Goltry is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 251 at the 2020 census.
History
Originally part of the Cherokee Outlet, the area of present-day Goltry was not open to non-Indian settlement until September 1893. After the opening, a settlement called Karoma emerged on the John Streich farm, approximately one and one-half miles southeast of present Goltry. The Arkansas Valley and Western Railway (later part of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, or Frisco, system) constructed a line in 1904 from east to west apart the former Woods County that became present-day Alfalfa County, after the creation of the latter 1907. The people of Karoma moved most of their homes and businesses closer to the railroad. In 1904, John Linden’s townsite company surveyed and platted the town on 240 acres. The new community was incorporated and named for Enid resident Charles Goltry, who owned the land and whose milling company constructed a grain elevator there. Many of the early settlers were Germans from Russia, in addition to a number from the then German state of Bohemia and from Switzerland. As late as 2000, one-third of the town's residents claimed German ancestry.
Geography
Situated in far southeastern Alfalfa County, Goltry lies along State Highway 45. Goltry lies midway between the county seat of Cherokee, and the nearest city, Enid, via the aforementioned State Highway 45.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Goltry had a population of 251. The median age was 43.1 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 102 households in Goltry, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.9% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 222 || 88.4%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 6 || 2.4%
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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 || 0 || 0.0%
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| Two or more races || 23 || 9.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1 || 0.4%
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2000 census
As of the census