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GEOGRAPHY Elk City is located at 35°24'10" North, 99°25'26" West (35.402694, -99.423812). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 38.6 Km&2 (14.9 Mi&2 ). 37.9 km&2 (14.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.7 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.88% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 10,510 people, 4,159 households, and 2,819 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 277.6/km&2 (718.8/mi&2). There were 4,973 housing units at an average density of 131.3/km&2 (340.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.95% White , 3.06% African American , 3.02% Native American , 0.54% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 2.25% from Other Races , and 2.15% from two or more races. 5.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,159 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were Married Couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,268, and the median income for a family was $35,383. Males had a median income of $28,380 versus $18,977 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $15,654. 19.1% of the population and 15.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 27.2% of those under the age of 18 and 5.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. FAMOUS NATIVES Susan Powell Jimmy Webb Kelli O'hara Richard Hart EXTERNAL LINKS |
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