Roland is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the second most populated place in Sequoyah County.
The population was 3,316 at the 2020 census, slightly higher than the 3,169 recorded in the 2010 census and the 2,842 recorded in the 2000 census.
History
This area was a dispersed rural community in the Cherokee Nation during the 19th century, until 1888, when the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway (KAVR) built a railroad line through it.
Meanwhile, the formerly-dispersed residents coalesced into a small town called either Garrison or Garrison Creek. A post office was established in the town in 1902, and the town renamed itself as Roland in 1904. The 1910 census recorded 228 residents.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Roland had a population of 3,316. The median age was 34.4 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 1,292 households in Roland, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.8% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,978 || 59.7%
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| Black or African American || 152 || 4.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 544 || 16.4%
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| Asian || 24 || 0.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 74 || 2.2%
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| Two or more races || 543 || 16.4%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 156 || 4.7%
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2000 census
As of the census