Seiling, Oklahoma

Seiling, Oklahoma
City
Downtown Seiling Downtown Seiling
Location of Seiling, Oklahoma Location of Seiling, Oklahoma
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Dewey
Area
• Total	0.822762 sq mi (2.130943 km2)
• Land	0.822762 sq mi (2.130943 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,749 ft (533 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	860
• Density	1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73663
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-66250
GNIS feature ID	1097902

Seiling is a city in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 860 at the 2010 census. The town was named in 1899 for Louis Seiling, a local store owner who had acquired a homestead in the Cheyenne-Arapaho land run of April 1892. The Hobson Town and Improvement Company established a town called Hobson, but the name was changed to Seiling in January 1899. It incorporated in 1909. Seiling is now the largest city in Dewey County.

History

Seiling developed as a local agricultural center and became the largest town in Dewey County despite the fact that the nearest railroad depot was in Canton, more than 25 miles (40 km) away . Moreover, there were no bridges across either of the Canadian rivers until 1906. A horse racing track was built in 1903.

Geography

Seiling is located at (36.148579, -98.925123). It is immediately south of the North Canadian River and 7 miles (11 km) north of the Canadian River, 10 miles (16 km) from Taloga, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	352		—
1920	323		−8.2%
1930	568		75.9%
1940	629		10.7%
1950	70		−88.9%
1960	910		1,200.0%
1970	1,033		13.5%
1980	1,103		6.8%
1990	1,031		−6.5%
2000	875		−15.1%
2010	860		−1.7%
Est. 2014	868		0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the 2010 census, there were 860 people, 325 households, and 216 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,000 people per square mile (400/km²). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 488.6 per square mile (786.3/km²). Residents self-identified as 95.1% white, 12.7% Native American, 4.9% of mixed heritage, 1.6% Asian, and 0.1% African American. Hispanic or Latino Americans made up 3.7% of the population.

There were 325 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. Individuals living alone accounted for 31.1% of households. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.24. The median age was 37.9 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,650, and the median income for a family was $58,466. Males who were employed full-time had a median income of $43,333. Females who were employed full-time had a median income of $32,500. The per capita income for the city was $24,410. Below the poverty line were 9.7% of people, 10.3% of families, 13% of those under 18 and 11.6% of those over 64.

Economy

The local economy has been based on agriculture since the land was opened to non-Indian settlement. The major crops initially were broomcorn and cotton. Seiling soon had a cotton gin and a feed mill. Wheat and rye became important crops before World War I. In 1918, the Seiling Milling Company opened a flour mill and marketed "White Rose Special" flour until it closed in 1952.

Notable people

• Gary England (1939 -), TV personality (Meteorologist KWTV-News 9)
• Carrie Nation, Prohibition advocate.
• Tom L. Ward, (1959 -) Oil and Gas Businessman