Elmore City is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. This town is south of Oklahoma City. The population was 738 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 697 at the 2010 census. It was named after J. O. Elmore.
There are two main highways running through Elmore City. One of the Highways is Oklahoma State Highway 29, running west–east. The other is Oklahoma State Highway 74, running north–south. It is about west of Wynnewood, south of Purcell, and west of U.S. Highway 177.
History
The first business in Elmore City was opened by Jasper N. Black in an area just northeast of what is now Elmore City. Historians state that after Black opened his supply store in 1890 on Rock Creek, the number of settlers quickly grew and a community was formed called Banner. Banner quickly spread to the southwest and a post office was established and the name changed to Elmore for J. O. Elmore, another prominent business man. The word city was added to Elmore after the name was confused with Elmer in Jackson County. The city was incorporated as a community in 1898.
At the time of its founding, Elmore City was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
The film Footloose was loosely based on events that took place in the town. Elmore City had a ban, dating from before statehood, on public dancing within town limits. High school students during the 1979-1980 class year began lobbying for the right to hold a school prom with dancing.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Elmore City had a population of 738. The median age was 35.8 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 272 households in Elmore City, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.2% were married-couple households, 15.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 582 || 78.9%
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| Black or African American || 15 || 2.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 54 || 7.3%
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| Asian || 4 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 5 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 78 || 10.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 43 || 5.8%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 697 people living in the town., Miss Rodeo USA 1989, Miss Teen USA 1985, and Maid of Cotton 1991
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