Kellyville, Oklahoma

Kellyville, Oklahoma
Town
Nickname(s): Cullerville
Location within Creek County, and the state of Oklahoma Location within Creek County, and the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Creek
Area
• Total	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Land	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	784 ft (239 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,150
• Density	960/sq mi (370.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	74039
Area code(s)	539/918
FIPS code	40-39000
GNIS feature ID	1094318

Kellyville is a town in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,150 at the 2010 census, compared to 906 at the 2000 census.

History

Kellyville was named for James E. Kelly, who established a local trading post in 1892 and opened a post office on November 27, 1893. The St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad (later merged into the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) built a line through Kellyville in 1898.

Oklahoma's worst train disaster took place just west of Kellyville on September 28, 1917, when two Frisco trains collided. Twenty-three people were killed and eighty injured. It remains one of the country's bloodiest train wrecks due to the large number of cattle deaths. In the early 1970s, there were plans to build a ski resort in Kellyville — Oklahoma's first — using artificial snow, but the idea was short-lived due to the region's climate.

Oil and gas were discovered nearby in 1915. This created a population boom and attracted construction of a refinery in Kellyville. By 1930, the population was 548. Although oil and gas production waned, population continued to grow. Now, 97 percent of the employed residents commute to jobs in Sapulpa and Tulsa.

Geography

Kellyville is located in northeastern Creek County at (35.942771, -96.219497). It is about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Sapulpa, the Creek County seat, on Oklahoma State Highway 66 (former U.S. Route 66).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	548		—
1940	647		18.1%
1950	528		−18.4%
1960	501		−5.1%
1970	685		36.7%
1980	960		40.1%
1990	984		2.5%
2000	906		−7.9%
2010	1,150		26.9%
Est. 2014	1,145		−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 906 people, 349 households, and 258 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,045.1 people per square mile (402.1/km²). There were 413 housing units at an average density of 476.4 per square mile (183.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.55% White, 0.66% African American, 10.15% Native American, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 4.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 349 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

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Sign Kellyville Drumright.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,688, and the median income for a family was $32,297. Males had a median income of $27,639 versus $18,229 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,978. About 9.2% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.