Editing Tatums, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Tatums''' is a historic [[Freedmen's town]] in [[Carter County, Oklahoma|Carter County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.2 percent from the figure of 172 in [[2000 United States census|2000]].<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Tatums CensusViewer:Population of the City of Tatums, Oklahoma]</ref> It is part of the [[Ardmore, Oklahoma]], [[Ardmore micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==History==
According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Tatums was founded in [[Indian Territory]] in 1895 by Lee and Mary Tatum, though ''Oklahoma Place Names'' states that the town was not incorporated until May 9, 1896, And a hotel was built in 1899, a blacksmith shop in 1900,a cotton gin and sawmill in 1910, and a motor garage in 1918.Oil wells were drilled in the area in the 1920s,bringing wealth to several of Tatums's farmers and landowners.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums">O'Dell, Larry. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entryname=TATUMS "Tatums,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed May 4, 2015.</ref><ref name="OK-Place-Names">Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.203.</ref>

At the time of its founding, Tatums was located in [[Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation]].<ref>Charles Goins.  ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), p. 105.</ref>

The town was one of more than fifty all-black towns founded in Oklahoma, and is one of thirteen still in existence.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/> Lee Tatum was the first postmaster, ran a grocery store, and was a U.S. Marshal.<ref name="OK-Place-Names"/><ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/> Travelers who came through Tatums could stay at the home of Henry Taylor, who owned the largest home in town.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/> Over the next few decades, other businesses were added to the town, including a church, school, hotel, blacksmith shop, a cotton gin and sawmill, and a motor garage.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/>  In the 1920s, oil wells were drilled around Tatums, and several residents richly profited from them.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/>

A brick school funded by the [[Rosenwald Fund]] was completed in 1926.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/> In 1927, [[Norman Studios]] filmed a silent movie, ''Black Gold'', in Tatums.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129789/ | title=Black Gold (1928) | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> Marshal L. B. Tatums played a role in the film.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/> No copy of the film is known to exist, but the script and camera are held by the [[Autry National Center]] in California.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/>

The [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] greatly damaged Tatums' economy, so many residents migrated to urban areas.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/> Amid the Depression, the [[Works Progress Administration]] built a new brick school in 1936.<ref name="EOHC-Tatums"/>

The [[Bethel Missionary Baptist Church]], completed in 1919, is an historic Baptist church in Tatums, and is included on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Carter County, Oklahoma|NRHP listings for Carter County]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMXK0A_Bethel_Missionary_Baptist_Church_Tatums_OK| title= Bethel Missionary Baptist Church - Tatums, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places| publisher= Waymarking.com| accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 133
|1980= 281
|1990= 176
|2000= 198
|2010= 151
|2020= 111
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Tatums town, Oklahoma – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tatums town, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4072500&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tatums town, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4072500&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tatums town, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4072500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|7.56%
|4.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.01%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|135
|118
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100
|78.49%
|78.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90.09%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|4.65%
|6.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|14
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|8.14%
|7.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|1.16%
|3.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.90%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''172'''
|'''151'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''111'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 151 people, 68 households, and 45 families residing in the town.<ref name="DP-1-2010">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4072500 "DP-1  Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213085027/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4072500 |date=February 13, 2020 }} ''American Fact Finder'', United States Census Bureau, Accessed May 4, 2015.</ref>  The racial makeup of the town was 79.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 7.3% from two or more races.<ref name="DP-1-2010"/> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.3% of the population.<ref name="DP-1-2010"/>

There were 68 households, out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families.<ref name="DP-1-2010"/> 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 32.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="DP-1-2010"/> The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.64.<ref name="DP-1-2010"/>

The population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="QT-P1-2010">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP1/1600000US4072500 "QT-P1  Age Groups and Sex: 2010 - 2010 Census Summary File 1,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213041325/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP1/1600000US4072500 |date=February 13, 2020 }} ''American Fact Finder'', United States Census Bureau, Accessed May 4, 2015.</ref> The median age was 48.8 years.<ref name="QT-P1-2010"/> For every 100 females, there were 115.7 males.<ref name="QT-P1-2010"/> For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.<ref name="QT-P1-2010"/>

According to the 2013 [[American Community Survey]], The median income for a household in the town was $21,083, and the median income for a family was $21,500.<ref name="DP03-ACS-2013">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/1600000US4072500 "DP03  Selected Economic Characteristics - 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213052712/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/1600000US4072500 |date=February 13, 2020 }} ''American Fact Finder'', United States Census Bureau, Accessed May 4, 2015.</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,509.<ref name="DP03-ACS-2013"/> About 25.0% of families and 37.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 77.8% of those under the age of 18 and 35.7% of those 65 or over.<ref name="DP03-ACS-2013"/>

==See also==
* [[Boley, Oklahoma|Boley]], [[Brooksville, Oklahoma|Brooksville]], [[Clearview, Oklahoma|Clearview]], [[Grayson, Oklahoma|Grayson]], [[Langston, Oklahoma|Langston]], [[Lima, Oklahoma|Lima]], [[Redbird, Oklahoma|Redbird]], [[Rentiesville, Oklahoma|Rentiesville]], [[Summit, Oklahoma|Summit]], [[Taft, Oklahoma|Taft]], [[Tullahassee, Oklahoma|Tullahassee]], and [[Vernon, Oklahoma|Vernon]], other "All-Black" settlements that were part of the [[Land Run of 1889]].<ref name="EOHC-All-Black-Towns">O'Dell, Larry. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entryname=ALL-BLACK%20TOWNS "All-Black Towns,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed May 4, 2015.</ref>

==References==
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{{Carter County, Oklahoma}}
{{NRHP in Carter County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Carter County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Ardmore, Oklahoma micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places in Oklahoma established by African Americans]]
[[Category:1895 in Indian Territory]]