Gotebo is a town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 174 at the 2020 Census.
The town is named after the notable Kiowa Indian named Gotebo (1847 - 1927) (in Kiowa, ).
History
The town now known as Gotebo was originally named Harrison (honoring President Benjamin Harrison) when it was founded in August 1901, during the opening of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation. A railroad station had been built nearby a few months before, which officials of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway had named Gotebo, in honor of a well-respected Kiowa chief. He was one of the first Kiowa baptized at the Rainy Mountain Church, and was buried at the Rainy Mountain Indian Cemetery, between Gotebo and Mountain View. The name of the post office was soon changed from Harrison to Gotebo, and the town incorporated under the latter name.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Gotebo had a population of 174. The median age was 42.0 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 79 households in Gotebo, of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.2% were married-couple households, 25.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 156 || 89.7%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 8 || 4.6%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.6%
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| Some other race || 1 || 0.6%
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| Two or more races || 8 || 4.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 9 || 5.2%
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2000 census
As of the census