Slick is a town in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 151 at the 2020 census, a 15.3% increase over the population in 2010.
History
Slick began as an oil boom town in 1920, and was named for oilman Thomas B. Slick, who drilled a discovery well nearby. A railroad, the Oklahoma-Southwestern Railway, was completed into town the same year. By 1922, the town had an estimated population of 2500-3500. So when the town appeared for the first time in the U.S. census in 1930, the population was only 422, a figure which declined until 1950 and has since fluctuated. All of its employed citizens commute to work in Bristow, Sapulpa, and Tulsa.
Geography
Slick is on the Deep Fork River, and situated southeast of Bristow on SH-16.
Slick has a public park, located on the west side of SH-16, where Easter Egg Hunts and other events are held.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Slick had a population of 151. The median age was 48.5 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.3 males age 18 and over.
There were 69 households in Slick, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 15.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 109 || 72.2%
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| Black or African American || 5 || 3.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 15 || 9.9%
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| Asian || 1 || 0.7%
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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 || 20 || 13.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 2 || 1.3%
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2000 census
As of the census
See also
- Ghost Towns In Oklahoma
- Map of Ghost Towns In Oklahoma