Morrison, Oklahoma

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Coordinates: 36°17′45″N 97°0′40″W / 36.29583, -97.01111
Morrison, Oklahoma
Location of Morrison, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Noble
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	938 ft (286 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	636
- Density	1,009.2/sq mi (389.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73061
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-49450^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1095526^[2]

Morrison is a town in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 636 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sports
4 Points of interest
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Morrison is located at 36°17′45″N, 97°0′40″W (36.295955, -97.010988)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 636 people, 255 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,009.2 people per square mile (389.8/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 434.8/sq mi (167.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.15% White, 0.31% African American, 2.83% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 2.67% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.25% of the population.

There were 255 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,482, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $31,618 versus $17,045 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,393. 15.1% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.6% of those under the age of 18 and 3.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

[edit] Sports

Morrison is home to the Wildcats who have won 13 eight-man football state championships. (1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) The Wildcats won an amazing 90 games in a row from 1988 to 1995.