Holdenville (Oklahoma)

Hughes County

40-35400

Holdenville is a city in Hughes County, Oklahoma, in the United States. It is the capital of the Hughes County and has 4,732 inhabitants ( 2000) on an area of 12.6 km ².

Population

According to the U.S. census of 2000, 4,732 inhabitants distributed to 1,966 households and 1,236 families. The population consisted of 75.06 % White, 3.44 % African American, 14.48 % Native Americans, 0.27 % Asian, 0.99% members of other races, and 5.75% descendants of more than one race. Hispanics or Latinos ( by language and culture, not race) represented 2.45% of the population.

In 28.4 % of households had children under the age of 18 and in 20% of someone 65 or more years. The median income of households was 20,282, - $.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Dave Cox, Senator for California
  • Clu Gulager, actor
  • Zach Hughes ( born 1928 ), science fiction author
  • Jack Jacobs, football player
  • Constance N. Johnson, Senator for Oklahoma
  • T. Boone Pickens, billionaire entrepreneurs in oil and gas
  • Maxine Weldon, singer
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