Geary, Oklahoma

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Coordinates: 35°37′46″N 98°19′5″W / 35.62944, -98.31806
Geary, Oklahoma
Location of Geary, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Blaine, Canadian
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.5 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,549 ft (472 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,258
- Density	1,325.1/sq mi (511.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73040
Area code(s)	405
FIPS code	40-28900^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1093156^[2]

Geary is a city in Blaine and Canadian counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 1,258 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous residents
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Geary is located at 35°37′46″N, 98°19′5″W (35.629486, -98.318176)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.5 km²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,258 people, 475 households, and 305 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,325.1 people per square mile (511.3/km²). There were 583 housing units at an average density of 614.1/sq mi (236.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.50% White, 4.85% African American, 22.89% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 2.62% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.41% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,088, and the median income for a family was $28,409. Males had a median income of $23,021 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,538. About 21.2% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.