| Boswell, Oklahoma | |
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| — Town — | |
| Location of Boswell, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Choctaw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 703 |
| • Density | 1,024.4/sq mi (395.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74727 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-07750[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090411[2] |
Boswell is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 703 at the 2000 census.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, Boswell has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it is land and 1.43% is water.
| Climate data for Boswell, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 52.1 (11.2) |
57 (14) |
66.1 (18.9) |
74 (23) |
80.7 (27.1) |
88.2 (31.2) |
93.4 (34.1) |
93.5 (34.2) |
86.1 (30.1) |
76.4 (24.7) |
64.7 (18.2) |
55.2 (12.9) |
74 (23) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
33.4 (0.8) |
42.2 (5.7) |
51.5 (10.8) |
59 (15) |
66.6 (19.2) |
70.3 (21.3) |
69.1 (20.6) |
62.9 (17.2) |
51.2 (10.7) |
41.8 (5.4) |
32.4 (0.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
| Precipitation inches (cm) | 2 (5) |
3.1 (8) |
3.8 (10) |
3.9 (10) |
5.7 (14) |
4.1 (10) |
2.5 (6) |
2.5 (6) |
4.5 (11) |
4.2 (11) |
3.7 (9) |
2.8 (7) |
42.7 (108) |
| Source: Weatherbase.com [3] | |||||||||||||
The Boswell area was one of the Choctaw Nation's first and most important settlements. A Presbyterian missionary station was founded at Mayhew, Indian Territory, three miles north of present-day Boswell in the 1840s. It soon became a government center as well as seat of civilization. Mayhew became the administrative and judicial capital of the Pushmataha District, one of three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation.[4]
A United States Post Office was established at Mayhew, Indian Territory on February 5, 1845 and operated until September 30, 1902. It then moved two miles south to Boswell, which was then a new townsite along the new railroad, and changed its name to Boswell.
Boswell was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant.[5]
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 703 people, 298 households, and 188 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,024.4 people per square mile (393.4/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 549.4 per square mile (211.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.14% White, 8.25% African American, 17.64% Native American, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 5.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 298 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,063, and the median income for a family was $21,354. Males had a median income of $21,125 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,696. About 37.3% of families and 37.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.3% of those under age 18 and 29.5% of those age 65 or over.
The Mobile Service Station scenes in the cult classic Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) were filmed in Boswell. Two-Lane Blacktop, starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, and Dennis Wilson, is notable as a time capsule film of U.S. Route 66 during the pre-Interstate Highway era, and for its stark footage and minimal dialogue. As such it has become popular with fans of Route 66. Two-Lane Blacktop has been compared to similar road movies with an existentialist message from the era, such as Vanishing Point, Easy Rider, and Electra Glide in Blue
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