Corn, Oklahoma

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Corn is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 591 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Corn is located at 35°22′42″N, 98°46′60″W (35.378269, -98.783200)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] History

Originally the name of the town of Corn was spelled Korn. This was changed during World War II due to anti-German sentiment. There are several stories as to how the town received the name Corn. However, the most commonly believed story is that the town received its name because its first post office was in a corn field.

The town was originally settled by German/Russian Mennonites. In the late 1800s, around the time of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Land Run, a Mennonite Brethren missionary stationed nearby invited fellow Mennonites from Kansas to homestead in the area. They brought along "Turkey Red" wheat, which grew well in the western Oklahoma soil. On its one-hundredth birthday the town received a historical marker celebrating this accomplishment.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 591 people, 198 households, and 136 families residing in the town. The population density was 633.9/km² (1,630.2/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 242.4/km² (623.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.71% White, 0.34% African American, 1.86% Native American, 2.88% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% of the population.

There were 198 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 33.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 78.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,154, and the median income for a family was $33,281. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,632. About 14.4% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.