Boynton, Oklahoma
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Boynton is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 161 at the 2020 census,<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> down from 248 in 2010.<ref>CensusViewer:Boynton, Oklahoma Population. Retrieved October 11, 2013.</ref>
History
Boynton was built in 1903 with the coming of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The post office was named for E. L. Boynton, chief engineer of the Missouri Coal and Railroad Company.<ref>Muskogee Phoenix. "How places got their names." Template:Webarchive June 5, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2013.</ref> Boosted by an oil refinery and a brick factory, the town reached a peak population of 1,400 in the 1920 census. By 2000 the population had declined to 274.<ref name="EOHC-Boynton">Ellen Collins Johnson, "Boynton," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed May 2, 2015.</ref><ref>Susan Hylton, "Boynton investigated on allegations of nepotism, Open Meeting Act violations", Tulsa World, September 1, 2010.</ref><ref>Susan Hylton, "Ex-Boynton official pleads guilty to nepotism", Tulsa World, October 9, 2010.</ref> The local school district, Boynton-Moton Public Schools, closed its high school in September 2010; in March 2011, the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted to revoke the district's accreditation and close the lower school as of June 2011.<ref>Wendy Burton, "State: Boynton must close", Muskogee Phoenix, March 24, 2011.</ref>
Geography
Boynton is in western Muskogee County, Template:Convert by road southwest of Muskogee.<ref name="EOHC-Boynton"/> U.S. Route 62 passes through the town, leading north and east to Muskogee, and south and west Template:Convert to Morris. State Highway 72 runs with US 62 through Boynton but leads north Template:Convert to Haskell and south Template:Convert to is terminus at U.S. Route 266, with Checotah an additional Template:Convert to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Boynton has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 1.18%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Cloud Creek passes just east of the town limits, flowing north to join the Arkansas River between Haskell and Taft.
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 75 | 62 | 43 | 27.37% | 25.00% | 26.71% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 151 | 129 | 77 | 55.11% | 52.02% | 47.83% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 16 | 19 | 9 | 5.84% | 7.66% | 5.59% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 30 | 31 | 28 | 10.95% | 12.50% | 17.39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0.73% | 2.82% | 2.48% |
| Total | 274 | 248 | 161 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 274 people, 112 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 139 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 55.11% African American, 27.37% White, 6.20% Native American, 0.36% from other races, and 10.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 112 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,917, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $15,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,419. About 22.4% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.0% of those 65 or over.
Economy
The local economy is based on agricultural services.<ref name="EOHC-Boynton"/>