Seiling ( ) is a city in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 850 at the 2020 census. The town was named in 1899 for Louis Seiling, a local store owner who had acquired a homestead in the Cheyenne-Arapaho land run of April 1892. The Hobson Town and Improvement Company established a town called Hobson, but the name was changed to Seiling in January 1899. It incorporated in 1909. Seiling is now the largest city in Dewey County. Their girls basketball team has also won the Oklahoma State Championship four times in a row (2016–2019).
History
Seiling developed as a local agricultural center and became the largest town in Dewey County despite the fact that the nearest railroad depot was in Canton, more than away . Moreover, there were no bridges across either of the Canadian rivers until 1906. A horse racing track was built in 1903.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Seiling had a population of 850. The median age was 33.8 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.9 males age 18 and over.
0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 325 households in Seiling, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.0% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 78.8%
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| Black or African American || 0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 10.6%
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| Asian || 0.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%
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| Some other race || 2.5%
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| Two or more races || 7.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 9.3%
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 860 people, 325 households, and 216 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 402 housing units at an average density of . Residents self-identified as 95.1% white, 12.7% Native American, 4.9% of mixed heritage, 1.6% Asian, and 0.1% African American. Males who were employed full-time had a median income of $43,333. Females who were employed full-time had a median income of $32,500. US-183 is immediately to the west.
Seiling Airport (FAA Identifier: 1S4) is immediately adjacent to Seiling on the northwest.
Parks and recreation
Seiling City Park is in the town, located on Seiling Creek.
The 9-hole Seiling Golf Course was built in 1980.
The Seiling Swimming Pool is open to the general public, and for special event rental.
Canton Lake is to the east.
The McAllister House at 311 N. Locust Ave. and the Seiling Milling Company at 4th and Orange St. are on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dewey County, Oklahoma.
Notable people
- Gary England, meteorologist for KWTV-News 9
- Jordy Mercer, Major League baseball player
- Carrie Nation, Prohibition advocate
- Tom L. Ward, oil and gas businessman