Editing Davenport, Oklahoma

{{Other uses|Davenport (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|population_total         = 809
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'''Davenport''' is a town in [[Lincoln County, Oklahoma|Lincoln County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the community had 809 residents.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Davenport%20town,%20Oklahoma  |title=2020 Census|publisher= US Census Bureau|accessdate=March 1, 2025}}</ref>

==History==
A post office was established March 29, 1892 after the [[Land Run of 1891|Sac and Fox land run of 1891]].<ref name=OHS>{{cite web|url= https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=DA012 |title=Davenport|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society|accessdate=March 1, 2025}}</ref>  However, when a rail line built by the [[St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad]] was crossed by the line of the [[Eastern Oklahoma Railway]] in 1901, the town coalesced around that intersection, and was formally incorporated in 1906.<ref name=OHS/>  Roads were not neglected; the town managed to get the [[Ozark Trail (auto trail)|Ozark Trail Highway]] through the location in 1916, and this road became the path of [[U.S. Route 66]] through town in 1926.<ref name=OHS/>

Originally an agricultural center, the town was boosted by nearby oil production in the 1920s, and had six oil companies and three cotton gins in the 1930s.<ref name=OHS/>  In the 21st Century, the town is mostly a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]], with the overwhelming majority of residents commuting to work elsewhere.<ref name=OHS/>  The locale nevertheless has multiple murals of its early history and Route 66 around town.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.travelok.com/search?q=Davenport |title=Davenport|publisher=TravelOK|accessdate=March 1, 2025}}</ref>  Davenport Broadway Avenue Brick Street is on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/04000518 |title= Davenport Broadway Avenue Brick Street|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=March 1, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 394
|1920= 440
|1930= 1072
|1940= 975
|1950= 841
|1960= 813
|1970= 831
|1980= 974
|1990= 979
|2000= 881
|2010= 814
|2020= 809
|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>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 881 people, 353 households, and 261 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,082.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 401 housing units at an average density of {{convert|492.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 85.24% White, 3.41% African American, 6.81% Native American, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 353 households 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.7% of households were one person and 10.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median household income was $24,205 and the median family income  was $30,329. Males had a median income of $25,972 versus $19,091 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,438. About 19.5% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://davenportok.municipalimpact.com/ City website]
* [https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=DA012  Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Davenport]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory]

{{Lincoln County, Oklahoma}}

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