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,824. About 14.1% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.
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==See also==
{{portal|Oklahoma}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Oklahoma]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Cleo Springs, Oklahoma}}
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CL011.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cleo Springs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory]

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