Central High is a town in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,181 at the time of the 2020 Census.
History
The town was named in 1921, because it was near the center of a consolidated high school district (District 34), created from four smaller districts in Stephens County: Wolf Creek, Nellie, Prairie Center, and Pleasant Hill. Until then, students living in the area only had access to eighth grade education in each of the old districts. When Central High was formed, it built a four-room junior high and a senior high school named Central High School. Lower-grade students attended elementary schools in their former districts. This arrangement lasted until the late 1930s. A fire in 1952 destroyed the original Central High School.
The town incorporated in 1995. Supporters of incorporation wanted this so Central High could prevent annexation by surrounding towns, notably Duncan, Lawton or Marlow. Incorporation would also permit Central High to apply for municipal grants.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Central High had a population of 1,181. The median age was 42.0 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.
There were 437 households in Central High, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 67.0% were married-couple households, 12.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 988 || 83.7%
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| Black or African American || 11 || 0.9%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 48 || 4.1%
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| Asian || 1 || 0.1%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 25 || 2.1%
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| Two or more races || 108 || 9.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 69 || 5.8%
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2000 census
As of the census