Roosevelt is a town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Roosevelt had a population of 254. The town was named for President Theodore Roosevelt.
History
According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the present town of Roosevelt was originally planned by Parkersburg Development Company before the opening of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in 1901. At that time, the town was known as Parkersburg. However, another town by the same name already existed. Thus, the name was changed to Roosevelt by a townsite organizer, Charlie Parker, who had served under Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish–American War. A post office named Roosevelt was established October 31, 1901. President Theodore Roosevelt actually visited the town in 1903.
By 1907, the town population had grown to 173. The population was 298 in 1910, 744 in 1940, and 679 in 1950. The population then declined to 280 in 2000. Great Plains State Park and Tom Steed Reservoir are to the southeast.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Roosevelt had a population of 254. The median age was 43.7 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 113 households in Roosevelt, of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.5% were married-couple households, 17.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 211 || 83.1%
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| Black or African American || 2 || 0.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 9 || 3.5%
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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 || 12 || 4.7%
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| Two or more races || 20 || 7.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 38 || 15.0%
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2000 census
As of the census