KNOWLES LOCATIONS
Various cities and towns have been named after a Knowles (or Noles) pioneer from that area. If you happen to know about another location named after a Knowles (any spelling), please notify Robert B. Noles, so the location can be added to this We site.
KNOWLES, OKLAHOMA
(Beaver County)
Knowles is located at 36°52′25″N, 100°11′34″W (36.873697, -100.192888) GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a
total area of 0.5 km˛ (0.2 mi˛), all land.
As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 32 people, 10 households, and 8
families residing in the town. The population density was 68.6/km˛
(180.4/mi˛). There were 11 housing units at an average density of 23.6/km˛
(62.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town was 90.62% White, 9.38% from
other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.00% of the population.
There were 10 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all
households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the
average family size was 3.75.
In the town the population was spread out with 37.5% under the age of 18, 18.8%
from 18 to 24, 9.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100
females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,583, and the median income
for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,833
for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,887. There
were 33.3% of families and 43.5% of the population living below the poverty
line, including 62.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
KNOWLES, Beaver Co., OKLAHOMA
KNOWLES, Beaver Co., OKLAHOMA
Beaver County, Oklahoma
Beaver County is in the northwest part of Oklahoma at the eastern edge of the
panhandle and is bordered by Kansas on the north and Texas on the south. Located
223 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, it was created from the eastern one-third
of the Oklahoma panhandle area.
Beaver County has a population of 5,857. Named for Beaver River, it
comprised the entire panhandle prior to statehood. Its county seat,
Beaver, with a current population of 1,570, was at one time the capital of
Cimarron Territory.
Bordered on the north by Kansas and the south by Texas, Beaver County was
crossed by the Jones and Plummer Trail. Established around 1874, this
trail served first as a supply route and then a cattle trail between Texas and
Kansas.
Beaver County encompasses 1,817 square miles of basically farm land. While the
local economy is based on agriculture and cattle, it is also supplemented by the
oil and gas industries, with the Colorado Interstate Gas and Northern Natural
Gas companies are located in Beaver. Precipitation in Beaver County
averages 20.3 inches yearly; with an average January temperature of 38.1F and an
average of 77.7F for July.
