Stratford is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. Prior to Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the town existed under different names and was in the Chickasaw Nation in a geographic region known as Indian Territory. Peach orchards abound in and around the town. As of the 2020 census, the town’s population was 1,405.
History
thumb|left|upright|Stratford is the self-proclaimed Peach Capital of the World.
Stratford was originally the town of McGee, which was established in 1891. At the time, it was part of Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation in an unorganized geographic region of the United States known as Indian Territory In 1906 the Oklahoma Central Railroad built the railroad two miles south of McGee. There are more than 400 acres of peach orchards in and around the town.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Stratford had a population of 1,405. The median age was 35.1 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 555 households in Stratford, of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.9% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 973 || 69.3%
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| Black or African American || 6 || 0.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 196 || 14.0%
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| Asian || 12 || 0.9%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 8 || 0.6%
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| Two or more races || 210 || 14.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 59 || 4.2%
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2010 census
As of the census
See also
- Garvin County, Oklahoma