Reydon, Oklahoma
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Reydon is a town in Roger Mills County
Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
Roger Mills County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 3,436. Its county seat is Cheyenne.-History:Roger Mills County takes its name from Roger Q. Mills, a prominent American politician from Texas...

, 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 210 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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Geography

Reydon is located at 35°39′10"N 99°55′17"W (35.652899, -99.921304). According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.

Reydon is located at the northern intersection of State Highway 30
State Highway 30 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 30 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs 84.5 miles south-to-north along the western edge of the state, from US-62 in Hollis to the town of Durham, two miles north of SH-33...

 and State Highway 47
State Highway 47 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 47 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs west-to-east in Roger Mills, Dewey and Custer counties.The current SH-47 was first established in late 1936. Over time it was expanded, reaching its current extent in 1945...

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Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 177 people, 77 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 398.9 people per square mile (155.3/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 229.9 per square mile (89.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.56% African American, 0.56% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.95% of the population.

There were 77 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,750, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $19,583 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $16,721. None of the families and 11.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 36.0% of those over 64.
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