Hennessey, Oklahoma

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Hennessey, Oklahoma
Location of Hennessey, Oklahoma
Location of Hennessey, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°6′29″N 97°53′54″W / 36.10806, -97.89833
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Kingfisher
Area
 - Total 3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
 - Land 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,161 ft (354 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,058
 - Density 552.7/sq mi (213.4/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 73742
Area code(s) 405
FIPS code 40-33700[1]
GNIS feature ID 1093669[2]

Hennessey is a town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Hennessey is located at 36°6′29″N, 97°53′54″W (36.108022, -97.898321).[3] It lies on the Chisholm Trail, the historic cattle trail on which is based today's U.S. Route 81.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.7 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,058 people, 769 households, and 545 families residing in the town. The population density was 552.7 people per square mile (213.6/km²). There were 900 housing units at an average density of 241.7/sq mi (93.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.99% White, 0.83% African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 12.05% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.46% of the population.

There were 769 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,038, and the median income for a family was $35,560. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,012. About 11.2% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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