Camargo, Oklahoma
| Camargo, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Camargo, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°1′4″N 99°17′14″W / 36.01778°N 99.28722°WCoordinates: 36°1′4″N 99°17′14″W / 36.01778°N 99.28722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Dewey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,939 ft (591 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 178 |
| • Density | 466.6/sq mi (180.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73835 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-11150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090826 |
Camargo is a town in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census, an increase of 54.8 percent from 115 at the 2000 census.
The area that became the present town of Camargo was part of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation until it was opened for non-Indian settlement on April 19, 1892. A Camargo post office was established on September 16, 1892. Two stories exist about the meaning of the town name. One claims that it was named for a town in Illinois, while the other claims Camargo meant "little dog" in the Cheyenne language.
Farming and ranching sustained Camargo's early economy. The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway (later the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, or Katy) built a line in 1912 between Leedey and Forgan (in Beaver County that passed through Camargo. Bentonite was mined in the area and shipped on the railroad until the railroad ceased operating in 1972-3.
Camargo is located at 36°1′4″N 99°17′14″W / 36.01778°N 99.28722°W (36.017879, -99.287244). It is approximately halfway between Leedey and Vici on State Highway 34.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 115 people, 57 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was 466.6 people per square mile (177.6/km²). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 344.9 per square mile (131.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.13% White, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.
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