Addington

History

The town was founded in 1890. Its post office was established on January 8, 1896, and was named after its first postmaster, James P. Addington.

The town was not formally incorporated until 1901. Addington's growth was helped by being located on the line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, and its population peaked circa 1915, with 1,000 citizens. However, the town's population has undergone a steady decline since that time. Nevertheless, despite threats of closure over the years, the post office in Addington remains open.

Former newspapers were the Addington Free Lance, the Addington Advertiser, the Addington Journal, and the Addington Herald.

Geography

Addington is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Waurika.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Addington had a population of 83. The median age was 48.5 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.1 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 44 households in Addington, of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.5% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 51 housing units, of which 13.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.