Gage, Oklahoma
| Gage, Oklahoma | |
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| Coordinates: 36°19′5″N 99°45′26″W / 36.31806°N 99.75722°WCoordinates: 36°19′5″N 99°45′26″W / 36.31806°N 99.75722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Ellis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,146 ft (654 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 442 |
| • Density | 1,105/sq mi (401.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73843 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-28250[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093087[2] |
Gage is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 442 at the 2010 census.
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[edit] Geography
Gage is located at 36°19′5″N 99°45′26″W / 36.31806°N 99.75722°W (36.318024, -99.757206)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land. Gage is located on the banks of Wolf Creek. Gage is also home of an artestian lake and swimming pool called Gage Beach. In 1918 while drilling for oil artesian water was struck.[4] There was once a motel on the springs and travelers came from afar to soak in the springs. The water is not drinkable or used for irrigation due to high in mineral content. Now the springs are protected by the National Parks and Wildlife. Originally the artesian spring pumped 1700 gallons per minute. 2009 the spring is capped somewhat and is only outputting 400 gallons a minute.[5] Artesian Spring Coordinates: Latitude: 36.32139 Longitude: -99.74194
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Gage, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 84 (29) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
99 (37) |
86 (30) |
91 (33) |
110 (43) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 48 (9) |
52 (11) |
58 (14) |
72 (22) |
80 (27) |
91 (33) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
87 (31) |
75 (24) |
60 (16) |
52 (11) |
72 (22) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 21 (−6) |
26 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
43 (6) |
54 (12) |
64 (18) |
68 (20) |
67 (19) |
58 (14) |
45 (7) |
30 (−1) |
24 (−4) |
44 (7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −17 (−27) |
−14 (−26) |
−7 (−22) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
39 (4) |
48 (9) |
48 (9) |
37 (3) |
20 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
−5 (−21) |
−17 (−27) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.6 (15) |
1.1 (28) |
1.3 (33) |
1.9 (48) |
4.3 (109) |
2.9 (74) |
2.8 (71) |
2.3 (58) |
1.6 (41) |
2.5 (64) |
0.7 (18) |
0.8 (20) |
22.8 (579) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 3.7 (9.4) |
4.4 (11.2) |
3.6 (9.1) |
0.1 (0.3) |
0.1 (0.3) |
1.2 (3) |
2.2 (5.6) |
15.3 (38.9) |
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| % humidity | 61 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 60 |
| Avg. rainy days | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 47.1 |
| Source no. 1: weather.com | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Weatherbase.com [6] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 924 |
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| 1920 | 804 | −13.0% | |
| 1940 | 684 |
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| 1960 | 482 |
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| 1970 | 536 | 11.2% | |
| 1980 | 667 | 24.4% | |
| 1990 | 473 | −29.1% | |
| 2000 | 429 | −9.3% | |
| 2010 | 442 | 3.0% | |
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 429 people, 197 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,032.8 people per square mile (394.4/km²). There were 223 housing units at an average density of 536.9 per square mile (205.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.97% White, 1.40% Native American, 0.93% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.
There were 197 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,795, and the median income for a family was $32,750. Males had a median income of $22,788 versus $13,929 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,706. About 15.4% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences By Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.), Washington Academy of Sciences, Washington Academy of Sciences Published by Washington Academy of Sciences, 1922 Item notes: v.12 (1922) Original from Harvard University
- ^ gallons info from long term City of Gage employee
- ^ "Historical Weather for Gage, Oklahoma, United States". http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=12337&refer=.
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