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'''IXL''' (or '''I.X.L.''') is a town in [[Okfuskee County, Oklahoma|Okfuskee County]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]]. It was incorporated in 2001<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Change Notes: Oklahoma | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date = 2006-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> and had an estimated population of 59 in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-40.csv | title = Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Oklahoma: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2007-07-10 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> The 2010 census listed the population at 51.<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/IXL CensusViewer:IXL, Oklahoma Population]</ref>
'''IXL''' (or '''I.X.L.''') is a town in [[Okfuskee County, Oklahoma|Okfuskee County]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]]. It was incorporated in 2001<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Change Notes: Oklahoma | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date = 2006-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> and had an estimated population of 59 in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-40.csv | title = Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Oklahoma: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2007-07-10 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> The 2010 census listed the population at 51.<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/IXL CensusViewer:IXL, Oklahoma Population]</ref>


The source of IXL's [[Place names considered unusual|unusual]]<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR10#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=x}}</ref> name is disputed. A 2012 article on the town's website explained that the name derived from ''Indian Exchange Land'', a reference to the town being on [[Mvskoke]] land.<ref name="Wallace">{{cite web|url=http://visitixlok.com/welcome|title=What does “IXL” mean?|last=Wallace|first=William|date=12 March 2012|work=IXL|accessdate=18 June 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140618122535/http://visitixlok.com/welcome|archivedate=18 June 2014}}</ref> Other sources claim that the letters were taken from the names of two men.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Horcher |title=Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns: IXL, Oklahoma |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20011218005945/http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/ixl.htm |publisher=[[KWTV-DT]] |date=1999-09-04 |archiveurl=http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/ixl.htm |archivedate=2001-12-18 |accessdate=2013-08-16 }}</ref>
The source of IXL's [[Place names considered unusual|unusual]]<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR10#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=x}}</ref> name is disputed. A 2012 article on the town's website explained that the name derived from ''Indian Exchange Land'', a reference to the town being on [[Mvskoke]] land.<ref name="Wallace">{{cite web|url=http://visitixlok.com/welcome|title=What does “IXL” mean?|last=Wallace|first=William|date=12 March 2012|work=IXL|accessdate=18 June 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140618122535/http://visitixlok.com/welcome|archivedate=18 June 2014}}</ref> Other sources claim that the letters were taken from the names of two men.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gary |last=Horcher |title=Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns: IXL, Oklahoma |url=http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/ixl.htm |publisher=[[KWTV-DT]] |date=1999-09-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011218005945/http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/ixl.htm |archivedate=December 18, 2001 |accessdate=2013-08-16 |deadurl=unfit }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Revision as of 02:16, 1 May 2016

IXL (or I.X.L.) is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. It was incorporated in 2001[1] and had an estimated population of 59 in 2007.[2] The 2010 census listed the population at 51.[3]

The source of IXL's unusual[4] name is disputed. A 2012 article on the town's website explained that the name derived from Indian Exchange Land, a reference to the town being on Mvskoke land.[5] Other sources claim that the letters were taken from the names of two men.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201051—
2014 (est.)51[7]0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]


References

  1. ^ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Oklahoma. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  2. ^ "Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Oklahoma: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  3. ^ CensusViewer:IXL, Oklahoma Population
  4. ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. x.
  5. ^ Wallace, William (12 March 2012). "What does "IXL" mean?". IXL. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ Horcher, Gary (1999-09-04). "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns: IXL, Oklahoma". KWTV-DT. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001. Retrieved 2013-08-16. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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