Alex is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 482 at the 2020 census.
History
The town, now locally pronounced Elik, bears the name of an early settler, an intermarried Chickasaw, named William Vinson Alexander whose wife, Martha, served as the first postmistress, after the post office was established in Alexander's store in December 1885. Alexander established the First State Bank on October 3, 1907.
Alex was almost destroyed on July 7, 1906, when a tornado hit the town. The business district was mostly rebuilt a year later, with a drug store, a variety store and three general stores. The Alex Tribune newspaper was first published in 1907 and continued in business until the 1940s. The town incorporated in 1910.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. It lies south of Chickasha.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Alex had a population of 482. The median age was 35.4 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 192 households in Alex, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 15.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 387 || 80.3%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 37 || 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 || 20 || 4.1%
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| Two or more races || 38 || 7.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 30 || 6.2%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 550 people living in the town.