Foss is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Foss had a population of 101.
History
The history of Foss began when settlers from the area of the Wilson post office moved four miles north to the valley of Turkey Creek in the late 1890s. They initially wanted their new post office to be called Graham, but since that name was already taken it was named Maharg (an anagram of Graham). A flash flood on May 2, 1902, wiped out the town on Turkey Creek, destroying businesses and drowning several people. The town rebuilt on higher ground and was named Foss. The post office began operation on September 15, 1900.
The town expanded rapidly. By 1905 the town had a population between 900 and 1000 residents. It also had plants to manufacture hay balers, baby carriages, and brooms. The population stabilized near 500.
Foss State Park on Foss Reservoir is about 6 miles to the north. The Washita National Wildlife Refuge is at the north end of Foss Reservoir.
There were 47 households in Foss, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.7% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 72 || 71.3%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 3 || 3.0%
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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 || 5.0%
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| Two or more races || 21 || 20.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 20 || 19.8%
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2000 census
As of the census