Shattuck is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,249 at the time of the 2020 census, a change from the 1,356 reported in the 2010 census.
History
Shattuck is located in what was once the Cherokee Outlet. The Southern Kansas Railway built a railroad through the area in 1887, and there was a railroad water station called "Norice" on the site that later became Shattuck.
Geography
Shattuck is located west of the center of Ellis County. U.S. Route 283 passes through the center of town, leading north to Laverne and south to Arnett, the Ellis county seat. Oklahoma State Highway 15 passes through the southeast part of Shattuck, leading northeast to Woodward. The Texas border is west of Shattuck.
The nearest airfield, Gage Airport, is less than 9 miles east-northeast of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Shattuck had a population of 1,249. The median age was 40.7 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.5 males age 18 and over.
There were 501 households in Shattuck, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.3% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 1,026 || 82.1%
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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 28 || 2.2%
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| Asian || 6 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 67 || 5.4%
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| Two or more races || 121 || 9.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 179 || 14.3%
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2000 census
As of the census It also has Shattuck Public Swimming Pool.
The municipal/semi-private Shattuck Golf and Country Club has nine holes and was built in 1950.
Gage Beach, Oklahoma’s largest outdoor swimming pool, is seven miles east of Shattuck; the spring-fed waters of this 100-year-old pool are mineral-rich.
The Shattuck Windmill Museum has a large number of vintage windmills, as well as versions of some early settler buildings.
The following locations are NRHP-listed:
Shattuck National Bank Building was built in 1910, with a second floor added in 1913. It became the Shattuck Public Library in 1963. Wall murals inside the building depict the history of Shattuck from 1838 to the present.
References
External links
- Town of Shattuck official website
- Shattuck Chamber of Commerce
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture
- Shattuck Windmill Museum & Park
- Shattuck Public Library