Cheyenne, Oklahoma
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Cheyenne is a town located in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 778. It is the county seat of Roger Mills CountyTemplate:GR. The town is located on U.S. Highway 283, 23 miles north of Sayre, and Oklahoma Highway 47.
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History
Cheyenne is the location of the Battle of Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita; Washita Battlefield), where George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle’s Cheyenne village on the Washita River on November 26, 1868.
During the 1970's Cheyenne and the surrounding area would benefit from the natural gas and oil development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world’s largest known source of helium. Between 1973 and 1993 the field produced over 8-tillion cubic feet (230,000,000 m³) of gas.
Geography
Cheyenne is located at 35°36'45" North, 99°40'26" West (35.612409, -99.673797)Template:GR, just south of the Washita River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Distances
- 81 miles north of Altus
- 155 miles west of Amarillo
- 29 miles northwest of Elk City
- 150 miles east of Oklahoma City
- 77 miles south of Woodward
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 778 people, 356 households, and 196 families residing in the town. The population density is 303.4/km² (784.6/mi²). There are 417 housing units at an average density of 162.6/km² (420.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.04% White, 0.64% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 356 households out of which 26.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% are married couples living together, 6.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% are non-families. 42.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 24.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.08 and the average family size is 2.87.
In the town the population is spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $25,313, and the median income for a family is $37,159. Males have a median income of $25,156 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,428. 18.4% of the population and 15.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 25.7% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- History in the area (http://www.rogermills.org/Museums.htm)
- Washita Battlefield site @ the National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/waba/)