Editing Depew, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Depew''' is a town in [[Creek County, Oklahoma|Creek County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. It is 41 miles southwest of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]. The population was 411 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depew,_Oklahoma|title=Depew (town), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2023}} The town was named in honor of New York Senator [[Chauncey Depew]].<ref name="EOHC-Depew">Wilson, Linda D. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/D/DE014.html "Depew"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230023900/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/D/DE014.html |date=2008-12-30 }}. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Retrieved March 23, 2012.</ref>

==History==
Depew began as a settlement named Hall in 1898, when the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad (later merged into the [[St. Louis and San Francisco Railway]]) built a line between [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]] and [[Oklahoma City]]. In 1901, Walter F. Malley named the community, gave it the present name and opened a post office.<ref name="EOHC-Depew"/>

==Geography==
Depew is approximately 29 miles southwest of [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]]<ref name="EOHC-Depew"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 1126
|1940= 876
|1950= 719
|1960= 686
|1970= 739
|1980= 682
|1990= 502
|2000= 564
|2010= 476
|2020= 411
|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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 564 people, 213 households, and 145 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,423.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 240 housing units at an average density of {{convert|605.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 74.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 9.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 7.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 213 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,536, and the median income for a family was $29,250. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $18,542 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,868. About 19.2% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

The [[NAACP]] labeled this town a reactionary town due to its significant involvement in and opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior set up what he called "freedom schools" in Depew to educate local blacks on how to peacefully gain their right to vote in Creek County. Thus the black community in Depew is rather strong compared to most of the surrounding towns.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

==Notable people==
* [[Wayne Cooper (artist)|Wayne Cooper]], (b. 1942) Western artist and sculptor
* [[Calvin C. Goode]], (b. 1929) Phoenix city councilman

==See also==
{{portal|Oklahoma}}
* [[List of municipalities in Oklahoma]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Depew, Oklahoma}}
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/D/DE014.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Depew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230023900/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/D/DE014.html |date=2008-12-30 }}

{{Creek County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:1898 establishments in Indian Territory]]
[[Category:Towns in Creek County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Muscogee (Creek) Nation]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1898]]