Editing Healdton, Oklahoma

{{Short description|City in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Healdton''' is a city in [[Carter County, Oklahoma|Carter County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. Its population was 2,788 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4033350| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Healdton city, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 6, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150210052528/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4033350| archive-date=February 10, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]] [[Ardmore micropolitan area|micropolitan statistical area]].

== History ==
A post office was established at Healdton, Indian Territory, on February 26, 1883.  It was named for Charles H. Heald, a prominent resident.<ref>George H. Shirk.  ''Oklahoma Place Names'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 100.</ref>  At the time of its founding, Healdton was located in [[Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation]].<ref>Charles Goins, ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.</ref>

==Geography==
Healdton is located in western Carter County. [[Oklahoma State Highway 76]] passes through the city, leading south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 70]], west of [[Wilson, Oklahoma|Wilson]] and north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Oklahoma State Highway 53]]. [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]], the Carter County seat, is {{convert|23|mi}} to the east via OK-76 and US-70.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Healdton has a total area of {{convert|37.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.7|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.86%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Healdton Municipal Lake, just northeast of Healdton, boasts 7 miles of shoreline and 370 surface acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://chickasawcountry.com/outdoors/healdton-municipal-lake| title= Healdton Municipal Lake | publisher=ChickasawCountry.com| access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

=== Geology ===
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2023}}
The Healdton Field, encompassing Healdton and located in the western portion of Carter County, produces from the [[Pennsylvanian (geology)|Pennsylvanian]] Healdton sands of the Hoxbar Group and the [[Ordovician]] massive carbonate Arbuckle Group. The field is located on the Healdton uplift, a northwest-southeast trending [[anticline]], which formed with the [[Wichita Orogeny]], and is 8&nbsp;mi long and up to 3&nbsp;mi wide. This was followed by deposition of the Healdton [[sandstone]]s and [[shale]]s on pre-Pennsylvanian eroded rocks and subsequent folding during the Arbuckle Orogeny. A prospector named Palmer drilled a shallow well, 425&nbsp;feet, near an oil seep in the 1890s, but federal law prohibited oil development on "Indian lands" until the early 1900s. Therefore, the discovery of the field is credited to the drilling of No. 1 Wirt Franklin in 1913.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Petroleum Industry {{!}} The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=PE023 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Oklahoma Historical Society {{!}} OHS |language=en-us}}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Healdton has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Healdton was {{convert|115|F|C|1}} on August 2, 1896, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-17|F|C|1}} on February 16, 2021.<ref name = NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Healdton, Oklahoma, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present
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|Jan record high F = 90
|Feb record high F = 94
|Mar record high F = 99
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 111
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 83

|Jan avg record high F = 73.8
|Feb avg record high F = 78.8
|Mar avg record high F = 85.3
|Apr avg record high F = 88.2
|May avg record high F = 92.9
|Jun avg record high F = 97.1
|Jul avg record high F = 102.5
|Aug avg record high F = 102.4
|Sep avg record high F = 97.9
|Oct avg record high F = 91.0
|Nov avg record high F = 81.2
|Dec avg record high F = 74.9
|year avg record high F = 104.4

|Jan high F = 52.6
|Feb high F = 57.1
|Mar high F = 65.1
|Apr high F = 73.8
|May high F = 80.8
|Jun high F = 89.2
|Jul high F = 94.7
|Aug high F = 94.6
|Sep high F = 86.7
|Oct high F = 76.2
|Nov high F = 64.4
|Dec high F = 54.3
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|Jan mean F = 39.6
|Feb mean F = 44.0
|Mar mean F = 51.9
|Apr mean F = 60.4
|May mean F = 69.1
|Jun mean F = 77.6
|Jul mean F = 82.1
|Aug mean F = 81.5
|Sep mean F = 73.6
|Oct mean F = 62.3
|Nov mean F = 50.9
|Dec mean F = 41.6
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 26.5
|Feb low F = 30.9
|Mar low F = 38.7
|Apr low F = 47.0
|May low F = 57.3
|Jun low F = 66.0
|Jul low F = 69.4
|Aug low F = 68.3
|Sep low F = 60.4
|Oct low F = 48.3
|Nov low F = 37.5
|Dec low F = 28.9
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|Jan avg record low F = 12.1
|Feb avg record low F = 16.5
|Mar avg record low F = 21.1
|Apr avg record low F = 31.4
|May avg record low F = 41.4
|Jun avg record low F = 56.1
|Jul avg record low F = 62.4
|Aug avg record low F = 60.3
|Sep avg record low F = 46.3
|Oct avg record low F = 32.9
|Nov avg record low F = 21.6
|Dec avg record low F = 14.3
|year avg record low F = 8.3

|Jan record low F = -10
|Feb record low F = -17
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = 7
|Dec record low F = -10

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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.75
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.05
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.76
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.26
|May precipitation inch = 5.20
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.92
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.82
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.63
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.71
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.85
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.35
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|Jan precipitation days = 5.1
|Feb precipitation days = 5.9
|Mar precipitation days = 6.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 8.7
|Jun precipitation days = 7.2
|Jul precipitation days = 5.3
|Aug precipitation days = 5.7
|Sep precipitation days = 6.6
|Oct precipitation days = 6.4
|Nov precipitation days = 5.2
|Dec precipitation days = 5.7

|Jan snow inch = 0.6
|Feb snow inch = 0.5
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|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 = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 0.8
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|unit snow days = 0.1 in
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|Feb snow days = 0.4
|Mar snow days = 0.2
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|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 = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 0.4

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Healdton 3 E, OK
|access-date = May 2, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=oun
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Norman
|access-date = May 2, 2023
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</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 2157
|1930= 2017
|1940= 2067
|1950= 2578
|1960= 2898
|1970= 2324
|1980= 3769
|1990= 2872
|2000= 2786
|2010= 2788
|2020= 2328
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  2,786 people, 1,132 households, and 776 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|197.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,369 housing units had an average density of {{convert|97.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.08% White, 0.93% African American, 7.47% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.54% of the population.

Of the 1,132 households, 29.9% had children under 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were not families. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39  and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the age distribution was 24.0% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,550, and for a family was $29,363. Males had a median income of $25,636 versus $20,865 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,842. About 16.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.1% of those under 18 and 13.2% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* Emmy Award-winning actress [[Rue McClanahan]] was born in Healdton.
* University of Oklahoma women's head basketball coach [[Sherri Coale]] is from Healdton.

==Museums and historic buildings==
The Healdton Oil Museum at 10734 Hwy 76 gives a glimpse into the oil boom days of Carter County.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://chickasawcountry.com/history-culture/healdton-oil-museum| title= Healdton Oil Museum| publisher= ChickasawCountry.com| access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

{{main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Carter County, Oklahoma}}
The Healdton Armory at the junction of 4th and Franklin Sts. is NRHP-listed.

==Medical services==
Healdton is a regional medical provider, with Mercy Hospital Healdton dispensing critical-access hospital care in rural Carter, Jefferson, and Stephens Counties in southern Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-hospital-healdton/# |title=Mercy Hospital Healdton | publisher=Mercy.net| access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HE002 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Healdton]

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{{NRHP in Carter County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Cities in Carter County, Oklahoma]]
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[[Category:Ardmore, Oklahoma micropolitan area]]