Editing Empire City, Oklahoma

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'''Empire City''' (commonly called '''Empire''') is a town in [[Stephens County, Oklahoma|Stephens County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 703 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=Empire%20City%20town,%20Oklahoma|title=Empire City (town), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 23, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
A classic oil-boom town, Empire City started in the late 1910s as drilling activity in Stephens County mushroomed.<ref name="OHS">{{cite web | url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=EM002| title= Empire City| publisher= Oklahoma Historical Society | accessdate=February 16, 2020}}</ref>  At its peak, its estimated population was about 3000.<ref name ="OHS" />   The original post office was established in February 1921 and discontinued in December 1934.<ref name ="OHS" />   With the boom long gone, the population by 1980 dwindled to just 13 persons.<ref name ="OHS" />  But the town started a rebound in the mid-1980s, though no post office has been reestablished.<ref name ="OHS" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|10.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|10.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.37%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 23
|1980= 13
|1990= 219
|2000= 734
|2010= 955
|2020= 703
|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|df=mdy }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 955 people living in the town.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=October 18, 2013 |df=mdy }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  The population density was {{convert|67.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 369 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.18% of the population.

There were 266 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,722, and the median income for a family was $43,304. Males had a median income of $34,844 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,190. About 4.9% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=EM002 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Empire City]

{{Stephens County, Oklahoma}}

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