Kildare, Oklahoma
| Kildare, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Kildare, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°48′30″N 97°3′0″W / 36.80833°N 97.05000°WCoordinates: 36°48′30″N 97°3′0″W / 36.80833°N 97.05000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Kay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 100 |
| • Density | 577.2/sq mi (222.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 40-39800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1094374 |
Kildare is a town in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 100 at the 2010 census, an 8.7 percent increase from 92 at the 2000 census.
According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad built a section house, agent's cottage, a tool house and a depot at the future site of Kildare in 1892, a year before the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlers.
The railroad said it sold eight thousand tickets to Kildare for September 16, 1893, the opening day of the Cherokee Strip land run. Kildare boomed almost overnight. A post office was established on October 24, 1893. The town was incorporated by the Territorial Legislature on March 2, 1905. However, the lack of water limited its future. The highest population ever recorded in the U. S. census was 216 in 1910. Three times fires destroyed the business district, and fewer businesses rebuilt each time.
It was named after County Kildare in Ireland.
Kildare is located at 36°48′30″N 97°3′0″W / 36.80833°N 97.05000°W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 92 people, 37 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density was 577.2 people per square mile (222.0/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 257.3 per square mile (98.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 76.09% White, 13.04% Native American, and 10.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.
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