Prue is a town in southwestern Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had 374 residents. The town was named for Henry Prue, who owned the original townsite. Prue was relocated when Lake Keystone was built, and is sometimes called "New Prue".
History
Prue was a small settlement when the Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (later the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, often called the MKT or "Katy") extended its line from Wybark (near Muskogee) to Osage via Prue in 1902–03. The Prue post office was established in September 1905, and town lots were sold at public auction beginning on March 22, 1911.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Prue had a population of 374. The median age was 43.0 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 147 households in Prue, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.3% were married-couple households, 25.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 314 || 84.0%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 31 || 8.3%
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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 || 2 || 0.5%
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| Two or more races || 27 || 7.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 10 || 2.7%
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2000 census
As of the census