Keefton, Oklahoma
Keefton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 732.
History
On May 23, 1973, an F4 tornado hit Keefeton directly, obliterating 75% of the town. The tornado traveled in a southwest to northeast direction, with five deaths—four of which were in a pickup truck that was rolled for approximately 1/2 mile.A tornado measuring EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale struck near Keefeton on May 15, 2020.
Geography
The community is on U.S. Highway 64, south of downtown Muskogee and north of Interstate 40 at Warner.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Keefton CDP has a total area of, of which are land and, or 2.13%, are water. The northern edge of the CDP follows Spaniard Creek, while the southern edge follows Dirty Creek, both of which are east-flowing tributaries of the Arkansas River, which passes northeast of Keefton.
Demographics
2020 census
Keefton was first listed as a census-designated place at the 2020 census.As of the 2020 census, Keefton had a population of 732. The median age was 41.0 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 266 households in Keefton, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.7% were married-couple households, 16.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 307 housing units, of which 13.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%.