Morrison, Oklahoma

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Morrison is a town in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 636 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sports
4 Points of interest
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Morrison is located at 36°17′45″N, 97°0′40″W (36.295955, -97.010988)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 636 people, 255 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was 389.8/km² (1,009.2/mi²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 167.9/km² (434.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.15% White, 0.31% African American, 2.83% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 2.67% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.25% of the population.

There were 255 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 7.9% under the age of 5, 6.4% from 5 to 9, 9.6% from 10 to 14, 9% from 15 to 19, 5.2% from 20 to 24, 13.4% from 25 to 34, 15.3% from 35 to 44, 12.4% from 45 to 54, 5.9% from 55 to 59, and 15.4% who were 60 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $35,417. The per capita income for the town was $13,393. 15.1% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the poverty line.

[edit] Sports

Morrison is home to the Wildcats who have won 12 eight-man football state championships. (1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2006) The Wildcats won an amazing 90 games in a row from 1988 to 1995.