Meno, Oklahoma
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Meno is a town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 235 in 2010.<ref>CensusViewer:Meno, Oklahoma Population. Retrieved December 17, 2013.</ref>
History
The town of Meno is named after Mennonite leader Menno Simons, and was founded on October 19, 1899<ref name="OkGenWeb">Template:Cite web</ref> by David Koehn, who omitted one "n" when filling out the Post Office application form.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jacob A. Wedel served as the first postmaster.<ref name=EOHC-Meno>Template:Cite web</ref> Meno was originally part of Woods County, until statehood in 1907, at which time it fell within Major County.<ref name=EOHC-Meno/> Many of the original inhabitants were Mennonites of Polish and Russian Mennonite descent.<ref name="GAMEO-Meno">Template:Cite web</ref> who established the New Hopedale Mennonite Church.<ref name=EOHC-Meno/> It was the previous home of the Oklahoma Bible Academy, originally established in 1911 by the New Hopedale Mennonite Church as Meno Preparatory School,<ref name="GAMEO-OBA">Template:Cite web</ref> until it was moved to nearby Enid in 1983.<ref name="GAMEO-Meno"/>
In 1901-1902, the Enid and Anadarko Railway (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad) constructed a line to connect the cities of Enid and Greenfield, which passed through Meno. The first census in 1910 reported 69 residents. By 1918, the town boasted a bank, flour mill, two creameries, and two grain elevators.<ref name="EOHC-Meno"/>
Meno now serves as a bedroom community for people who commute to work in the Enid area.<ref name=EOHC-Meno/>
Geography
Meno is located in eastern Major County, Template:Convert west of Enid, Template:Convert east of Ringwood, and Template:Convert northeast of Fairview, the Major county seat. Combined U.S. Route 60 and 412 run east-west through the northern side of town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Meno has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The town is drained to the south by tributaries of Hoyle Creek, itself a south-flowing tributary of the Cimarron River.
Demographics
Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 195 people, 78 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 87 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 92.82% White, 1.03% Native American, 2.05% from other races, and 4.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.
There were 78 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population distribution was as follows: 26.7% were under the age of 18, 5.6% were between 18 and 24, 25.6% were between 25 and 44, 18.5% were between 45 and 64, and 23.6% were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,750, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,697. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.0% of those over 64.
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