New Cordell, Oklahoma

New Cordell, Oklahoma
City
Location of New Cordell, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Washita
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2)
• Land	2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,867
• Density	1,132.3/sq mi (437.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	40-51250Template:GR

New Cordell is a city in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,867 at the 2000 census. It was previously located a few miles from the current spot, but was moved around the turn of the century, thus the name New Cordell.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,867 people, 1,192 households, and 816 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,132.3 people per square mile (437.5/km²). There were 1,427 housing units at an average density of 563.6/sq mi (217.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.33% White, 0.21% African American, 2.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 1,192 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,053, and the median income for a family was $34,519. Males had a median income of $24,531 versus $18,173 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,509. About 15.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Noteworthy people from Cordell

• Batsell Barrett Baxter

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cordell