Dougherty is a town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 199 as of the 2020 Census.

At the time of its founding, Henderson Flat, later Dougherty, was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.

As of 1900, Dougherty was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live and could only visit on business in daylight.

Geography

Dougherty is in southern Murray County, about by road south-southeast of Davis and southwest of Sulphur, the Murray county seat. It is in the valley of the Washita River, just upstream of the mouth of its tributary, Rock Creek, the outflow from the Lake of the Arbuckles to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Dougherty had a population of 199. The median age was 34.8 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 116.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 121.2 males age 18 and over.

There were 66 households in Dougherty, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.9% were married-couple households, 27.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 134 || 67.3%

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| Black or African American || 5 || 2.5%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 34 || 17.1%

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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 || 5 || 2.5%

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| Two or more races || 21 || 10.6%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 10 || 5.0%

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2000 census

As of the census

Notable person

  • Kay Starr, singer, was born in Dougherty.

See also

  • List of sundown towns in the United States

References

  • Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Dougherty