Editing Reydon, Oklahoma

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'''Reydon''' is a town in [[Roger Mills County, Oklahoma|Roger Mills County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.

Reydon was established in 1928 after the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] put down rails in the area, purchased land from local farmers, and laid out a townsite.  The site was two miles north of a settlement called [[Rankin, Oklahoma|Rankin]], and Rankin merchants moved to the site because of the rail connection.  However, the name “Rankin” was considered confusing because [[Rankin, Texas]] was also along the railline.  So the town was named Reydon instead, either in honor of a railroad executive in Chicago, or in honor of the village of [[Reydon|Reydon in Suffolk County, England]].<ref name=OHS>{{cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE037 | title=REYDON.|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}</ref>

The population of the town peaked at 331 in 1950.<ref name=OHS />  In December 2003 the New York Times featured Reydon on the front page, in an article regarding dwindling small towns on the Great Plains.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE037&l= |title=Reydon|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society|accessdate=January 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/02/us/vanishing-point-bucking-trend-they-stay-on-plains-held-by-family-and-friends.html |title= VANISHING POINT; Bucking Trend, They Stay on Plains, Held by Family and Friends|publisher=Peter T. Kilborn, New York Times, December 2, 2003|accessdate=January 1, 2021}}</ref>  The population was 137 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Reydon%20town,%20Oklahoma|title= Reydon (town), Oklahoma |publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=October 16, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Reydon is located at the northern intersection of [[Oklahoma State Highway 30|State Highways 30]] and [[Oklahoma State Highway 47|47]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Reydon,+OK+73660/@35.6502302,-99.9320772,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87a982933afd0ccb:0xca8b3cc44f9c87ff!8m2!3d35.6536584!4d-99.9190017 | title=Reydon, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref>

Reydon is surrounded by the [[Black Kettle National Grassland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Black+Kettle+National+Grasslands/@35.6667125,-99.8907824,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87a97aebfb90a49f:0x10bca8e1dc00fb95!8m2!3d35.6667143!4d-99.7506636|title=Black Kettle National Grasslands|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=January 1, 2021}}</ref> with [[Skipout Lake]] to the southeast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Skipout+Lake,+Oklahoma/Reydon,+OK+73660/@35.646917,-99.9099606,3939m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87a9788bcdea9281:0x7853f651d3c9f25c!2m2!1d-99.8842781!2d35.6361587!1m5!1m1!1s0x87a982933afd0ccb:0xca8b3cc44f9c87ff!2m2!1d-99.9190017!2d35.6536584 | title=Skipout Lake to Reydon, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=January 1, 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 216
|1940= 311
|1950= 331
|1960= 183
|1970= 215
|1980= 252
|1990= 200
|2000= 177
|2010= 210
|2020= 137
|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 177 people, 77 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|398.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|229.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.95% of the population.

There were 77 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,750, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $19,583 versus $23,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,721. None of the families and 11.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 36.0% of those over 64.

==Education==
It is in the [[Reydon Public Schools]]<!--UNI 25800--> school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40129_roger_mills/DC20SD_C40129.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Roger Mills County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40129_roger_mills/DC20SD_C40129_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Roger Mills County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]