Bethel Acres, Oklahoma
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Bethel Acres is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Consolidated Metropolitan Area. The population was 2,735 at the 2000 census. It was the birthplace of country singer Wade Hayes.
[edit] Geography
Bethel Acres is located at (35.311381, -97.027550)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 73.1 km² (28.2 mi²). 73.1 km² (28.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.07%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,735 people, 985 households, and 816 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.4/km² (96.9/mi²). There were 1,104 housing units at an average density of 15.1/km² (39.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.56% White, 0.51% African American, 5.92% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 4.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.
There were 985 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,961, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $37,390 versus $24,185 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,826. About 5.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
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