Terral, Oklahoma

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Coordinates: 33°53′46″N, 97°56′15″W
Town of Terral
Location of Terral, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Jefferson
Post office	1892
Government
- Mayor	Faye Tanner
Area
- town	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Population (2000)
- town	386
- Density	923.3/sq mi (354.8/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.terralok.com

Terral is a town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Terral is located at 33°53′46″N, 97°56′15″W (33.896235, -97.937538)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 386 people, 173 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The population density was 354.8/km² (923.3/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 207.8/km² (540.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.90% White, 2.85% Native American, 3.89% from other races, and 3.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.32% of the population.

There were 173 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,972, and the median income for a family was $21,563. Males had a median income of $20,893 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,486. About 24.5% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 26.6% of those age 65 or over.