Ripley, Oklahoma

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Ripley, Oklahoma
Abandoned Ripley Church.jpg
Old church in Ripley (2013)
Payne County Oklahoma incorporated and unincorporated areas Ripley highlighted.svg
Location within Payne County and Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°00′57″N96°54′14″W / 36.01583°N 96.90389°W / 36.01583; -96.90389
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Payne
Area
[1]
  Total0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
  Land0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
856 ft (261 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total346
  Density729.96/sq mi (282.01/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74062
Area code(s) 539/918
FIPS code 40-63500 [3]
GNIS feature ID2412554 [2]

Ripley is a town in southeastern Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. [4] The population was 423 at the 2010 census, a decline of 9.2 percent from the figure of 444 in 2000. [5] The town was named after Edward Ripley, the 14th president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. [4]

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History

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (often called simply the Santa Fe) developed Ripley and auctioned the first lots on January 13, 1900. Three months later, the Ripley Times, reported that the community's population had already reached 1,000 persons. [lower-alpha 1] The first wagon bridge across the Cimarron River was completed July 31, 1900, which was the excuse for a big party that lasted until the wee hours of the next morning. [4]

Agriculture became the main source of income besides the railroad. A large farm named Morehead Plantation hired many African-American laborers to produce cotton. The cotton business declined sharply after World War I, but oil discoveries in the county offset the cotton decline for a while. However, oil markets declined in the late 1920s and the beginning of the Great Depression caused the town economy to decline. Ripley's population declined from a peak of 487 in 1930 to 292 in 1950 and 263 in 1960. The population rebounded to 451 in 1980 and 376 in 1990. [4] It peaked again in 2009 at 510; by 2016, it dropped to 403 people.

Geography

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

Ripley is on the Cimarron River; it is southeast of Stillwater (8 miles (13 km) east on State Highway 51 and 7 miles (11 km) south on State Highway 108), [4] and west-northwest of Cushing. [6] Cushing Lake, which offers a boat ramp, dock, and picnic area, [7] is just to the southeast. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900 474
1910 368−22.4%
1920 40610.3%
1930 48720.0%
1940 415−14.8%
1950 292−29.6%
1960 263−9.9%
1970 30716.7%
1980 45146.9%
1990 376−16.6%
2000 44418.1%
2010 403−9.2%
2020 346−14.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 444 people, 158 households, and 118 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,189.9 inhabitants per square mile (459.4/km2). There were 180 housing units at an average density of 482.4 per square mile (186.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 89.64% White, 0.00% African American, 4.95% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 5.41% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 158 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,643, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $15,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,030. 18.9% of the population and 18.0% of families were below the poverty line. 19.7% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Notable people

Landmarks

Notes

  1. The official U.S. Census for 1900 showed only 474 persons. No explanation for the discrepancy is available. Either the numbers were collected at different times, or the larger number included many people intending to file homestead claims near Ripley.

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References

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  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ripley, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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