Editing Lawrence Creek, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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|official_name            = Lawrence Creek, Oklahoma
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'''Lawrence Creek''' is a town in [[Creek County, Oklahoma|Creek County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. Incorporated March 15, 1983, it is primarily a [[bedroom community]] whose employed residents work in [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]] and [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]].<ref name="EOHC-Lawrence Creek">Wilson, Linda D. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Lawrence Creek." [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LA031.html]</ref> The population was 149 at the 2010 census, a gain of 25.2 percent over the figure of 119 recorded in [[2000 United States Census|2000]].<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Lawrence%20Creek CensusViewer:Population of the City of Lawrence Creek, Oklahoma]</ref>

==Geography==
Lawrence Creek is located in northern Creek County. It is {{convert|24|mi}} northwest of [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]].<ref name="EOHC-Lawrence Creek"/> [[Mannford, Oklahoma|Mannford]], the closest neighboring town, is {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the northeast, on [[Keystone Lake]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Lawrence Creek has a total area of {{convert|1.9|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4041760| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lawrence Creek town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 9, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309235312/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4041760| archive-date=March 9, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 97
|2000= 119
|2010= 149
|2020= 121
|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}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 119 people, 40 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|184.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|63.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 10.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 40 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $24,286 versus $15,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,957. There were no families and 2.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Creek County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Creek County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Muscogee (Creek) Nation]]