Ardmore is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma , USA . The county center and the county ’s largest city.
| City | |
| Ardmore | |
|---|---|
| Ardmore | |
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| A country |  USA |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Carter |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1887 |
| Square | 134.1 km² |
| Center height | 266 m |
| Timezone | |
| Population | |
| Population | 24,283 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 188 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 580 |
| Postal codes | 73401-73403 |
| GNIS | |
| ardmorecity.org | |
The city got its name from the Pennsylvania Main Line railway station of the same name, which in turn was named after the Irish village of Ardmore .
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History
In 1887, the Santa Fe Railroad was built in the area. Then the first street of the city appeared. The big fire in 1895 destroyed a significant part of the city. At the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, the area around the city was famous for cotton breeding.
Geography
The total area of the city is 134.1 km², of which 129.2 km² of land and 4.9 km² of water.
Demographics
According to the US Census for 2010, the population of Ardmore was 24,283. The population density was 186.4 people per km², the density of housing - 58.9 per km². Racial composition: 73.02% white , 0.99% Asians, 11.27% blacks , 8.78% Native Americans, 1.55% other races, 4.37% descendants of two or more races.
The median income for one household in the city was $ 28046, family income for $ 37758. For men, the median income is $ 28,685, and for women $ 230,270. The average per capita income is $ 16,502. 13.6% of families or 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 24.9% of youth under the age of 18 and 12% of adults over the age of 65.