| El Reno, Oklahoma |
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Strategically located at the interchange of I-40 and U.S. Route 81 , El Reno is within easy access to both I-44 and I-35 . Redlands Community College provides convenient, state-of-the-art training. Historical Fort Reno was built in 1874. Today, the grounds of the old fort are home to a research laboratory for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The laboratory studies environmentally sustainable forage and livestock production, contributing to preservation of the great plains of North America. El Reno is an active Main Street community. The Oklahoma Main Street Program is a downtown revitalization program. El Reno was formerly a Certified City and has successfully transitioned to a Century Community. GEOGRAPHY El Reno is located at 35°31'49" North, 97°57'27" West (35.530261, -97.957529). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 208.3 Km&2 (80.4 Mi&2 ). 207.1 km&2 (80.0 mi&2) of it is land and 1.2 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.56% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 16,212 people, 5,727 households, and 3,842 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 78.3/km&2 (202.7/mi&2). There were 6,484 housing units at an average density of 31.3/km&2 (81.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 76.39% White , 9.83% Native American , 7.85% African American , 0.64% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.33% from Other Races , and 2.95% from two or more races. 7.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,727 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were Married Couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 114.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,200, and the median income for a family was $39,106. Males had a median income of $29,521 versus $20,107 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $15,570. 16.3% of the population and 11.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 19.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. FAMOUS RESIDENTS
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