Thackerville, Oklahoma

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Thackerville is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 404 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Thackerville is located at 33°47′45″N, 97°8′37″W (33.795874, -97.143677)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 404 people, 149 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 73.2/km² (189.5/mi²). There were 166 housing units at an average density of 30.1/km² (77.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.85% White, 4.70% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.99% from other races, and 4.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of the population.

There were 149 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,750, and the median income for a family was $45,893. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $18,611 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,605. About 7.7% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.