Editing Welling, Oklahoma

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'''Welling''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cherokee County, Oklahoma|Cherokee County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 771 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], an increase of 15.25 percent over the figure of 669 recorded in 2000.<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Welling CensusViewer: Welling, Oklahoma Population.] Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4079850| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Welling CDP, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=February 19, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150219184512/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4079850| archive-date=February 19, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is home to [[The Salvation Army]]'s Heart o' Hills camp and conference center.

==Geography==
Welling is located in eastern Cherokee County approximately four miles southeast of [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]]. The [[Illinois River (Oklahoma)|Illinois River]] flows past two miles to the west and the north end of  [[Tenkiller Ferry Lake]] is three miles south.<ref>''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 37 {{isbn|0899332838}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|76.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|76.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.50%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 781
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 669 people, 247 households, and 187 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 22.6 people per square mile (8.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 306 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq&nbsp;mi (4.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 38.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 7.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 247 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,118, and the median income for a family was $28,500. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,859. About 21.7% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 26.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==

* [[Agnes Cowen]] (1927–1999), member of the [[Cherokee Nation Tribal Council]]

==References==
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{{Cherokee County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Oklahoma]]