Meeker, Oklahoma

Meeker, Oklahoma
Town
Meeker as seen from U.S. Highway 62.
Location of Meeker, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°29′50″N 96°53′50″W / 35.49722°N 96.89722°W / 35.49722; -96.89722Coordinates: 35°29′50″N 96°53′50″W / 35.49722°N 96.89722°W / 35.49722; -96.89722
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Lincoln
Area
• Total	3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
• Land	3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,145
• Density	357.8/sq mi (139.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP code	74855
Area code	405
FIPS code	40-47450
GNIS feature ID	1095295

Meeker is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2010 census.

Meeker is located at 35°29′50″N 96°53′50″W / 35.49722°N 96.89722°W / 35.49722; -96.89722 (35.497295, -96.897114).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which, 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.63%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 978 people, 409 households, and 269 families residing in the town. The population density was 309.1 people per square mile (119.5/km²). There were 478 housing units at an average density of 151.1 per square mile (58.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.56% White, 0.72% African American, 9.82% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 4.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 409 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02.