Editing Gate, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Gate''' is a town in [[Beaver County, Oklahoma|Beaver County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 60 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=Gate%20town,%20Oklahoma |title= Gate (town), Oklahoma  |publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2023}}</ref>  The community was named for the fact it was the "gateway" to a ranching area.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=60|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=56}}</ref>

==History==

===Hangman's Tree===
The area was a part of "No Man's Land" or the [[Oklahoma Panhandle]], where no laws from other states could reach. Outlaws could commit crimes in [[Kansas]] or [[Texas]], ride across the border and live protected from the laws. Violence, claim jumping, and thieving forced the honest settlers to form vigilance committees. Gate and Neutral City (located approximately five miles west) had carved a niche in badman history with hot lead. Low regard for property and human life was rampant across this lawless land. Between Gate and Neutral City, (the most wicked towns in No Man's Land) three trees grew, one of which had a low hanging branch. This branch was used in rendering the "hanging" punishment. The tree measured 15&nbsp;ft. in circumference, is approximately 40&nbsp;ft. tall, There is no record of how many were hanged on the tree but one man said he witnessed three of them at once. The accused was in place with a rope around his neck when one of the men drew a line in the sand with the heel of his boot stating "If anyone objects let him step across the line." One man by the name of G. C. (Nease Maphet) stepped across the line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=A History of Beaver County, Vol. 2 (Beaver, Okla.: Beaver County Historical Society, Inc., 1971).|publisher=Beaver Co. Historical Soc, Inc.|year=1971|location=Beaver, OK|pages=147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bvrcowchipnews.com/history_news.htm|title=History News|website=www.bvrcowchipnews.com|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

=== Silica mine ===
Volcanic ash is believed by geologists to have come from a volcano in north-central [[New Mexico]]. During the volcanic age, immense quantities of materials were thrown out of these volcanoes and the ash or dust was carried by the prevailing winds and collected in depressions or drifts in the same manner that snow does. There is evidence in the deposits that settled here that the ash settled into a lake, which accounts for the uniform quality of the main deposits, which became a hill. A canyon cut through the center of the deposit and exposed the deposit as cliffs. According to a certified analysis the Gate deposit is composed of 73% silica, 14% alumina and smaller amounts of iron, calcium, magnesium and alkalis.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Indian Battle ===
The hills on the south side are where the cavalry took their stand. Buttons from uniforms and shells they used have been found there. One man told about the battle he was a part of that drove the renegade of Indians back to the reservation they were assigned.<ref name=":0" />

=== Old Gate ===
In 1886, with the establishment of a post office, Gate City came to being. In 1894, an application was filed to move the post office for the third time. It was moved 113 rods southeast, to where several business were established and the name was changed to just Gate. Here Gate grew until the railroad came, in 1910. By this time Gate had two livery stables, a hotel, barber shop, pool hall, harness shop, grocery, real estate, hardware stores, bank, doctor's office and drug store, Masonic hall, numerous churches, furniture store, funeral home, bakery, U.S. Land office, millinery shop, lumber yard, two black smiths and a feed mill. When the railroad bypassed the town, the businessmen moved the town to the railroad, the present site of Gate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=GA020|title=Gate {{!}} The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture|website=www.okhistory.org|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

=== Climate ===
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 | location    = Gate, Oklahoma (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 85
 | Feb record high F  = 92
 | Mar record high F  = 97
 | Apr record high F  = 102
 | May record high F  = 105
 | Jun record high F  = 113
 | Jul record high F  = 112
 | Aug record high F  = 110
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 102
 | Nov record high F  = 92
 | Dec record high F  = 82
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 47.8
 | Feb high F = 51.1
 | Mar high F = 61.2
 | Apr high F = 69.7
 | May high F = 79.0
 | Jun high F = 88.4
 | Jul high F = 93.8
 | Aug high F = 92.0
 | Sep high F = 84.3
 | Oct high F = 72.2
 | Nov high F = 59.3
 | Dec high F = 48.2
 | year high F = 70.6
 | Jan mean F = 34.8
 | Feb mean F = 38.1
 | Mar mean F = 47.6
 | Apr mean F = 56.2
 | May mean F = 66.4
 | Jun mean F = 76.2
 | Jul mean F = 81.1
 | Aug mean F = 79.4
 | Sep mean F = 71.2
 | Oct mean F = 58.6
 | Nov mean F = 46.0
 | Dec mean F = 36.0
 | year mean F = 57.6
 | Jan low F = 21.7
 | Feb low F = 25.0
 | Mar low F = 33.9
 | Apr low F = 42.7
 | May low F = 53.9
 | Jun low F = 63.9
 | Jul low F = 68.5
 | Aug low F = 66.9
 | Sep low F = 58.1
 | Oct low F = 45.0
 | Nov low F = 32.8
 | Dec low F = 23.7
 | year low F = 44.7
 | Jan record low F  = -25
 | Feb record low F  = -15
 | Mar record low F  = -14
 | Apr record low F  = 16
 | May record low F  = 24
 | Jun record low F  = 41
 | Jul record low F  = 50
 | Aug record low F  = 48
 | Sep record low F  = 31
 | Oct record low F  = 12
 | Nov record low F  = 5
 | Dec record low F  = -13
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.80
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.72
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.66
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.00
 | May precipitation inch = 2.50
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.50
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.57
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.05
 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.49
 | Oct precipitation inch = 2.15
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.94
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.25
 | year precipitation inch = 22.63
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 | Jan precipitation days  = 3.5
 | Feb precipitation days  = 3.6
 | Mar precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.8
 | May precipitation days  = 7.0
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Jul precipitation days  = 6.0
 | Aug precipitation days  = 7.0
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.7
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.2
 | Nov precipitation days  = 3.1
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.8
 | year precipitation days = 62.4
 | Jan snow inch = 3.0
 | Feb snow inch = 3.2
 | Mar snow inch = 4.3
 | Apr snow inch = 0.7
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.5
 | Nov snow inch = 1.3
 | Dec snow inch = 4.6
 | year snow inch = 17.6
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 2.3
 | Feb snow days  = 1.6
 | Mar snow days  = 1.4
 | Apr snow days  = 0.4
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.3
 | Nov snow days  = 0.6
 | Dec snow days  = 1.8
 | year snow days = 8.4
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 958
|1920= 309
|1930= 307
|1940= 243
|1950= 197
|1960= 130
|1970= 151
|1980= 146
|1990= 159
|2000= 112
|2010= 93
|2020= 60
|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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 112 people, 47 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|443.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 61 housing units at an average density of {{convert|241.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.46% of the population.

There were 47 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 27.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $20,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,891. There were 4.2% of families and 5.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under 18 or over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=GA020 - Gate]

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