The Village is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 9,538 at the 2020 Census.
The Village is an enclave city nearly surrounded in full by Oklahoma City, except where it abuts Nichols Hills. The Village is home to the corporate headquarters of Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, the OKC Friday community newspaper, and Casady School.
The Village has a City Manager form of government. The City Manager is overseen by an elected Council. The position of Mayor rotates among the Council members.
The Village is represented in Congress by Stephanie Bice, in the Oklahoma Senate by Carri Hicks, and in the Oklahoma House by Cyndi Munson.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.39% is water. Oklahoma City surrounds the borders of The Village.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, The Village had a population of 9,538. The median age was 37.9 years. 14.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 4,831 households in The Village, of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.7% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Percent
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| White || 71.5%
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| Black or African American || 9.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 2.7%
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| Asian || 2.3%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 2.9%
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| Two or more races || 11.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 8.0%
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2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 10,157 people in 4,778 households, including 2,823 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 4,997 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.19% White, 10.47% African American, 2.54% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77%. Most of The Village is zoned to Ridgeview Elementary School, while a portion is zoned to Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village (previously Western Village Charter Elementary School). All residents are zoned to John Marshall Middle School in Oklahoma City, and John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City.
Metropolitan Library System operates The Village Library. Though the original location was in the Casady Square Shopping Center starting in 1966, a new, standalone library opened in 1990 and received a renovation in 2019.
Notable people
- Talor Gooch (1991- ), professional golfer.