Calumet, Oklahoma

Calumet incorporated in 1942 in order to construct a town water system. Prior to its incorporation, the town existed as an unincorporated community with a post office, three combination mills and elevators, two general stores, a furniture store, and a hardware store. After the Organic Act of 1890 recreated the area as Oklahoma Territory, present-day Canadian County was designated as County Four and settled by non-Indian settlers through the Land Run of 1889, the Land Run of 1892, and a 1901 land lottery. The Land Run of 1892 opened up the surplus Cheyenne-Arapaho lands to non-Indian settlement, which opened up Calumet. ==Geography==

Calumet is located on US Route 270 in northwestern Canadian County, 11 miles northwest of El Reno and 11 miles east of Geary and 1.5 miles south of the North Canadian River. It is on the border of the Red Bed Plains and Gypsum Hills ecoregions of Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total land area of , all land. Climate ==Demographics==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Calumet had a population of 443. The median age was 36.1 years. 28.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.1 males age 18 and over. There were 165 households in Calumet, of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 78.9% white, 13.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos were 4% of the population. There were 187 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. Males had a median income of $46,786 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,113. An estimated 8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18. ==Education==

Calumet contains three schools housed in two separate buildings: an elementary school, a junior high, and a high school. A fourth school, Maple Public School, is separate from the Calumet school district. ==References==