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'''Stringtown''' is a town in [[Atoka County, Oklahoma|Atoka County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 419 as of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Stringtown%20town,%20Oklahoma|title=Stringtown (town), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> which was a 2.2% increase over the population of 410 reported at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://
The town is notable for the '''Mack H. Alford Correctional Center''', a medium-security prison operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, just outside Stringtown.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|12.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|12.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.24%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Stringtown is located at the southern intersection of [[U.S. Route 69
==History==
[[Image:Stringtown Dance Hall.jpg|left|thumb|The abandoned dance hall where Deputy Eugene C. Moore was shot and killed by the Barrow Gang in 1932]]
[[File:okterritory.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 1890s]]
A post office was established at Stringtown, Indian Territory on August 17, 1874. For a few weeks in July 1877 the official name of the post office was Sulphur Springs, Indian Territory. the present name is a modification of Springtown, the original name of the settlement. At the time of its founding, Stringtown was located in [[Atoka County, Choctaw Nation]], a territorial-era government unit that included parts of today's Atoka, Coal, Hughes, and Pittsburg counties.<ref>Morris, John W. ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 199.</ref>
On August 5, 1932, while [[Bonnie Parker]] was visiting her mother, [[Clyde Barrow]] and two associates were drinking alcohol at a dance in Stringtown (illegal under [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]]). They were approached by Sheriff C. G. Maxwell and his deputy, at which time Clyde opened fire, killing deputy Eugene C. Moore. That was the first killing of a lawman by what was later known as the Barrow Gang, a total which would eventually amount to nine slain officers.
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In the 1940s during [[World War II]], [[Fritz Johann Hansgirg]], the Austrian inventor of magnesium and [[heavy water]] processes was interned at the [[Internment of German Americans|U.S. alien internment camp]] located in Stringtown.
In the late 1960s, a [[tornado]] touched down in the town directly on top of the (then) recently built Community Center, now the Senior Citizens Center. The tornado was only on the ground for a few seconds, but during that time the building was almost destroyed. It was an unusual occurrence for a tornado to touch down in the town itself, given its location between two chains of steep hills.
The nearby Mack Alford State Penitentiary is a large source of employment in the county. It was an [[internment camp]] for [[Internment of Japanese Americans|Japanese Americans]] arrested as "enemy aliens" and later for German [[prisoner of war|POWs]] during World War II.<ref>[http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Stringtown%20%28detention%20facility%29/ "Stringtown (detention facility)"] ''Densho Encyclopedia''. Retrieved
Despite its small size, Stringtown (2010 pop. 410) is the second-largest town in Atoka County, behind [[Atoka, Oklahoma|Atoka]] (pop. 3,107) and ahead of [[Tushka, Oklahoma|Tushka]] (pop. 312). On January 14, 2014, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol disbanded the Stringtown Police Department for generating too much of the city’s revenue off of writing traffic tickets, a violation of the state "[[speed trap]]" law.<ref>"[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/speed-trap-profits-could-come-end-small-town-new-laws/ New laws aim to put brakes on nation's speed traps]", [[CBS News]]; retrieved May
The Garside house is one of the biggest historical sites of the town, next to the Bonnie and Clyde monument. The land the Garside house sits on was allotted to Joseph and Sarah Garside and their two
The Southwest Stone Company, also known as the Rock Crusher,
The railroad that runs through Stringtown stretch’s from south Texas, takes several routes in Oklahoma and Kansas, and reaches to the Northern parts of Missouri. The part that runs through Stringtown was built in 1872 and is known now as the Union Pacific Railroad.▼
▲The railroad that runs through Stringtown
Stringtown was once home to a sawmill and a cotton gin that had the biggest production rate in the late 1800s. When the fire came through the town on July 15, 1954, the sawmill and cotton gin burned down, along with half the town. Stringtown had a café, a jailhouse, a barbershop, a bank, and a hotel that also burned down that day. All that was left was Robert’s Store and a few homes. The town never really rebuilt after this. Today, there is a school, a church, a fire department, City Hall, Dianna’s store, and a senior citizens building.▼
▲Stringtown was once home to a [[sawmill]] and a [[cotton gin]] that had the biggest production rate in the late 1800s. When
==Government and infrastructure==
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▲|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 396 people, 166 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The
There were 166 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% 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 2.89.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,536, and the median income for a family was $22,614. Males had a median income of $19,643 versus $14,861 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,612. About 15.1% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.0% of those under age 18 and 30.9% of those age 65 or over.
==Notable
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* [[Jerry Cantrell]], guitar player for Alice in Chains
* [[Reba McEntire]], American country singer▼
* [[Bettis Garside|B.A. Garside]], executive director of United China Relief
* [[U L Washington]], American former professional baseball player▼
*[[Tyrus McGee]], American professional basketball player▼
* [[
==References==
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{{Atoka County, Oklahoma}}
{{Japanese American internment camps}}
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[[Category:Towns in Atoka County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]]
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