Bromide, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
Bromide is a town in Coal
and Johnston
counties in the U.S. state
of Oklahoma
. The population was 163 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 163 people, 63 households, and 43 families residing in the town. The population density
was 243.5 people per square mile (93.9/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 119.5 per square mile (46.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.17% White, 14.72% Native American, 5.52% from other races
, and 8.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.91% of the population.
There were 63 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples
living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,458, and the median income for a family was $23,333. Males had a median income of $21,563 versus $11,500 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $10,427. About 20.5% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Coal County, Oklahoma
Coal County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 6,031. Its county seat is Coalgate.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water....
and Johnston
Johnston County, Oklahoma
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,513. Its county seat is Tishomingo.-Geography:...
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. The population was 163 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Geography
Bromide is located at 34°25′4"N 96°29′40"W (34.417909, -96.494569).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 163 people, 63 households, and 43 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 243.5 people per square mile (93.9/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 119.5 per square mile (46.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.17% White, 14.72% Native American, 5.52% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 8.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.91% of the population.
There were 63 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,458, and the median income for a family was $23,333. Males had a median income of $21,563 versus $11,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $10,427. About 20.5% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Further reading
- "Bromide," Vertical File, Research Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City.
- Berry, Shelley, et al., Small Towns, Ghost Memories of Oklahoma: A Photographic Narrative of Hamlets and Villages Throughout Oklahoma's Seventy-seven Counties (Virginia Beach, Va.: Donning Co., 2004).
- Heddlesten, Cathey , "Bromide,"
- Mitchell, Marshal Don. Bromide Oklahoma Centennial: From Boastown to Ghostown, Our Hometown 2007. ISBN 1424329868
- Morris, John W., Ghost Towns of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977).
- Reubin, Carl, ed., Johnston County History, 1855-1979 (Tishomingo, Okla.: Johnston County Historical Society,1979).