Editing Sawyer, Oklahoma

{{short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Sawyer''' is a town in [[Choctaw County, Oklahoma|Choctaw County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 321 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4065650| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sawyer town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=February 20, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150220144225/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4065650| archive-date=February 20, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
Sawyer was located in [[Kiamitia County]], one of the constituent counties comprising the [[Apukshunnubbee District]] of the [[Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma|Choctaw Nation]].<ref>Morris, John W.  ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.</ref> On November 4, 2022, [[Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022#Brookston–Midcity–Arthur City, Texas/Sawyer, Oklahoma|a violent EF4 tornado]] passed just east of Sawyer.

==Geography==
Sawyer is located in eastern Choctaw County at {{coord|34|0|46|N|95|22|20|W|type:city}} (34.012880, -95.372138).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The town center is on the east side of the [[Kiamichi River]] at Hugo Dam. The town limits extend north up the east side of [[Hugo Lake]] and west to touch the southwest side of the lake.

[[U.S. Route 70]] passes through the town, leading west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the city of [[Hugo, Oklahoma|Hugo]], the Choctaw County seat, and east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Fort Towson, Oklahoma|Fort Towson]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Sawyer has a total area of {{convert|22.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|22.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 274
|2010= 321
|2020= 340
|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 274 people, 115 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|59.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 127 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 76.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 17.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 115 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $29,688. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,874. About 16.0% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 60.9% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Choctaw County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Choctaw County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]]