Horntown is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Horntown had a population of 92.

History

Horntown is the center of a dispersed rural community in Jacobs Township of Hughes County that formed in the 1920s. The earliest inhabitants, according to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, were T. C. Horn and Charley Hawthorn, who operated retail stores, garages, gasoline stations and a restaurant at the crossroads of two section-line roads that are now U.S. Highways 75 and 270.

When Horntown incorporated on August 2, 1995, it comprised 4.021 square miles. Also in that year, the population of the immediate area served by Horntown's businesses included approximately 200 residents. Subsequently, the U.S. Census of 2000 counted 61 residents inside the town limits. The census of 2010 recorded an official population increase of 97. At that time, a convenience store–a restaurant, a gasoline station, and a tire store operated. The Horntown fire department, law enforcement, and emergency services maintained a small complex of buildings, and the Banner Baptist Church served residents. The town drains north via Grief Creek and Graves Creek to Wewoka Creek, a tributary of the North Canadian River.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Horntown had a population of 92. The median age was 37.3 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males age 18 and over.

There were 30 households in Horntown, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.3% were married-couple households, 13.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 79 || 85.9%

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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 1.1%

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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 || 1 || 1.1%

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| Two or more races || 11 || 12.0%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 2 || 2.2%

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2000 census

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,802. There were no families and 6.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

It is in the Moss Public Schools<!--UNI 20460--> school district.

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