New Alluwe, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
New Alluwe is a town in Nowata County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. The population was 95 at the 2000 census
.
. The old townsite now lies at the bottom of that lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 95 people, 35 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density
was 816.6 people per square mile (305.7/km²). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 335.2 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 53.68% White, 27.37% Native American, and 18.95% from two or more races.
There were 35 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples
living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $9,918. There were 6.7% of families and 8.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 7.9% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the Oologah Dam across the Verdigris River
to form Oologah Lake
in the 1950s. Alluwe is now a ghost town.
Nowata County, Oklahoma
Nowata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,573, a decline of 0.3 percent from 2000, when the population was 10,569...
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 95 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
New Alluwe is located at 36°36′34"N 95°29′16"W (36.609452, -95.487754). In the middle twentieth century, New Alluwe was established at a site relocated from the construction of Oologah LakeOologah Lake
Lake Oologah is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma. It is located near the towns of Oologah, Nowata, and Claremore. The lake has a surface of of water and...
. The old townsite now lies at the bottom of that lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 95 people, 35 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 816.6 people per square mile (305.7/km²). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 335.2 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 53.68% White, 27.37% Native American, and 18.95% from two or more races.
There were 35 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,438 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 $9,918. There were 6.7% of families and 8.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 7.9% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
History
Many of the first inhabitannts came from the town of AlluweAlluwe, Oklahoma
Alluwe is a ghost town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established as Lightning Creek on October 23, 1872 after the namesake waterway. On June 27, 1883, the town was renamed Alluwe. The post office existed under this new name until July 31, 1909.-History:Settled as...
after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the Oologah Dam across the Verdigris River
Verdigris River
The Verdigris River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States. It is about long...
to form Oologah Lake
Oologah Lake
Lake Oologah is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma. It is located near the towns of Oologah, Nowata, and Claremore. The lake has a surface of of water and...
in the 1950s. Alluwe is now a ghost town.