Yale is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2020 census, a decline of 13.6 percent from the figure of 1,227 in 2010.

History

thumb|left|Historic Yale (1909)

Yale's founding in 1895 is attributed to a local farmer, Sterling F. Underwood, who established a post office by that name in his general store, about east of the present town. When the Eastern Oklahoma Railway built its line across Payne County, a group led by George W. Canfield began a different townsite also within Eagle Township that would be closer to the railroad, at its planned junction with the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. Underwood moved his store to the new site in 1902, making the new site the permanent location for the town of Yale. A 1907 map shows the town contained 230 acres surrounding the railroad junction, and to its east southeast the Underwood farm of 158 acres. By 1910, Yale had a population of 685, supported mostly by agricultural services and cotton processing.

On September 23, 1913, an oil well on the Randle farm produced a gusher. An even larger gusher began producing a month later. More discoveries followed. By the end of 1914, the combined Yale and Cushing fields were producing 220,000 barrels a day. The town boomed, attaining a population of 2,601 by the census of 1920.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Yale had a population of 1,059. The median age was 34.6 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.7 males age 18 and over.

There were 427 households in Yale, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.4% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Percent

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| White || 79.9%

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| Black or African American || 0.2%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 6.7%

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| Asian || 0.1%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%

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| Some other race || 1.3%

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| Two or more races || 11.8%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 4.1%

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2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,227 people living in the city. The population density was . There were 604 housing units at an average density of .

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References

  • Yale Chamber of Commerce