Washington is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 673 as of the 2020 census. the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture relates a "popular local story" that the name was actually chosen to honor Caddo chief "Little Boy" George Washington, who had lived nearby.

A post office called Washington has been in operation since 1904. The post office charter was granted May 10, 1904.

When the Oklahoma Central Railway was built through McClain County in 1907, local resident Hoyt Turner and his Chickasaw-Choctaw wife, Daisy Willis, petitioned the federal court at Muskogee to remove the restrictions from a surplus allotment east of their farm so that a townsite could be established. The request was approved on December 24, 1907, shortly after statehood became effective, and Washington became the first townsite to have tribal restrictions removed for that reason. It is by road northwest of Purcell,

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Washington had a population of 673. The median age was 34.7 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.4 males age 18 and over.

There were 238 households in Washington, of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.2% were married-couple households, 10.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 537 || 79.8%

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| Black or African American || 2 || 0.3%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 42 || 6.2%

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| Asian || 3 || 0.4%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 4 || 0.6%

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| Two or more races || 84 || 12.5%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 22 || 3.3%

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2000 census

As of the census

Sports played by students include: softball, football, basketball, baseball, cheerleading, golf, and track. Extra-curricular activities include academic team, band, FCCLA, FFA, newspaper, NHS, science club, STUCO, and yearbook.

Notable residents

  • Nick Blackburn, former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, became the baseball coach for Washington High School after retiring from professional baseball in 2015.
  • Lometa Odom (19332017) basketball player and coach, member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
  • James Winchester, long snapper for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League

References

  • Washington, OK at City Data