Lane is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States.
A post office was established at Lane, Indian Territory on October 6, 1902. Its name reflects the fact the new post office was located in a building which was at the end of lane bounded by rail fencing. At the time of its founding, Lane was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era government unit.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. 121.
The population was 300 as of the 2020 Census.
Lane is located along the State Highway 3, southeast of Atoka.
McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek, lies northeast of Lane. McGee Creek is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek, which flows east of Lane.
The famous rodeo world champion Lane Frost (1963-1989) once lived in Lane, as do his parents. Frost graduated from high school in Atoka.
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Lane had a population of 300. The median age was 48.0 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 131 households in Lane, of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.4% were married-couple households, 26.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 167 housing units, of which 21.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.0%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 225 75.0% Black or African American 1 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 37 12.3% Asian 0 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 3 1.0% Two or more races 34 11.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 17 5.7%
Education Almost all of the census-designated place is in the Lane Public School elementary school district. A portion in the northwest is in the Harmony Public School school district. - Text list
The Lane School first opened in 1905. (source of school opening is in an image above the paragraph that starts "A 1961 commemorative plate[...]")
Students above the eighth grade who graduated from the Lane School on most occasions select Atoka High School in (of Atoka Public Schools) or Stringtown high school (of Stringtown School District).Carrie Coppenoll, "Oklahoma school district closes, but questions, lawsuits remain", The Oklahoman, March 4, 2013. - Also see copy on the Oklahoman website. Copy of first and second page (with charts and graphs) at Newspapers.com.
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