Lenapah is a town in north central Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States, eleven miles north of Nowata and sixty two miles northeast of Tulsa. Its name is an adaptation of Lenape, the name of a Delaware Tribe of Indians. As of the 2020 census, Lenapah had a population of 272.
History
The town is primarily an agricultural community. The Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, now part of the Union Pacific Railroad system, established a depot at Lenapah in 1889, and a post office opened in the following year. There were 154 residents in the 1900 census, and 331 at statehood in 1907. The highest population was 434 at the 1920 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
thumb|left|250px|The [[Verdigris River near Lenapah, Oklahoma]]
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lenapah had a population of 272. The median age was 33.0 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 96 households in Lenapah, of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 21.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 148 || 54.4%
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| Black or African American || 8 || 2.9%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 64 || 23.5%
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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 || 52 || 19.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 10 || 3.7%
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2000 census
As of the census