Warr Acres is a city in
Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County is a county located in the central partof the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 660,448 at the 2000 census. The county seat and principal city is Oklahoma City...
,
OklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
,
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, and a part of the
Oklahoma City metropolitan areaThe Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is a large urban region located in the central part of the state of Oklahoma. It is often known as Oklahoma City Metroplex or Greater Oklahoma City, and contains the state capital and principal city, Oklahoma City.Seven counties make up the Oklahoma City...
. It was established after
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by C.B. Warr, a dynamic businessman, builder, and commercial developer. The population was 9,735 at the
2000 censusThe 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...
.
Warr Acres is located at .
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km
2), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km
2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km
2) of it (1.06%) is water.
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 9,735 people, 3,978 households, and 2,681 families residing in the city.
Warr Acres is a city in
Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County is a county located in the central partof the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 660,448 at the 2000 census. The county seat and principal city is Oklahoma City...
,
OklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and a part of the
Oklahoma City metropolitan areaThe Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is a large urban region located in the central part of the state of Oklahoma. It is often known as Oklahoma City Metroplex or Greater Oklahoma City, and contains the state capital and principal city, Oklahoma City.Seven counties make up the Oklahoma City...
. It was established after
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
by C.B. Warr, a dynamic businessman, builder, and commercial developer. The population was 9,735 at the
2000 censusThe 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
Warr Acres is located at .
According to the
United States Census BureauThe 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. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km
2), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km
2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km
2) of it (1.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 9,735 people, 3,978 households, and 2,681 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 3,460.4 people per square mile (1,337.6/km
2). There were 4,253 housing units at an average density of 1,511.8/sq mi (584.4/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.51% White, 7.80% African American, 2.55% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.84% from
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, and 3.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.68% of the population.
There were 3,978 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,187, and the median income for a family was $42,475. Males had a median income of $31,127 versus $24,081 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $18,955. About 7.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.