Amorita is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 38 at the time of the 2020 Census.
History
Amorita was founded in September 1901. It is speculated that Amorita was likely named after the wife of railroad owner, Charles E. Ingersoll. At the time of its founding, the area was part of the much larger Woods county. It did not become part of present-day Alfalfa county until the time of statehood in 1907.
The town was established in Byron township in 1901 approximately two miles north of the existing town of Byron, by what was then known as the Choctaw Northern Railroad, later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. City lots were sold when the railroad completed its rail line through the county in November 1901.
Residents voted to incorporate their town in May 1912. In 1919 a fifty-thousand-dollar bond was approved to construct a new school building for the consolidated schools of Amorita and two other districts. In 1921, voters of both Byron and Amorita jointly approved the construction of power lines extending from Kansas to supply electricity to both their towns. between Byron to the south and the Kansas border to the north.
The town has a total area of , all land, with a population density of 153 people per square mile.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Amorita had a population of 38. The median age was 40.5 years. 36.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 72.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 12 households in Amorita, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.3% were married-couple households, 25.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 41.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 28 || 73.7%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 2.6%
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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 || 0 || 0.0%
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| Two or more races || 9 || 23.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1 || 2.6%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 37 people living in the town. The population density was . There were 19 housing units in the town.