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Langston, Oklahoma
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Location of Langston, Oklahoma
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.40 sq mi (32.12 km2) |
| • Land | 11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,619 |
| • Density | 135.00/sq mi (52.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
73050
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| Area code(s) | 405/572 |
| FIPS code | 40-41550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412877 |
Langston is a town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,619 as of the 2020 United States census. Langston is home to Langston University, the only historically black college in Oklahoma.
History
Langston was founded on April 22, 1890, by Edward P. McCabe, a Black American political figure from Kansas. McCabe helped lead a migration of black settlers from southern U.S. states who hoped to escape discrimination by creating a majority-black state in what was then the Territory of Oklahoma. He named the town for John Mercer Langston, a black member of the 51st United States Congress from Virginia. McCabe used traveling salesmen and African-American newspapers to advertise lots for sale in Langston, and the deeds which accompanied the sale of these lots stipulated that their re-sale could only be to other African-Americans.
Langston was an all black town, one of fifty identifiable black towns and settlements created in Oklahoma between 1865 and 1920.
By 1891, Langston had a population of 200, which included a preacher, doctor, and schoolteacher. By 1892, the town had 25 businesses, with a bank and a public school. A Roman Catholic mission was established in 1893 by Bishop Theophile Meerschaert and the Benedictine Sisters. The town had a telephone system in service in 1895. In 1897, the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature passed a law creating the Colored Agricultural and Normal University at Langston (which later became Langston University).
Geography
Langston is 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Guthrie, the Logan County seat, on State Highway 33.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 251 | — | |
| 1910 | 339 | 35.1% | |
| 1920 | 259 | −23.6% | |
| 1930 | 351 | 35.5% | |
| 1940 | 514 | 46.4% | |
| 1950 | 685 | 33.3% | |
| 1960 | 136 | −80.1% | |
| 1970 | 486 | 257.4% | |
| 1980 | 443 | −8.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,471 | 232.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,670 | 13.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,724 | 3.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,619 | −6.1% | |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 44 | 154 | 2.55% | 9.51% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,592 | 1,259 | 92.34% | 77.76% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 13 | 81 | 0.75% | 5.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 7 | 12 | 0.41% | 0.74% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 2 | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 30 | 67 | 1.74% | 4.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 35 | 42 | 2.03% | 2.59% |
| Total | 1,724 | 1,619 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Historic sites
(Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Oklahoma)
Langston has three NRHP-registered sites, being the Langston University Cottage Row Historic District at the southwest corner of the Langston campus, the Morris House at 221 Tolson Blvd., and the Ozark Trails-Indian Meridian Obelisk at the junction of Logan and East Washington avenues.
See also
In Spanish: Langston (Oklahoma) para niños
