Jay, Oklahoma
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Jay is a city in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Delaware CountyGR6. Jay's most famous son is Tommy Morrison, former world heavyweight boxing champion and grandnephew of actor John Wayne. The city hosts the annual Huckleberry festival each July.
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[edit] Geography
Jay is located at (36.423906, -94.797831)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,482 people, 954 households, and 609 families residing in the city. The population density was 296.7/km² (767.2/mi²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 125.6/km² (324.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.43% White, 0.56% African American, 36.50% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 1.89% from other races, and 6.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.55% of the population.
There were 955 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% 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 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $25,592. Males had a median income of $20,212 versus $17,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,700. About 21.4% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.1% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Jay was named for Jay Washburn, a nephew of Stand Watie. The town is the county seat of Delaware County, having won that distinction from Grove, Oklahoma in a special county seat election on December 8, 1908. The 1910-1911 Legislature made Grove, Oklahoma a County Court Town, and provided for two court terms each year. On June 27, 1911 the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled in favor of Jay and on January 5, 1912 the County Commissioners ordered the records to be moved to Jay. On May 10, 1913 the courthouse in Jay was burned, destroying most of the county records.
[edit] Local Trivia
Jay is one of the three county seat towns in Oklahoma which has never been served by a railroad.
Home of Tommy Morrison
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