Hitchita, Oklahoma
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Hitchita is a town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture says that the town was named for a band of Muskhogean Indians that had been absorbed into the Creek tribe.<ref name="EOHC-Hitchita">Davis, Philip B. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture "Hitchita." Retrieved August 26, 2012.[1]</ref> The population of Hitchita was 60 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 88 in 2010.<ref>CensusViewer: Population of the City of Hitchita, Oklahoma</ref>
Geography
Hitchita is located in northwestern McIntosh County, in the vicinity of the area known as the High Spring Mountains.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is less than a mile north of U.S. Route 266, which leads east-southeast Template:Convert to Checotah and west Template:Convert to Grayson.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Hitchita has a total area of Template:Convert, all land. It is Template:Convert north of Oklahoma’s largest lake,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lake Eufaula,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> a reservoir on the Canadian River.
Demographics
Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 113 people, 44 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 51 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 82.30% White, 0.88% African American, 9.73% Native American, and 7.08% from two or more races.
There were 44 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,536, and the median income for a family was $22,321. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $12,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,695. There were 14.3% of families and 22.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 38.9% of under eighteens and 12.1% of those over 64.
Notable person
- Actor Will Sampson (1933 - 1987) is buried in the Graves Creek Indian Cemetery north of town.<ref name="EOHC-Hitchita"/>