Carnegie is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,430 as of the 2020 United States census.
History and culture
Carnegie was named after the famous Scottish American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. The town's original name was Latham. It was originally platted as North and South Latham, with North Latham being north of the Washita River and South Latham south of it. North Latham was intended to be the commercial hub, with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway expected to go along the north side of the river. However, the tracks ended up running along the south bank of the Washita, so South Latham became the commercial hub and North Latham withered and/or was never developed.
The town is on the south bank of the Washita River, west of Anadarko, at the intersection of state highways 9 and 58.
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Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Carnegie had a population of 1,430. The median age was 40.5 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 560 households in Carnegie, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.4% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 815 || 57.0%
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| Black or African American || 4 || 0.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 340 || 23.8%
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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 || 111 || 7.8%
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| Two or more races || 160 || 11.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 241 || 16.9%
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2000 census
As of the census
The Town of Carnegie operates and maintains a solid waste/sanitation service, and also a water and sewer service, operated through the Carnegie Public Works Authority.
The town has a 19-member volunteer fire department.
The Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital Authority owns a critical-access hospital and clinic facility providing residents of the area with primary care, radiology, physical therapy, and medical laboratory services. Limited surgical services are also provided. The Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital has three doctors and one nurse practitioner on staff. The hospital is managed and operated by Carnegie Tri-County Hospital Management, Inc.
The Carnegie Library Board, appointed by the Town Board of Trustees, operates a library facility for area residents, providing internet access and a large collection of books, magazines, and audio books.
Economy
Agriculture has been the basis of Carnegie's economy throughout its history. The main production has been cotton, wheat, broomcorn, cattle, hogs and poultry. Oil production replaced agriculture briefly during the 1970s, but declined in economic importance after 1980.