| Idabel, Oklahoma | |
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| — City — | |
| Nickname(s): Dogwood Capital of Oklahoma | |
| Location of Idabel, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | McCurtain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.9 sq mi (41.3 km2) |
| • Land | 15.9 sq mi (41.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,658 |
| • Density | 456.3/sq mi (173.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74745 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-36750[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1101480[1] |
Idabel is a city in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,658 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McCurtain County[2]. The town is located in the tourist area Kiamichi Country.
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Idabel was established in 1902. The city was first named Purnell, after Isaac Purnell, a railroad official. When postal officials rejected that designation, the name was changed to Mitchell, honoring another railroad company officer. That name was also rejected because another town of that name existed elsewhere in the territory. Railroad officials then chose the name Idabel, a compound of the names of Isaac Purnell's two daughters, Ida and Bell. In 1980, Idabel was the subject of a race riot when a large group of blacks became upset at the handling of the murder of Henry Lee Johnson, a 15 year old black male.[3]
Idabel is located at (33.896299, -94.829238)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41 km2), of which, 15.9 square miles (41 km2) of it is land and 0.06% is water.
| Climate data for Idabel, 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) |
56.9 (13.8) |
66.1 (18.9) |
74.5 (23.6) |
81.3 (27.4) |
88.2 (31.2) |
92.5 (33.6) |
92.7 (33.7) |
85.9 (29.9) |
76.8 (24.9) |
65.1 (18.4) |
55.4 (13.0) |
74 (23) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
40.5 (4.7) |
49.6 (9.8) |
58 (14) |
65.8 (18.8) |
69.4 (20.8) |
68.3 (20.2) |
61.9 (16.6) |
50 (10) |
39.8 (4.3) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
49.5 (9.7) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 2.7 (69) |
3.5 (89) |
4.9 (124) |
4.4 (112) |
5.9 (150) |
4.3 (109) |
3.3 (84) |
2.6 (66) |
4.2 (107) |
4.5 (114) |
4.1 (104) |
3.7 (94) |
48.1 (1,222) |
| Source no. 1: weather.com | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Weatherbase.com [5] | |||||||||||||
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,658 people, 2,735 households, and 1,785 families residing in the city. The population density was 436.3 people per square mile (168.5/km²). There were 3,129 housing units at an average density of 196.4 per square mile (75.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.99% White, 24.45% African American, 10.44% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.37% from other races, and 4.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.96% of the population.
There were 2,735 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,496, and the median income for a family was $24,189. Males had a median income of $24,182 versus $16,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,241. About 28.7% of families and 31.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.
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