Editing Ochelata, Oklahoma

{{short description|Town in Oklahoma, United States}}
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'''Ochelata''' {{IPAc-en|oʊ|ʃ|ə|ˈ|l|eɪ|t|ə}} is a town in [[Washington County, Oklahoma|Washington County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 424 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.2 percent from the figure of 494 recorded in [[United States Census, 2000|2000]].<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Ochelata CensusViewer:Population of the City of Ochelata, Oklahoma]</ref>

==History==
This settlement was founded ''circa'' 1898 by Thomas Ellis, who had bought 40 acres from a Cherokee land owner named Jacob Dick. Ellis named the community Otis. It was renamed Ochelata in November 1899 to honor Cherokee Principal Chief [[Charles Thompson (Cherokee chief)|Charles Thompson]], whose Cherokee name was Oochalata. The [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] reached Ochelata in 1899. A post office was established March 23, 1900, and the town of Ochelata was incorporated in 1902.<ref name="EOHC-Ochelata">May, Jon D. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OC001.html "Ochelata"]. Retrieved April 3, 2012.</ref>

Ochelata School District was consolidated with Ramona, Vera, and Oglesby to become the Caney Valley School District. The elementary school is located in Ochelata and the administration, middle school and high school are located in [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]. In 2013–2014, the old Ochelata School building was renovated and placed back in service with classrooms.

==Geography==

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

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 550
|1920= 419
|1930= 335
|1940= 333
|1950= 357
|1960= 312
|1970= 330
|1980= 480
|1990= 441
|2000= 494
|2010= 424
|2020= 427
|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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 494 people, 175 households, and 131 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,018.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 188 housing units at an average density of {{convert|768.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 72.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 18.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 175 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. Of all households 23.4% were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $40,781. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,365. Of the population 7.1% and 8.8% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population living in poverty, 10.5% of those under the age of 18 and 3.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==References==
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{{Washington County, Oklahoma}}
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[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Washington County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Populated places within the Cherokee Nation reservation]]
[[Category:Tulsa metropolitan area]]