Caney, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Caney is a census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, within the Cherokee Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It includes the unincorporated community of Tailholt.
The CDP is in eastern Cherokee County, bordered to the south by Tenkiller, to the west by Etta, to the north by Welling, and to the east by Adair County. By road, it is southeast of Tahlequah, the county seat.
The majority of the CDP is drained by Caney Creek, which flows southwest to join the Illinois River in Tenkiller Ferry Lake. Sugar Mountain occupies the western part of the CDP, rising above the surrounding countryside.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Caney had a population of 382. The median age was 39.0 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.8 males age 18 and over.0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 152 households in Caney, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 164 housing units, of which 7.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.
| Race | Number | Percent |
| White | 174 | 45.5% |
| Black or African American | 0 | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 128 | 33.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 20.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.6% |