Editing Paden, Oklahoma

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'''Paden''' is a town in [[Okfuskee County, Oklahoma|Okfuskee County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 419 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Paden%20town,%20Oklahoma  |title=Paden (town), Oklahoma|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=October 13, 2023}}</ref>  It is named for Paden Tolbert, a U.S. Deputy Marshal who served the area in the early 1900s.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The ghost town of Micawber, Oklahoma, which disappeared in the 1930s (only the Micawber Cemetery remains),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ok/micawber.html |title=Micawber|publisher=Ghost Towns|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}</ref> is north-northeast of Paden and in Paden’s zip code.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Paden,+OK/Micawber,+OK/@35.5662879,-96.6102194,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87b3f1ce17148add:0xabc37dcfc8b16dc5!2m2!1d-96.5675136!2d35.5078486!1m5!1m1!1s0x87b3fbc72e156e3f:0x33e0abbc823cf8!2m2!1d-96.512233!2d35.624516 |title=Paden to Micawber|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 419
|1920= 600
|1930= 595
|1940= 620
|1950= 426
|1960= 417
|1970= 442
|1980= 448
|1990= 400
|2000= 446
|2010= 461
|2020= 419
|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 2010, there were 461 people, 199 households, and 134 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|973.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 234 housing units at an average density of {{convert|510.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 54.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 37.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 7.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 199 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,321, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $24,444 versus $20,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,444. About 7.1% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Ed Baecht]] — former major league baseball player, born in Paden<ref name=bbal>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baeched01.shtml|title= Ed Baecht|publisher= Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Dan Boren]] — former U.S. Congressman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tkvw.com/danboren/aboutdan.htm |title=Dan Boren|publisher=Turn-Key Videoworks|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HNm5NSgd3iYC&dq=dan+boren+paden&pg=PA186 |title = Congressional Pictorial Directory: One Hundred Tenth Congress|isbn = 9780160778704|date = June 2007}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Okfuskee County, Oklahoma}}

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