Editing Forgan, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Beaver County, Oklahoma|Beaver]]

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|area_code                = [[Area code 580|580]]
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'''Forgan''' is a town in [[Beaver County, Oklahoma|Beaver County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town’s population was 450.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://data.census.gov/all?q=forgan+town,+oklahoma |title=Forgan (Town), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The town name honors James B. Forgan, a Chicago banker and financier.<ref name=OKEnc>Hodges, V. Pauline [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FO026 "Forgan,"]  ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 15, 2015.</ref>  L. B. Tooker established the first newspaper, the Forgan Enterprise, on June 6, 1912. A total of fifty-three businesses and four medical doctors were in the town at that time. As the town was located in a wheat-producing area, grain elevators were built to store wheat prior to shipment. The population dropped to 428 in 1940 after an exodus due to the [[Dust Bowl]].<ref name=OKEnc/><ref name=Strategy>{{cite journal|url= https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1752289/m1/84/ |title=Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle|journal=Chronicles of Oklahoma |date=1980 |volume=58 |issue=1 |publisher=Donovan L. Hofsommer, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. 58, No 1, Spring 1980, pp. 82-89|accessdate=December 6, 2021 |last1=Blackburn |first1=Bob L. }}</ref><ref name=Abandoned>{{cite web|url= https://www.abandonedrails.com/beaver-meade-and-englewood-railroad |title=The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad|publisher=AbandonedRails.com|accessdate=December 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqw10|title=Donovan L. Hofsommer, "The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway"|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=April 21, 2013}}</ref>

At the turn of the twenty-first century the economy was based on wheat and milo farming, ranching, the oil and gas industry, and corporate hog farms.<ref name=OKEnc/>

==Geography==
Forgan lies between the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary)|Cimarron]] and [[Beaver River (Oklahoma)|Beaver]] rivers. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
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{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 582
|1930= 605
|1940= 428
|1950= 410
|1960= 532
|1970= 496
|1980= 611
|1990= 489
|2000= 532
|2010= 547
|2020= 450
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|footnote=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103743/http://www.census.gov:80/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
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[[Image:Cimarron river near forgan ok.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cimarron River (Arkansas River)|Cimarron River]], near Forgan, Oklahoma]]

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 547 people living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,400|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 239 housing units at an average density of {{convert|645|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.10% of the population.

There were 197 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,739, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $18,409 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,250. About 17.6% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==References==
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==External links==
* Hodges, V. Pauline. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FO026 "Forgan,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 18, 2015.

{{Beaver County, Oklahoma}}
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[[Category:Towns in Beaver County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Oklahoma Panhandle]]