| Winchester, Oklahoma | |
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| — Town — | |
| Location of Winchester, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Okmulgee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Land | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 424 |
| • Density | 94.0/sq mi (36.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 40-81575[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1699805[2] |
Winchester is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.
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Winchester is located at (35.798601, -95.996241)[3]. This puts Winchester about 25 miles (40 km) south of downtown Tulsa. [4] The town's fenceline runs approximately from U.S. Route 75, a major national north/south artery,[5] on the west side to approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the highway, and from 241st St. in the north to Oklahoma State Highway 16 in the south. [6] Winchester residents have a Beggs mailing address, but the town of Beggs is actually southwest of Winchester and on the opposite side of U.S. Route 75.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²), all of it land.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 424 people, 153 households, and 123 families residing in the town. The population density was 94.0 people per square mile (36.3/km²). There were 169 housing units at an average density of 37.5 per square mile (14.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.73% White, 0.71% African American, 6.37% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 2.83% from other races, and 6.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.
There were 153 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,031, and the median income for a family was $49,444. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,614. About 4.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
Winchester was founded by developers headed by William D, Crews who were frustrated by "big city living" in Tulsa.[8] Development began in 1959 on 2,500 acres (10 km2) of pasture land, although the final order of incorporation was not received by Winchester until February 18, 1974.[9]
Winchester made the news briefly in March 1989 when the town was selected as the site of a national museum on American Wars. However, the proposal was withdrawn in April 1989 after a disagreement regarding donation of the land: the State of Oklahoma wanted to donate a long-term lease of the land, while the museum developers wanted to be given fee title to the land so the same could be mortgaged to finance early development activities.[10]
The town's website indicates Winchester is a "restricted residential community"; i.e., the town is subject to land covenants and zoning ordinances which restrict, among other things, mobile homes in many locations.[11] At least one lawsuit to enforce the ordinances and covenants against a homeowner placing a mobile home in an unauthorized location has been successfully prosecuted.[12]
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