Union City, Oklahoma
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Union City is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 1,387.
[edit] Geography
Union City is located at (35.413582, -97.910634)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 153.3 km² (59.2 mi²). 152.9 km² (59.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,375 people, 483 households, and 377 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.0/km² (23.3/mi²). There were 520 housing units at an average density of 3.4/km² (8.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.49% White, 1.75% African American, 2.98% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.
There were 483 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,819, and the median income for a family was $47,417. Males had a median income of $33,646 versus $22,039 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,020. About 7.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
It is the largest town (Land wise) in Canadian County. It has its own independent school district, Union City, which is composed of an Elementary and a High School. They are located on Kate Boevers street. So far, Union City has 3 main churches, First Baptist Union City, Union City United Methodist, and St. Joseph's Catholic Church. About 45% of Union City's population goes to St. Joseph's, 20% to FBC and 20% to Methodist, 5% goes out of town! About 90% of the kids that live in Union City, actually go to their schools, the other 10% go to Minco, El Reno, or Mustang. There is a record of 7 Messianic Jews living in Union City. That is more than any other town in Canadian County.
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