Editing Paoli, Oklahoma

{{short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Paoli''' ({{IPAc-en|p|eɪ|ˈ|oʊ|l|ʌ}} {{respell|pay|OH|luh}})<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/JE01CWL7_fY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170619203554/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE01CWL7_fY&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE01CWL7_fY&t=910| title = Undertale: The Sound of the Police - EPISODE 1 - Friends Without Benefits | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is a town in [[Garvin County, Oklahoma|Garvin County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 610 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4057100| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paoli town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 24, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It was named after [[Paoli, Pennsylvania]], an unincorporated community near [[Philadelphia]] from which many of the railroad workers who built the town came.

== History==  
A post office was established at Paoli, Indian Territory on June 27, 1888.  It took its name from [[Paoli, Pennsylvania]].<ref>George H. Shirk.  ''Oklahoma Place Names'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 160-161.</ref>  At the time of its founding, Paoli was located in [[Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation]].<ref>Charles Goins, ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip|1}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 2.19%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The town is located at the junction of [[U.S. Route 77 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 77]] and [[Oklahoma State Highway 145|State Highway 145]] and is {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of [[Interstate 35 in Oklahoma|Interstate 35]]. US 77 leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Purcell, Oklahoma|Purcell]] and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Pauls Valley, Oklahoma|Pauls Valley]], the Garvin County seat.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 234
|1910= 239
|1920= 363
|1930= 394
|1940= 423
|1950= 353
|1960= 358
|1970= 480
|1980= 573
|1990= 574
|2000= 649
|2010= 610
|2020= 583
|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 649 people, 247 households, and 189 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,164.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|894.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 87.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 247 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,139, and the median income for a family was $33,625. Males had a median income of $25,750 versus $17,153 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,512. About 9.6% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

The [[Paoli High School]] mascot is a [[pug]]. The superintendent of Paoli Public Schools is David Morris.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.paoli.k12.ok.us/ Paoli Public Schools]

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