Snyder is a city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,301 at the time of the 2020 Census.
History
The community of Snyder was established in Oklahoma Territory, just south of Mountain Park in 1902. The founder was Charles G. Jones of Oklahoma City, president of the Oklahoma City and Western Railroad, who had a dispute with that municipality. Jones named the new town for Bryan Snyder, an employee of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco), which ran north and south through the townsite.
In 1905, a tornado hit Snyder and killed 97 people, including the superintendent of public schools. Fires in 1906 and 1909 destroyed most of the wooden buildings along Main Street. These were quickly replaced by brick buildings. By the time of statehood in 1907, Snyder had a population of 607 residents. The number grew to 1,122 in 1910.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Snyder had a population of 1,301. The median age was 40.9 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 532 households in Snyder, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.4% were married-couple households, 22.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 78.9%
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| Black or African American || 5.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 3.6%
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| Asian || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%
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| Some other race || 4.8%
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| Two or more races || 6.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 13.8%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,509 people, 607 households, and 398 families residing in the city.
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is 14.5 miles northeast. on Lake Lawtonka is 16.1 miles east-northeast.
Notable people
- James V. McClintic, (1878–1948), was a politician, attorney and farmer who moved from Texas to Snyder in 1902.
- Jack L. Treadwell (1919–1977), was a highly decorated U.S. Army officer who was living in Snyder when he enlisted in 1941.