Alex, Oklahoma
| Alex, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Alex, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 34°54′55″N 97°46′47″W / 34.91528°N 97.77972°WCoordinates: 34°54′55″N 97°46′47″W / 34.91528°N 97.77972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Grady |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2) |
| • Land | 6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 550 |
| • Density | 82/sq mi (32/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73002 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-01250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1089579 |
Alex is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 550 at the 2010 census.
The town, now locally pronounced Elik, bears the name of an early settler, an intermarried Chickasaw, named William Vinson Alexander whose wife, Martha, served as the first postmistress, after the post office was established in Alexander's store in December 1885. Alexander established the First State Bank on October 3, 1907.
Alex was almost destroyed on July 7, 1906, when a tornado hit the town. The business district was mostly rebuilt a year later, with a drug store, a variety store and three general stores. The Alex Tribune newspaper was first published in 1907 and continued in business until the 1940s. The town incorporated in 1910.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17 km2), all of it land. It lies 10 miles (16 km) south of Chickasha, Oklahoma.
As of the census of 2010, there were 550 people residing in the town. The population density was 82 people per square mile (32/km²). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.18% White, 6.30% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 254 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.
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