Westport, Oklahoma

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Westport is a town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 264 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Westport is located at 36°11′47″N, 96°21′38″W (36.196315, -96.360476)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.9 km² (8.4 mi²). 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it (52.78%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 264 people, 99 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.5/km² (66.1/mi²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 10.5/km² (27.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.88% White, 0.76% African American, 3.03% Native American, 0.76% Asian, and 7.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.

There were 99 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.8% were married couples living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $54,250, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $32,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,345. About 4.3% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 15.6% of those sixty five or over.