Reydon is a town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.
Reydon was established in 1928 after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway put down rails in the area, purchased land from local farmers, and laid out a townsite. The site was two miles north of a settlement called Rankin, and Rankin merchants moved to the site because of the rail connection. However, the name “Rankin” was considered confusing because Rankin, Texas was also along the railline. So the town was named Reydon instead, either in honor of a railroad executive in Chicago, or in honor of the village of Reydon in Suffolk County, England.
The population of the town peaked at 331 in 1950. The population was 137 at the time of the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Reydon is located at the northern intersection of State Highways 30 and 47.
Reydon is surrounded by the Black Kettle National Grassland, with Skipout Lake to the southeast.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Reydon had a population of 137. The median age was 35.4 years. 33.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 73.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 78.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 57 households in Reydon, of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.8% were married-couple households, 14.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 115 || 83.9%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 2 || 1.5%
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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 || 1 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 19 || 13.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 11 || 8.0%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census