Editing St. Louis, Oklahoma

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'''St. Louis''' is a town in [[Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma|Pottawatomie County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 121 by the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=St.%20Louis%20town,%20Oklahoma |title=St. Louis (town), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 23, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
St. Louis originally began in 1906 as a community named Simpsonville when J. R. Simpson opened a cotton gin, a gristmill and then a general store. It is unclear when the name of the community was changed to St. Louis. A town plat was not filed until March 9, 1927, and a post office was established in 1928.<ref name="EOHC-St.Louis">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=ST008 Donna Stacy, "St. Louis," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed May 24, 2015.</ref>

Except for a brief oil boom in the 1920s, the town's economy has been based on serving local cotton farmers.<ref name="EOHC-St.Louis"/>

The population peaked at 493 residents in 1930 before declining in subsequent decades.  It recovered back to 206 residents in 2000 but has declined more in recent times.<ref name="EOHC-St.Louis"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|9.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

St. Louis is located southwest of [[Seminole, Oklahoma|Seminole]] on [[Oklahoma State Highway 59]]. It is northwest of [[Konawa Reservoir|Lake Konawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Louis,+OK/@35.0798144,-96.9978071,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87b3a6e9c6c96533:0x9c0ec8770dfbebf8!8m2!3d35.0724813!4d-96.861837 |title=St. Louis, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 493
|1940= 326
|1950= 290
|1960= 76
|1970= 207
|1980= 109
|1990= 181
|2000= 206
|2010= 158
|2020= 121
|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">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 206 people living in the town, in 82 households. The [[population density]] was 21.9 people per square mile (8.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 9.5 per square mile (3.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 80.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 4.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.83% of the population.

There were 82 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 28.6% 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 106.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,857, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $20,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,740. About 21.2% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Konawa Public Schools]]<!--UNI 16710--> school district.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pottawatomie County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Towns in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]