Cole is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 census, up from 555 in 2010.
History
Cole was founded on of land donated by Mrs. A. E. Cunningham and Judge Presley Cole. The town was named "Cole" after it was decided "Cunningham" was too long a name. Cole's first post office, created in 1912, was in the Cunningham home, though it was moved later to Read's General Merchandise Store.
The community was hit by an EF3 tornado on the evening of April 19, 2023, destroying multiple houses and killing two people.
Geography
Cole is in central McClain County, between Blanchard to the northwest, Newcastle to the north, Goldsby to the northeast, Washington to the southeast, and Dibble to the southwest. It is northwest of Purcell, the McClain county seat, and south of Oklahoma City. The town is located along State Highway 74B.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Cole has a total area of , of which , or 0.58%, are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Cole had a population of 624. The median age was 42.3 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 237 households in Cole, of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.4% were married-couple households, 13.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 508 || 81.4%
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| Black or African American || 4 || 0.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 35 || 5.6%
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| Asian || 1 || 0.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 13 || 2.1%
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| Two or more races || 63 || 10.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 36 || 5.8%
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2000 census
As of the census