Editing Crescent, Oklahoma

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'''Crescent''' is a city in [[Logan County, Oklahoma|Logan County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 1,299 as of the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Crescent%20city,%20Oklahoma  |title=Crescent (city), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2024}}</ref>  It is part of the [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Crescent was formed with the [[Indian Appropriations Act|Indian Appropriations Act of 1889]] on March 2, 1889, and officially started that fall when William Brown began selling general merchandise out of a wagon.  Soon he took on a partner, Benjamin Ryland, and the two moved into a log cabin.   A post office christened "Crescent City" was established on February 21, 1890, the name taken from a moon-shaped glade where the town began.  In November 1891 the town site was platted, and incorporated in 1893. The [[Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad]] laid track one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) west of the city in 1902, and the city obtained {{convert|160|acre|km2}} of land from two farmers (C. E. Wells and J. H. Rhoades) creating "new Crescent" or "West Crescent"; eventually the town moved to the new location.  Oil was discovered north of town in 1926 and then south of town in 1930 in the "Crescent Oil Field".<ref name="EOHC-Crescent">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CR011 Thomas L.  Hedglen,  "Crescent", ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture''].  May 29, 2015.</ref>

On June 20, 1934 the Farmers and Merchants Bank was robbed by a group of men. The group took 13 hostages to help conceal the attempt and to help move the safe.  They had the hostages load the safe into the back of a truck and drove the hostages and safe out of town. They ended up leaving both behind, hostages unhurt and safe unopened.<ref>Grelen, Jay. "Crescent man has more than one interesting tale". ''[[The Oklahoman]]''.  June 10, 2001.</ref>

In 1965 the [[Cimarron Fuel Fabrication Site|Cimarron Processing Facility]] was opened by [[Kerr-McGee]] (owned through a subsidiary, Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp.) to convert powdered [[uranium hexafluoride]] and [[plutonium]] into fuel pellets for use in the nation's nuclear power plants.<ref name="EOHC-Crescent"/><ref name="ODellL-NP-OHS">[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/N/NU001.html Larry O'Dell,  "Nuclear Power"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727213314/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/N/NU001.html |date=2010-07-27 }}, ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture''.  Accessed May 29, 2015.</ref>  The site became the center of highly controversial revelations within the [[petrochemical industry]], when in the early 1970s, working conditions and manufacturing practices at the facility became dangerous.  The 1983 Oscar-nominated film ''[[Silkwood]]'', based around [[Karen Silkwood]] (who became contaminated) and her death (in 1974), is a movie about those revelations. In 1976 the facility ceased production.<ref>Jenkins, Ron. "Silkwood case draws attention Anniversary of death unnoticed in Crescent". [[Associated Press]]. (c/o ''[[The Oklahoman]]''). November 22, 1999.</ref>  The [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) stated that the groundwater contamination (near where the company once buried radioactive waste) was rising near the plant and was 400 times higher than federal drinking-water standards allowed in 1989,  while levels were 208 to 360 times higher than federal standards in 1985–87.<ref>Williams, Grant. "Water under Kerr-McGee site tainted, report says – Nuclear waste found in soil at Crescent facility".  ''[[Tulsa World]]''.  August 3, 1989.</ref><ref>Kelley, Ed. " Contamination Increases At Crescent Nuclear Site". ''[[The Oklahoman]]''. August 4, 1989.</ref>  Several cleanup and decommissioning projects have been attempted, with none completed as of 2011.<ref name=ODellL-NP-OHS />

==Geography==
Crescent is {{convert|14|miles|km}} northwest of [[Guthrie, Oklahoma|Guthrie]], the county seat.<ref name="EOHC-Crescent" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
The [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies Crescent's climate as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (Cfa).<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web|title=Climate: Crescent - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/128247/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|accessdate=1 September 2013}}</ref>

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|Jan high C=8.1
|Feb high C=11.4
|Mar high C=15.9
|Apr high C=21.7
|May high C=26.5
|Jun high C=31.3
|Jul high C=34.6
|Aug high C=34.2
|Sep high C=29.4
|Oct high C=23.4
|Nov high C=15.3
|Dec high C=9.6

|Jan mean C=1.9
|Feb mean C=4.9
|Mar mean C=9.1
|Apr mean C=15
|May mean C=20.1
|Jun mean C=25
|Jul mean C=28
|Aug mean C=27.4
|Sep mean C=22.7
|Oct mean C=16.5
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|Jan low C=-4.2
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|Aug low C=20.6
|Sep low C=16
|Oct low C=9.6
|Nov low C=2.4
|Dec low C=-2.4

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|Jan precipitation inch=0.9
|Feb precipitation inch=1.18
|Mar precipitation inch=2.98
|Apr precipitation inch=3.28
|May precipitation inch=4.14
|Jun precipitation inch=4.72
|Jul precipitation inch=2.55
|Aug precipitation inch=2.45
|Sep precipitation inch=3.1
|Oct precipitation inch=2.92
|Nov precipitation inch=2.31
|Dec precipitation inch=1.46

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|source 2 = ''Climate Charts'' for precipitation<ref>{{cite web|title=CRESCENT 1 W, Oklahoma, USA: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data|url=http://www.climate-charts.com/USA-Stations/OK/OK342242.php|publisher=Climate Charts|accessdate=1 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903212706/http://climate-charts.com/USA-Stations/OK/OK342242.php|archive-date=3 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 139
|1910= 903
|1920= 878
|1930= 1190
|1940= 1301
|1950= 1341
|1960= 1264
|1970= 1568
|1980= 1651
|1990= 1236
|2000= 1281
|2010= 1411
|2020= 1299
|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 1,281 people, 562 households, and 361 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,206.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 639 housing units at an average density of {{convert|601.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 562 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,096, and the median income for a family was $32,206. Males had a median income of $25,602 versus $21,121 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,081. About 13.2% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Since October 1951, Crescent has had a city-manager, city-council form of government. The council members select a mayor by voting among themselves.<ref name="EOHC-Crescent"/>

==Notable people==
* [[Hubert Ausbie|Hubert Eugene "Geese" Ausbie]] (born April 25, 1938), a retired professional basketball player and manager for the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].<ref>Carlson, Jenni. "Hubert 'Geese' Ausbie - Former Harlem Globetrotter - Age: 70 - Residence: Little Rock, Ark." ''[[The Oklahoman]]''. August 24, 2008.</ref> 
* [[Chelsea Manning]], a transgender former United States Army intelligence analyst, convicted by court-martial related to [[Whistleblower|whistleblowing]] to [[WikiLeaks]], whose sentence was later commuted.

==Gallery==
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Cresent Oklahoma post office.jpg|Crescent Oklahoma post office
Frontier Country Museum in Crescent, Oklahoma.jpg|Frontier Country Museum in Crescent, Oklahoma
The Corner Church BW (26874922878).jpg|Crescent First United Methodist Church
Grain Storage (38915331250).jpg|Grain storage facility in Crescent, Oklahoma.
For Sale (40725926231).jpg|International KB-series farm truck in Crescent, Oklahoma.
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Oklahoma}}
* [http://www.crescentok.com Crescent Schools website]
*[http://www.crescentoklahoma.com Crescent Website]
*[http://www.cityofcrescent.com City of Crescent Website]
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CR011 ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Crescent]
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