Editing Mustang, Oklahoma

{{Short description|City in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Mustang''' is a city in the southeastern corner of [[Canadian County, Oklahoma]], United States. It is part of the [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]]. Mustang's population was 19,879 at the 2020 census, a 14.3% increase from 17,398 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mustangcityoklahoma,US/PST045221|title=QuickFacts Mustang city, Oklahoma|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> The city is now primarily known as a bedroom community for Oklahoma City.<ref name="EOHC-Mustang">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MU024 Cynthia Savage, "Mustang," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed April 17, 2015.</ref>

==History==
The Mustang post office was established in 1895,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofmustang.org/community/page/history|title=History {{!}} City of Mustang Oklahoma|website=cityofmustang.org|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> but the town was not formally established until Charles G. Jones, former mayor of Oklahoma City, filed the [[plat]] in November, 1901. During that same year, the [[Oklahoma City and Western Railroad]] (acquired later by the [[St. Louis and San Francisco Railway]] (Frisco) built a line from Oklahoma City to [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]] that passed through Mustang.<ref name="EOHC-Mustang"/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|12.0|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 107
|1940= 214
|1950= 210
|1960= 198
|1970= 2637
|1980= 7496
|1990= 10434
|2000= 13156
|2010= 17398
|2020= 19879
|estyear=2022
|estimate=22232
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mustangcityoklahoma,US/PST045222|date=July 1, 2022|title=QuickFacts Mustang city, Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1930">{{cite web|title=Population-Oklahoma|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=15th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=27 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Oklahoma|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749197v1p38ch2.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-38.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=25 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 13,156 people, 4,721 households, and 3,800 families were residing in the city.  The [[population density]] was 1,095.9 people per  mi<sup>2</sup> (422.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  The 4,930 housing units averaged 410.7 per square mile (158.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 91.63% White, 0.59% African American, 3.33% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races.  About 3.01% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,721 households, 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were not families. About 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76, and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the age distribution was  29.6% under 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,284, and for a family was $53,018. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $24,856 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,860.  5.6% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the [[poverty line]].   7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Economy==
Mustang's economy was based on agriculture until the middle of the 20th century. Major crops included wheat, oats, corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, watermelons, and cantaloupes. Until the 1920s, peach and other fruit orchards were the primary crops for local farmers. Truck farming remained prevalent into the 1940s, when the dairy and beef industries gained supremacy. In the 1960s, the town began evolving into a bedroom community for Oklahoma City.

==Education==
[[Mustang Public Schools]] is the school district,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40017_canadian/DC20SD_C40017.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Canadian County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-28|page=12 (13/13)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40017_canadian/DC20SD_C40017_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> covering the City of Mustang and the areas in Oklahoma City immediately surrounding the city. [[Mustang High School]] is the district's only high school and county's largest.

==Government==
Mustang has a council-manager form of government.<ref name="EOHC-Mustang"/> The mayor is Brian Grider, elected May, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor and Council {{!}} City of Mustang Oklahoma |url=https://www.cityofmustang.org/citycouncil/page/mayor-and-council |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.cityofmustang.org}}</ref>

==Sports==
Mustang is the home base of the Canadian Valley Rangerettes Mounted Drill Team.<ref>[http://www.canadianvalleyrangerettes.com/ Canadian Valley Rangerettes], Accessed April 18, 2015.</ref> The Rangerettes are the three-time United States Equestrian Drill Association National Open Drill Champions.  The team captured the sport's highest prize, the SportsQuest Cup, in 2008, 2009, and 2011. The team also won the Kessler prize in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.movoto.com/guide/oklahoma-city-ok/best-suburbs-of-oklahoma-city/|title=These Are The 5 Best Suburbs of Oklahoma City - Movoto|website=Movoto Real Estate|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

[[File:US military plaque in Mustang, Oklahoma.jpg|thumb|upright|A stone engraved with message commemorating those who served in the [[United States Armed Forces]] in Wild Horse Park.]]

== Notable places ==
Wild Horse Park is a park that contains the [[City Hall|city hall]], two playgrounds, a memorial for those who served in the [[U.S. Armed Forces|U.S. armed forces]], a baseball stadium, a pond, a [[water park]], town center (which includes a library, a senior citizens center and more), a dog park, a soccer field and more. The park is often used for town events and is used to set off fireworks at every [[Independence Day (United States)|4th of July]].

==Notable people==
* [[Dan Bailey (American football)|Dan Bailey]], Minnesota Vikings kicker<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/danbailey/profile?id=BAI159977|title=Dan Bailey|website=NFL.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
* [[Dennis Byrd]], New York Jets defensive lineman<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/dennisbyrd/2499955/careerstats|title=Dennis Byrd: Career Stats at NFL.com|website=www.nfl.com|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
* [[Josh Cooper (wide receiver)|Josh Cooper]], Cleveland Browns wide receiver<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/joshcooper/profile?id=COO622580|title=Josh Cooper|website=NFL.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
* [[Kendall Cross (wrestler)|Kendall Cross]], Olympic gold medalist in [[freestyle wrestling]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CR018|title=Cross, Kendall {{!}} The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture|website=www.okhistory.org|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/kendall-cross|title=Kendall CROSS - Olympic Wrestling Freestyle {{!}} United States of America|date=2016-06-14|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
* [[Shane Hamman]], Olympic powerlifter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/shane-hamman|title=Shane HAMMAN - Olympic Weightlifting {{!}} United States of America|date=2016-06-20|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
* [[Bartees Strange]], musician <ref name="adhoc">{{cite web |last1=Wallock |first1=Matt |title=Bartees Strange Wants to Make Indie Rock—and the World—A More Equitable Place |url=https://www.adhoc.fm/post/bartees-strange-interview/ |publisher=[[AdHoc]] |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://mustangchamber.com/ Mustang Chamber of Commerce Website]
* [http://www.cityofmustang.org/ City of Mustang Website]

{{Canadian County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Cities in Canadian County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Cities in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Oklahoma City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Enclaves in the United States]]