Quay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the boundary line between Pawnee and Payne counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 47 at the 2000 census, when it was still a town; the community disincorporated on August 23, 2000. No population was recorded in the census of 2010. But the 2020 Census recorded 39 persons.
History
This community was originally named Lawson, for the townsite owner, Stonewall J. Lawson. A post office was established here January 17, 1894. Lawman Heck Thomas and his posse killed outlaw Bill Doolin in Lawson in 1896. Lawson was renamed Quay in honor of Pennsylvania Senator Matthew Quay on February 24, 1903.
Initially, Quay was an agricultural center. The discovery of oil nearby caused the population to mushroom from about one hundred to about four thousand during the early 1920s. Oil production dried up and the town population declined to 186 at the 1930 census.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Quay had a population of 39. The median age was 46.5 years. 10.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 8 households in Quay, of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 0.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 50.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 50.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 25 || 64.1%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 7 || 17.9%
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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 || 7 || 17.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1 || 2.6%
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2010 census
Quay disincorporated in August 2000, and no 2010 census figures were recorded.