Fanshawe is a town in Latimer and Le Flore counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 Census, the town had a total population of 317.

History

A post office was established at Fanshawe, Indian Territory on March 31, 1891. The town was named after John R. Fanshawe, an employee of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad, which built through the area in 1889–90; however, the town had no role in choosing the name. Railroad executives and investors made an inspection trip on the newly built line; at each designated station a name was drawn from a hat, and that name was used to designate the new town. At the time of its founding, Fanshawe was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.7&nbsp;square miles (58.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 22.6&nbsp;square miles (58.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.57%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Fanshawe had a population of 317. The median age was 39.6 years. 30.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.6 males age 18 and over.

There were 126 households in Fanshawe, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.2% were married-couple households, 24.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 217 || 68.5%

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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.3%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 66 || 20.8%

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| Asian || 8 || 2.5%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 1 || 0.3%

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| Two or more races || 24 || 7.6%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 10 || 3.2%

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2000 census

As of the census