Madill, Oklahoma

Madill, Oklahoma
City
Location of Madill, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Marshall
Area
• Total	2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2)
• Land	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,410
• Density	1,179.8/sq mi (455.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	73446
Area code	580
FIPS code	40-45750Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1095082Template:GR
Website	http://www.mccoconline.org/

Madill is a city in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. The city was founded in 1901 and is named for George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, popularly known as the Frisco. The population was 3,410 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall CountyTemplate:GR.

Geography

Madill is located at 34°5′29″N 96°46′25″W (34.091261, -96.773565)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.

Madill is about 10 miles north of Lake Texoma.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,410 people, 1,284 households, and 830 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,179.8 people per square mile (455.6/km²). There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of 502.7/sq mi (194.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.52% White, 6.04% African American, 6.42% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 15.84% from other races, and 6.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.97% of the population.

There were 1,284 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,457, and the median income for a family was $26,892. Males had a median income of $22,420 versus $18,203 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,614. About 19.2% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

BNSF Railway, the successor railroad to the Frisco, has a crew change point here on the line from Dallas to Tulsa. Highways serving Madill include US-70, US-177, US-377, and SH-199. There is also a small municipal airport (FAA code 1F4) north of the city.

Economy

Madill is well known for its trailer manufacturing firms. These include CM Trailers and WW Trailers. Other businesses include Savage, a manufacturer of agricultural processing equipment, Oklahoma Steel and Wire, and J&I Manufacturing, a maker of truck beds.

Notable Residents

Madill is home to disbanded rock group Burning January—featuring locals Jezy (J.J.) Gray, Micah Lane and Jeff Gaylor—whose 2002 single "Number Five with a Bullet" received heavy rotation on the local college airwaves. As a tribute to their hometown, the band played their final show in the halls of Madill High School.

External links

• http://www.mccoconline.org/