Winchester, Oklahoma

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Winchester is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Winchester is located at 35°47′55″N, 95°59′46″W (35.798601, -95.996241)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.7 km² (4.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 424 people, 153 households, and 123 families residing in the town. The population density was 36.3/km² (94.0/mi²). There were 169 housing units at an average density of 14.5/km² (37.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.73% White, 0.71% African American, 6.37% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 2.83% from other races, and 6.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.

There were 153 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,031, and the median income for a family was $49,444. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,614. About 4.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.