Hammon is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, the majority of which is in Roger Mills County, but some of which extends into Custer County. It is located at the junction of Oklahoma State Highways 33 and 34.

The town is named for Indian agent James H. Hammon, who was assigned to the Red Moon Agency near the future site of Hammon. This was a subagency of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency at Darlington, north of Fort Reno, and his mission was to build a reservation school and to teach the Cheyenne and Arapaho to farm.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7&nbsp;square miles (1.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

Hammon is located southwest of the intersection of State Highway 33 and State Highway 34 The town is just west of the Washita National Wildlife Refuge, and just east of the Black Kettle National Grassland.

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Hammon had a population of 479. The median age was 35.7 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.1 males age 18 and over.

There were 157 households in Hammon, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.1% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 290 || 60.5%

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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.2%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 92 || 19.2%

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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 || 14 || 2.9%

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| Two or more races || 82 || 17.1%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 59 || 12.3%

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2000 census

As of the census

  • Hammon Public School is a member of the Western Technology Center District. WTC provides the opportunity for adults and high school students to get occupationally-specific training. As a member of the WTC district, high school juniors and seniors living in the Hammon School District have the opportunity to attend classes at the WTC campus in Burns Flat. High school students who are residents of the WTC District can enroll in WTC full-time training on a tuition-free basis. Adult students are allowed to attend classes on a tuition basis. Tuition for adult students is $2.00 per training hour. Adult students can apply for financial assistance to attend WTC.

Historic Locations

Three NRHP listings are in or around Hammon:

  • Dorroh-Trent House
  • Allee Site, a Plains Village period (A.D. 1000 to 1500) archeological location.
  • Lamb-Miller Site, also a Plains Village archeological location.

References

  • Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hammon
  • Hammon Public Schools Home Page