Taft, Oklahoma

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Taft is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Taft is located at 35°45′45″N, 95°32′46″W (35.762595, -95.546046)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 349 people, 136 households, and 87 families residing in the town. The population density was 88.1/km² (227.8/mi²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 39.1/km² (101.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 3.72% White, 85.39% African American, 1.15% Native American, 0.29% from other races, and 9.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 136 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town the population was spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 75.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,889, and the median income for a family was $26,500. Males had a median income of $20,417 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,278. About 23.0% of families and 33.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.4% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.