Editing Forest Park, Oklahoma

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'''Forest Park''' is a town in [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States, and a part of the [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]].  The population was 998 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].<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 |access-date=October 18, 2013 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 766
|1970= 835
|1980= 1148
|1990= 1249
|2000= 1066
|2010= 998
|2020= 1049
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Forest Park town, Oklahoma – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forest Park town, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4026850&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Forest Park town, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4026850&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|164
|style='background: #ffffe6; |215
|16.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|729
|style='background: #ffffe6; |701
|73.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.83%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|1.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|2.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.19%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66
|5.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|2.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''998'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,049'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 998 people living in the town.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The population density was {{convert|501.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 462 housing units at an average density of {{convert|210.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The racial makeup of the town was 22.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 72.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 432 households in the town,<ref name="Census2010"/> out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,536, and the median income for a family was $60,163. Males had a median income of $37,000 versus $28,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $25,300. About 4.7% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Forest Park is in [[Midwest City-Del City Schools]]. A portion is in [[Millwood Public Schools]].<ref name=CensusSDmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40109_oklahoma/DC20SD_C40109.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

The zoned schools of the Mid-Del portion are Pleasant Hills Elementary School, Del Crest Junior High School, and [[Del City High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/21116fefadc52e0911f09bed08b89e4c/Mid-Del_Map.pdf|title=Mid-Del Map|publisher=[[Mid-Del School District]]|access-date=January 28, 2024}} - Location of Forest Park indicated.<!--Map from http://5il.co/m9u -> https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/21116fefadc52e0911f09bed08b89e4c/Mid-Del_Map.pdf ,  linked from https://www.mid-del.net/ (see "Menu" > "District" > "History of Mid-Del Schools" , as of 01/28/2024--> - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st40_ok/place/p4068200_smith_village/DC20BLK_P4068200.pdf See also Census Map 2020 of Smith Village]</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Constance N. Johnson]] (1952- ), former member of the [[Oklahoma Senate]], [[Oklahoma Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for the [[2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma]], ran for [[governor of Oklahoma]] in [[2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election|2018]] and [[2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election|2022]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100719103723/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/F/FO023.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Forest Park]

{{Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area}}
{{Oklahoma County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Oklahoma City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]