Agra is a town in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Agra had a population of 311. An early real estate developer coined the town's name from the word "agriculture".
History
Agra began to form around the turn of 20th century. A post office opened in Agra on December 20, 1902, with Isaac C. Pierce serving as the first postmaster. The Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (which later became part of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (also known as MKT or "Katy") built a line from Oklahoma City to Parsons, Kansas between 1902 and 1904. The townsite was developed after two local farmers, Frank Wheeler and Sam Holder, sold their lands along the railroad. American Land Loan and Trust Company divided the site into town lots.
The first businesses in town were a drugstore, opened by John Olmstead and a general store opened by Mark Crane. Otherwise, the first buildings were houses and a few churches. The Bank of Agra was built in 1904.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Agra had a population of 311. The median age was 34.8 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 120 households in Agra, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.5% were married-couple households, 21.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 218 || 70.1%
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| Black or African American || 3 || 1.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 24 || 7.7%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 3 || 1.0%
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| Two or more races || 63 || 20.3%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 13 || 4.2%
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2010 census
At the 2010 census, there were 339 people living in the town. The population density was . There were 152 housing units at an average density of .