Dougherty, Oklahoma

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Dougherty, Oklahoma
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Location of Dougherty, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°24′02″N97°03′05″W / 34.40056°N 97.05139°W / 34.40056; -97.05139
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Murray
Government
  MayorCoby Gibson
Area
[1]
  Total0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
  Land0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total199
  Density523.68/sq mi (202.17/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73032
Area code 580
FIPS code 40-21200 [3]
GNIS feature ID2412443 [2]

Dougherty is a town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 199 as of the 2020 Census. [4]

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History

The community was first known as Henderson Flat. On September 3, 1887, a post office was established here and called Dougherty, Indian Territory. The post office took its new name from banker William Dougherty of Gainesville, Texas. [5]

At the time of its founding, Henderson Flat, later Dougherty, was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. [6]

As of 1900, Dougherty was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live and could only visit on business in daylight. [7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900 437
1910 278−36.4%
1920 40545.7%
1930 371−8.4%
1940 46425.1%
1950 341−26.5%
1960 294−13.8%
1970 211−28.2%
1980 210−0.5%
1990 138−34.3%
2000 22462.3%
2010 215−4.0%
2020 199−7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 224 people, 96 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was 589.9 inhabitants per square mile (227.8/km2). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 302.8 per square mile (116.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.02% White, 0.45% African American, 13.84% Native American, 3.57% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population. It is one of the smallest towns in the state.

There were 96 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,000, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $16,042 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,490. About 13.2% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 30.6% of those 65 or over.

Education

The school district is Davis Public Schools. [9]

Notable person

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dougherty, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Dougherty (town), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  5. George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 65.
  6. Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
  7. "Told by Telephone". The Daily Ardmoreite . Ardmore, Indian Territory. May 7, 1900. p. 4 via Newspapers.com. The Davis people should send their bad negroes to this place. Negroes are not allowed to live in the corporate limits of Dougherty and none are allowed in town except on business and not for any cause are they allowed here after night.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Murray County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 19, 2024. - Text list