Editing Terral, Oklahoma

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Oklahoma|Jefferson]]
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|leader_name              = Megan Rainey

|established_title        = Post office
|established_date         = 1892
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|postal_code              = 73561, 73569
|area_code                = [[Area code 580|580]]
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|blank_info               = 40-72900<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>
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|blank1_info              = 2413376<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413376}}</ref>
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'''Terral''' is an agricultural town in [[Jefferson County, Oklahoma|Jefferson County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 382 at the 2010 census, a decline of 1.01 percent from the figure of 386 in 2000.<ref name="EOHC-Terral">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TE015 Jon D. May, "Terral," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed March 28, 2015.</ref>

==History==
Terral was founded in 1892 by John Heidelberg Dace Terral, a Texan who leased the land from a [[Chickasaw]] woman, Emily Colbert Fleetwood, He and Hugh Schoolfield platted the townsite and began selling lots in May 1892. A post office was established August 8, 1892, with Terral himself serving as the first postmaster.<ref name="EOHC-Terral"/>

The town has remained an agricultural community since its establishment. The most important crops are [[watermelon]]s, [[cantaloupe]]s and cotton. Cattle and hog raising are also important. Livestock are usually sold in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], {{convert|90|miles|km}} to the south of Terral. The town began celebrating an annual Terral Watermelon Jubilee in July 1965.<ref name="EOHC-Terral"/>

==Geography==
Terral is located in southern Jefferson County at {{coord|33|53|46|N|97|56|15|W|type:city}} (33.896235, -97.937538),<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> along [[U.S. Route 81 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 81]]. It is {{convert|20|mi}} south of [[Waurika, Oklahoma|Waurika]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|1|mi}} north of the [[Red River of the South|Red River]], the Oklahoma–[[Texas]] border.<ref name="EOHC-Terral"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4072900| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Terral town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=October 18, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095902/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4072900| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Highways==
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 573
|1920= 506
|1930= 593
|1940= 521
|1950= 616
|1960= 585
|1970= 636
|1980= 604
|1990= 469
|2000= 386
|2010= 382
|2020= 280
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 386 people, 173 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|923.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 226 housing units at an average density of {{convert|540.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.85% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 16.32% of the population.

There were 173 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,972, and the median income for a family was $21,563. Males had a median income of $20,893 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,486. About 24.5% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 26.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Jefferson County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Jefferson County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1902]]