Editing Yeager, Oklahoma

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'''Yeager''' is a town in [[Hughes County, Oklahoma|Hughes County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.  The population was 75 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 18, 2013}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  Developed in the early 1900s, the town grew with the help of an oil and gas field, but has always had a low population.<ref name="yeagerpedia"/>

==History==
According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' the present community was named for a Creek allottee, Hattie Yargee. The town was developed along the [[St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway]], which was built between 1900 and 1901. When a post office was established on February 6, 1902, the Post Office Department changed the spelling of the office to the present Yeager.<ref name="yeagerpedia">Wilson, Linda D., "[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=YE001 Yeager]," ''[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/encyclopediaonline.php Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture]'' (accessed July 6, 2019).</ref> An oil and gas field opened in the town in 1917 and helped support the railroad industry in the 1920s.<ref name="yeagerpedia"/>

In 1917, the Yeager Oil Field opened, producing 25 to 2500 barrels{{efn|One barrel of oil is equal to 42 U.S. gallons (oil industry standard)}} of oil per day.<ref name="yeagerpedia"/> As the Yeager field developed during the 1920s, the railroad's revenue dramatically increased by transporting lumber, rig timber, and oil-field equipment to the community. By 1918 citizens had established a Baptist Church and a Church of Christ. In 1918 ''R. L. Polk's Oklahoma State Gazetteer and Business Directory'' estimated Yeager's population at 350.<ref name="yeagerpedia"/>

In the mid-1940s Fred A. Ashburn and C. D. Wood operated grocery and filling stations. By the mid-1950s Yeager had a grocery and a filling station. After a fire destroyed the school building on January 18, 1957, voters approved a bond issue to rebuild the facility.<ref name="yeagerpedia"/>

==Geography==
Yeager is located six miles north of [[Holdenville, Oklahoma|Holdenville]].

The town lies at an elevation of 870 feet above sea level and has an average of 39&nbsp;inches of rain and 6.1&nbsp;inches of snowfall annually.<ref name="bestplaces">Sperling's Best Places, "[http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Yeager-Oklahoma.aspx# Yeager, Oklahoma]" (accessed June 23, 2010).</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 231
|1920= 286
|1930= 300
|1940= 284
|1950= 180
|1960= 129
|1970= 107
|1980= 138
|1990= 40
|2000= 67
|2010= 75
|2020= 45
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 75 people living in the town.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The population density was {{convert|356|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 33 housing units at an average density of {{convert|180|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="Census2010"/>  The racial makeup of the town was 56.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 32.84% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 10.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 27 households, out of which 18.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $13,125, and the median income for a family was $16,250. Males had a median income of $12,500 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $6,438. There were 15.4% of families and 26.4% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 44.4% of under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.

==Education==
It is in the [[Holdenville Public Schools]]<!--UNI 14790--> school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40063_hughes/DC20SD_C40063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hughes County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40063_hughes/DC20SD_C40063_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

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==References==
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{{Hughes County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Hughes County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Muscogee (Creek) Nation]]