Healdton is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 2,788 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area.
Healdton, Oklahoma | |
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 Aerial view of Healdton, Oklahoma | |
 Location of Healdton, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′58″N 97°31′06″W / 34.23278°N 97.51833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Carter |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.38 sq mi (37.25 km2) |
| • Land | 14.12 sq mi (36.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,328 |
| • Density | 164.92/sq mi (63.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 73438 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-33350[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410727[2] |
History
editA post office was established at Healdton, Indian Territory, on February 26, 1883. It was named for Charles H. Heald, a prominent resident.[5] At the time of its founding, Healdton was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.[6]
Geography
editHealdton is located in western Carter County. Oklahoma State Highway 76 passes through the city, leading south 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 70, west of Wilson and north 5 miles (8 km) to Oklahoma State Highway 53. Ardmore, the Carter County seat, is 23 miles (37 km) to the east via OK-76 and US-70.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Healdton has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.3 km2), of which 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 1.86%, is covered by water.[4]
Healdton Municipal Lake, just northeast of Healdton, boasts 7 miles of shoreline and 370 surface acres.[7]
Geology
editThe Healdton Field, encompassing Healdton and located in the western portion of Carter County, produces from the Pennsylvanian Healdton sands of the Hoxbar Group and the Ordovician massive carbonate Arbuckle Group. The field is located on the Healdton uplift, a northwest-southeast trending anticline, which formed with the Wichita Orogeny, and is 8 mi long and up to 3 mi wide. This was followed by deposition of the Healdton sandstones and shales on pre-Pennsylvanian eroded rocks and subsequent folding during the Arbuckle Orogeny. A prospector named Palmer drilled a shallow well, 425 feet, near an oil seep in the 1890s, but federal law prohibited oil development on "Indian lands" until the early 1900s. Therefore, the discovery of the field is credited to the drilling of No. 1 Wirt Franklin in 1913.[8]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Healdton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Healdton was 115 °F (46.1 °C) on August 2, 1896, while the coldest temperature recorded was −17 °F (−27.2 °C) on February 16, 2021.[9]
| Climate data for Healdton, Oklahoma, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
114 (46) |
112 (44) |
115 (46) |
111 (44) |
101 (38) |
89 (32) |
83 (28) |
115 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 73.8 (23.2) |
78.8 (26.0) |
85.3 (29.6) |
88.2 (31.2) |
92.9 (33.8) |
97.1 (36.2) |
102.5 (39.2) |
102.4 (39.1) |
97.9 (36.6) |
91.0 (32.8) |
81.2 (27.3) |
74.9 (23.8) |
104.4 (40.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.6 (11.4) |
57.1 (13.9) |
65.1 (18.4) |
73.8 (23.2) |
80.8 (27.1) |
89.2 (31.8) |
94.7 (34.8) |
94.6 (34.8) |
86.7 (30.4) |
76.2 (24.6) |
64.4 (18.0) |
54.3 (12.4) |
74.1 (23.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 39.6 (4.2) |
44.0 (6.7) |
51.9 (11.1) |
60.4 (15.8) |
69.1 (20.6) |
77.6 (25.3) |
82.1 (27.8) |
81.5 (27.5) |
73.6 (23.1) |
62.3 (16.8) |
50.9 (10.5) |
41.6 (5.3) |
61.2 (16.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 26.5 (−3.1) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
38.7 (3.7) |
47.0 (8.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
66.0 (18.9) |
69.4 (20.8) |
68.3 (20.2) |
60.4 (15.8) |
48.3 (9.1) |
37.5 (3.1) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
48.3 (9.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 12.1 (−11.1) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
41.4 (5.2) |
56.1 (13.4) |
62.4 (16.9) |
60.3 (15.7) |
46.3 (7.9) |
32.9 (0.5) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
8.3 (−13.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −10 (−23) |
−17 (−27) |
1 (−17) |
19 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
38 (3) |
50 (10) |
45 (7) |
31 (−1) |
10 (−12) |
7 (−14) |
−10 (−23) |
−17 (−27) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.75 (44) |
2.05 (52) |
2.76 (70) |
3.26 (83) |
5.20 (132) |
3.92 (100) |
2.82 (72) |
2.63 (67) |
3.71 (94) |
3.85 (98) |
2.69 (68) |
2.35 (60) |
36.99 (940) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.6 (1.5) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.8 (2.0) |
2.2 (5.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 75.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 2,157 | — | |
| 1930 | 2,017 | −6.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,067 | 2.5% | |
| 1950 | 2,578 | 24.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,898 | 12.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,324 | −19.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,769 | 62.2% | |
| 1990 | 2,872 | −23.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,786 | −3.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,788 | 0.1% | |
| 2020 | 2,328 | −16.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, 2,786 people, 1,132 households, and 776 families were residing in the city. The population density was 197.4 inhabitants per square mile (76.2/km2). The 1,369 housing units had an average density of 97.0 per square mile (37.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.08% White, 0.93% African American, 7.47% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.54% of the population.
Of the 1,132 households, 29.9% had children under 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were not families. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city, the age distribution was 24.0% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,550, and for a family was $29,363. Males had a median income of $25,636 versus $20,865 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,842. About 16.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under 18 and 13.2% of those 65 or over.
Notable people
edit- Emmy Award-winning actress Rue McClanahan was born in Healdton.
- University of Oklahoma women's head basketball coach Sherri Coale is from Healdton.
Museums and historic buildings
editThe Healdton Oil Museum at 10734 Hwy 76 gives a glimpse into the oil boom days of Carter County.[12]
The Healdton Armory at the junction of 4th and Franklin Sts. is NRHP-listed.
Medical services
editHealdton is a regional medical provider, with Mercy Hospital Healdton dispensing critical-access hospital care in rural Carter, Jefferson, and Stephens Counties in southern Oklahoma.[13]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Healdton, Oklahoma
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Healdton city, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 100.
- ^ Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
- ^ "Healdton Municipal Lake". ChickasawCountry.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Petroleum Industry | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society | OHS. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Norman". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Healdton 3 E, OK". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Healdton Oil Museum". ChickasawCountry.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Mercy Hospital Healdton". Mercy.net. Retrieved February 14, 2020.