Loco, Oklahoma
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|subdivision_name2 = Stephens
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|population_total = 99
|population_density_km2 = 145.80
|population_density_sq_mi = 377.86
|timezone = Central (CST)
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|postal_code = 73442
|area_code = 580
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|blank_info = 40-43450{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Loco is a town in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had 99 residents.{{cite web|url= https://data.census.gov/all?q=Loco+town,+Oklahoma |title=Loco (town), Oklahoma|publisher= US Census Bureau|accessdate=March 7, 2025}} The town is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county.{{cite web|url= https://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/oklahoma-maps/ok-stephens-county-oklahoma-1911-map-rand-mcnally.html|title=Stephens County, Oklahoma 1911 Map|publisher=Rand McNally (accessed on MyGenealogyHound website)|accessdate=March 7, 2025}}
Etymology
Two theories exist as to how Loco acquired its name. One theory, popularized by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, states that the community was named for locoweed found in the area. The second theory, proposed by the niece of founder Albert G. Cranfill, suggests the name came from the Latin locus.{{cite book|last=Peterson|first=Dale|title=Storyville, USA|year=2001|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=9780820323039|pages=[https://archive.org/details/storyvilleusa0000pete_b3y7/page/312 312]|url=https://archive.org/details/storyvilleusa0000pete_b3y7/page/312}} It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&pg=PR11| 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=xi| isbn=9781440507397 }}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1930= 333
|1940= 268
|1950= 236
|1960= 268
|1970= 193
|1980= 215
|1990= 160
|2000= 150
|2010= 122
|2020= 99
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 150 people, 67 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|571.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|312.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 87.33% White, 8.00% Native American, and 4.67% from two or more races.
There were 67 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.68.
The village's population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in Loco was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,440. There were 10.0% of families and 16.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 19.4% of under eighteens and 41.7% of those over 64.
Notable residents
- Robert McMurtry (1950–2012), author, painter
References
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{{Stephens County, Oklahoma}}
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