Wanette is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 279 at the time of the 2020 Census. Wanette is part of the Purcell-Lexington retail trade area and is within the Greater Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
History
The first settlement took place in 1868, when two settlers from Kansas built a two-story cabin. Other settlers followed. The community had several different names before a post office named Wanette opened on March 19, 1894. In 1903, the town moved one mile north to be on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line between Newkirk and Pauls Valley
By 1907, Wanette had a population of 739. The population peaked at 783 in 1920. The local economy was based on agriculture. Discovery of the Wanette-Asher oil field aided the economy during the 1930s, but did not prevent a population decline. The town still has an agricultural base, but by the beginning of the 21st Century had become a bedroom community for people working in Moore, Norman and Oklahoma City.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Wanette had a population of 279. The median age was 36.7 years. 28.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 113.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 120 households in Wanette, of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.7% were married-couple households, 25.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 196 || 70.3%
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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 56 || 20.1%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 2 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 24 || 8.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 13 || 4.7%
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2000 census
As of the census
Wanette High School is located here.