Henryetta, Oklahoma

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Coordinates: 35°26′33″N 95°59′6″W / 35.4425, -95.985
Henryetta, Oklahoma
Location of Henryetta, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Okmulgee
Area
- Total	6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²)
- Land	6.0 sq mi (15.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,096
- Density	1,009.8/sq mi (389.9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	74437
Area code(s)	918
FIPS code	40-33750^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1093675^[2]

Henryetta is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,096 at the 2000 census.

Henryetta is notable as the high school hometown of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman. Other famous former and current residents include actress Alice Ghostley (Bewitched, Grease, Designing Women), as well as rodeo favorites Jim Shoulders and Terry Don West.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Henryetta is located at 35°26′33″N, 95°59′6″W (35.442379, -95.985000)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,096 people, 2,460 households, and 1,589 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,009.8 people per square mile (389.7/km²). There were 2,844 housing units at an average density of 471.1/sq mi (181.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.69% White, 0.57% African American, 12.30% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 6.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.

There were 2,460 households out of which 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,115, and the median income for a family was $24,760. Males had a median income of $28,661 versus $14,268 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,908. About 19.9% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.