Fort Coffee, Oklahoma
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| Fort Coffee, Oklahoma | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Le Flore |
| Area | |
| - Total | 6.4 sq mi (16.7 km²) |
| - Land | 6.4 sq mi (16.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 412 |
| - Density | 64.1/sq mi (24.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 40-27150[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1092956[2] |
Fort Coffee is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Fort Coffee is located at (35.299124, -94.580011)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.16% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 412 people, 163 households, and 109 families residing in the town. The population density was 64.1 people per square mile (24.7/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 26.21% White, 62.86% African American, 3.88% Native American, and 7.04% from two or more races.
There were 163 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,827, and the median income for a family was $31,528. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $22,344 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,039. About 25.6% of families and 30.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.9% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Fort Coffee, Oklahoma is at coordinates Coordinates:
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