Cleveland is a city in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,205 as of the 2020 Census.

History

After the Cherokee Outlet opening, a homesteader by the name of Willis H. Herbert established a town named Herbert by opening a post office on the current townsite of Cleveland on October 28, 1893. The Post Office department subsequently withdrew the approval of the Herbert post office. The post office was then moved 100 feet, and reestablished under the name Cleveland, named in honor of then President Grover Cleveland on April 19, 1894. By 1900, the town's population was 211. Before the discovery of oil in the area, the town served as a trade center between the local farmers and the Osage Tribe who lived on the reservation on the other side of the Arkansas river.

In 1904, a railroad line owned by the Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (later known as Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway or Katy) from Oklahoma City reached Cleveland and crossed the Arkansas River into Osage County. On May 27, 1904, the first oil well was spudded near the community, and it caused an influx of oil workers and other people. At the time of statehood in 1907, Cleveland had 1,441 residents.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cleveland had a population of 3,205. The median age was 39.9 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.7 males age 18 and over.

There were 1,273 households in Cleveland, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 77.6%

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| Black or African American || 0.8%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 9.5%

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| Asian || 0.6%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%

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| Some other race || 1.2%

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| Two or more races || 10.4%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3.3%

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2000 census

As of the census

Cleveland City Lake is 7 miles W of town on US-64.

Cleveland City Parks and Recreation Department maintains three parks, with more than 50 picnic areas, 3 tennis courts, and 1 gymnasium.

Education

It is in the Cleveland Public Schools school district.

Notable people

  • Robbie Nichols - Linebacker for the Baltimore Colts
  • David Bivin - author
  • Tony Perkins - president of the Family Research Council and a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives graduated from Cleveland High School in 1981.
  • Billy Vessels was born in Cleveland in 1931 and played football for the Tigers before graduating and becoming a star back at the University of Oklahoma. He was the 1952 Heisman Trophy winner.

References

  • Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cleveland