Editing Oilton, Oklahoma

{{Short description|City in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Oilton''' is a city in [[Creek County, Oklahoma|Creek County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 885 at the 2020 census, a 12.6% decline from the 1,013 recorded in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Oilton%20city,%20Oklahoma |title=Oilton (city), Oklahoma|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=April 3, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
Oilton began during the development of the [[Cushing-Drumright Oil Field]]. The first lots were sold in January and February 1915 by Walter Eaton and Ed Dunn. A post office was established May 5, 1915. The First State Bank opened and the newspaper, the ''Oilton Gusher'', began publication in 1915.  In the same year, the [[Oil Fields and Santa Fe Railway|Oil Belt Terminal Railway]] connected Oilton to [[Jennings, Oklahoma|Jennings]], while the [[Oil Fields and Santa Fe Railway]], an [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] subsidiary, bought the Oil Belt and additionally connected the town to [[Cushing, Oklahoma|Cushing]] and [[Drumright, Oklahoma|Drumright]].<ref name=Railroads>{{cite web|url= https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/okresources/id/70284 |title= Oil Fields and Santa Fe Railway Company, Cushing Traction Company, and Oil Belt Terminal Railway Company| publisher=Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978, pp. 35-39 (accessed of Oklahoma Digital Prairie)|accessdate=July 26, 2022}}</ref>  By 1920, Oilton's population officially peaked at 2,231. It became an incorporated city on April 18, 1921.<ref name="EOHC-Oilton">Wilson, Linda D. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=OI005 "Oilton,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed July 13, 2015.</ref>  Despite a rapid drop in petroleum production in the Cushing-Drumright field throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Oilton survived when a number of other oilboom towns did not.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=CU008 |title=Cushing-Drumright Field|publisher=Bobby D. Weaver, Oklahoma Historical Society|accessdate=April 3, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Oil..jpg|thumb|Oilton, Oklahoma]]

==Geography==
Oilton is located in northwestern Creek County. It is on the south side of the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River)|Cimarron River]] near the head of the inundation limit of [[Keystone Lake]].

[[Oklahoma State Highway 99]] passes through the community, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Jennings, Oklahoma|Jennings]] and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Drumright, Oklahoma|Drumright]]. [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] is {{convert|38|mi}} to the east, and [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]] is {{convert|30|mi}} to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Oilton has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4054000| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oilton city, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 6, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309125636/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4054000| archive-date=March 9, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 2231
|1930= 1518
|1940= 1225
|1950= 1109
|1960= 1100
|1970= 1087
|1980= 1244
|1990= 1060
|2000= 1099
|2010= 1013
|2020= 885
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,099 people, 447 households, and 291 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,690.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 526 housing units at an average density of {{convert|809.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.82% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 6.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.73% of the population.

There were 447 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,274, and the median income for a family was $29,766. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $19,219 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,831. About 21.7% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.7% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Oil production has steadily declined. The local economy is largely agricultural. About 91 percent of the employed Oilton residents commute to jobs in [[Bristow, Oklahoma|Bristow]], [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]] and [[Sand Springs, Oklahoma|Sand Springs]].<ref name="EOHC-Oilton"/>

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