Editing Loyal, Oklahoma

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'''Loyal''' is a town in [[Kingfisher County, Oklahoma|Kingfisher County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 79 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/G001/1600000US4044300| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Loyal town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=April 16, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090208/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4044300| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
A large share of the early settlers being natives of Germany, the original name of the settlement was "[[Kiel]]", after the city in northern Germany.<ref>{{cite book|last=McIntyre|first=Glen V.|title=Kingfisher and Kingfisher County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZpTDFLCsMIC&pg=PA9|date=February 4, 2009|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4396-2120-2|page=9}}</ref> In 1917 following American entry into World War I, the name was changed to "Loyal" due to rampant [[anti-German sentiment]].<ref>[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LO024.html Loyal at Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture]</ref> Some direct descendants of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] lived in Loyal, through his eldest son [[Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]] and his illegitimate grandchild.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wolff |first=Christoph |date=2003 |title=Descendants of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach in the United States |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctvvng36.11?seq=7 |journal=Bach Perspectives}}</ref> The street Friedemann Avenue is named after this family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project PHILIPPE DU CHATEAU |url=https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/DuChateau-Philippe.pdf}}</ref>

==Geography==
Loyal is located in western Kingfisher County {{convert|18|mi}} northwest of [[Kingfisher, Oklahoma|Kingfisher]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.21|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town sits next to Cooper Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary)|Cimarron River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 177
|1950= 125
|1960= 87
|1970= 107
|1980= 112
|1990= 76
|2000= 81
|2010= 79
|2020= 71
|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 81 people, 35 households, and 22 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,030.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 43 housing units at an average density of {{convert|546.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 81.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.88% of the population.

There were 35 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,673. There were 38.1% of families and 34.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 35.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Notable person==
*[[Al Brazle]], baseball player

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{{Kingfisher County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]