Hominy, Oklahoma
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Hominy is a city in Osage County
Osage County, Oklahoma
Osage County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Coterminous with the Osage Indian Reservation, it is the home of the federally recognized Osage Nation. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,472 a 6.8 percent increase from 2000, when the population was 44,437...

, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
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, United States
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. The population was 3,565 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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, a 38 percent increase from 2,584 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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Geography

Hominy is located at 36°25′2"N 96°23′36"W (36.417141, -96.393423).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 2,584 people, 1,021 households, and 671 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,305.0 people per square mile (503.9/km²). There were 1,208 housing units at an average density of 610.1 per square mile (235.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.28% White, 1.90% African American, 25.31% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.31% from other races
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, and 8.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.25% of the population.

There were 1,021 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,211, and the median income for a family was $27,578. Males had a median income of $25,476 versus $22,073 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $13,073. About 19.0% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

  • Mavis Doering
    Mavis Doering
    -Background:Doering was born in Hominy, Oklahoma and was the third generation of a family of basketmakers. She was mostly self-taught. Beginning in the 1970s, she researched weaving techniques from books in libraries and museums.-Art:...

     - award-winning Cherokee
    Cherokee
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     basketweaver and educator
  • Bob Hudson
    Bob Hudson (American football running back)
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     - NFL player
  • Kenneth M. Taylor
    Kenneth M. Taylor
    Kenneth Marlar Taylor was a new United States Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, they got airborne while under fire and Taylor shot down four Japanese dive bombers...

     - brigadier general
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     during World War II
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