Skedee, Oklahoma
| Skedee, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Skedee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°22′51″N 96°42′14″W / 36.38083°N 96.70389°WCoordinates: 36°22′51″N 96°42′14″W / 36.38083°N 96.70389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Pawnee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 51 |
| • Density | 769.1/sq mi (296.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 40-67800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1098086 |
Skedee is a town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 51 at the 2010 census, a 50 percent decline from 102 at the 2000 census.
Skedee was known as "Lemert", a name which referred to the local landowners, the Lemert family. In 1902, when the post office opened, the town was renamed "Skedee", after the Skidi Pawnee.
In 1900-1904, the Eastern Oklahoma Railway built a railway line through Skedee. Steam engines stopped at Crystal Creek for water. A cotton gin and a grain elevator were also built.
The rail line was destroyed by flooding in 1957. The Skedee post office closed in 1963.
A 1926 statue of Osage Chief Bacon Rind and Colonel Ellsworth Walters (1866/7-1946), a Skedee resident who was an oil lease auctioneer for the Osage Nation in the 1920s, stands in the main intersection of the town.
Skedee is located at 36°22′51″N 96°42′14″W / 36.38083°N 96.70389°W (36.380892, -96.703911). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 102 people, 38 households, and 22 families residing in the town. The population density was 769.1 people per square mile (302.9/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 309.1 per square mile (121.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.08% White, 1.96% Native American, and 1.96% from two or more races.
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