Hardesty, Oklahoma

Hardesty is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 212.

Hardesty, Oklahoma
Town
Historic marker on the western edge of Hardesty
Location in Texas County and state of Oklahoma.
Coordinates: 36°36′59″N 101°11′27″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Texas
Area [2]
• Total	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km^2)
• Land	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [1]	2,907 ft (886 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	212
• Estimate  (2019)[3]	210
• Density	941.70/sq mi (363.24/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	73944
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-32550[4]

Geography

Hardesty is just south of the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project, including Optima National Wildlife Refuge, and the Optima Wildlife Management Area public hunting lands managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The town is approximately 18 miles southeast of Guymon along Oklahoma State Highway 3,[5] which is concurrent with US Route 412 through Hardesty.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	201		—
1960	187		−7.0%
1970	223		19.3%
1980	243		9.0%
1990	228		−6.2%
2000	277		21.5%
2010	212		−23.5%
Est. 2019	210	[3]	−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 277 people, 102 households, and 74 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,228.0 people per square mile (465.0/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 523.1 per square mile (198.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 76.17% White, 1.44% Native American, 20.58% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.80% of the population.

There were 102 households out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,214, and the median income for a family was $29,688. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $20,089 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,836. About 24.2% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those sixty five or over.

Education

In 2007, a lawsuit was brought against the local high school for religious discrimination and failure to separate church and state, after a student allegedly was kicked off the basketball team for refusing to participate in compulsory pre and post game prayers.[8] PACER shows the federal case, CIV-06-845-M, ended with that Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice filed October 29, 2008 and signed by all parties.

See also

• Hardesty Public School District

References

2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. Hardesty, OK, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
6. "Hardesty, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. John Stossel (2007-05-11). "The Black Sheep of Hardesty". ABC. Retrieved 2009-07-08.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hardesty