Depew is a town in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. It is 41 miles southwest of Tulsa. The population was 411 at the 2020 census. The town was named in honor of New York Senator Chauncey Depew.
History
Depew began as a settlement named Hall in 1898, when the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad (later merged into the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) built a line between Sapulpa and Oklahoma City. In 1901, Walter F. Malley named the community, gave it the present name and opened a post office.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Depew had a population of 411. The median age was 40.8 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 159 households in Depew, of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.8% were married-couple households, 22.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 313 || 76.2%
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| Black or African American || 17 || 4.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 45 || 10.9%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.2%
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| Some other race || 2 || 0.5%
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| Two or more races || 33 || 8.0%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 8 || 1.9%
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2000 census
As of the census