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Gore is a town located in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 850. The town was originally known as "Campbell," but later changed it's name in honor of Oklahoma Senator Thomas Gore, a distant relative of Albert Gore, Sr., the Tennessee Senator and father of U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Sequoyah County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ...
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Gore is the trout capital of Oklahoma, with great fishing in Lake Tenkiller, the Illinois River, and the Arkansas River. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...
Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong southern, western and midwestern influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ...
Tenkiller Ferry Lake is a reservoir in eastern Oklahoma formed by the damming of the Illinois River. ...
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Lower Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi which flows east and southeast through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the state of Arkansas. ...
Geography
Gore is located at 35°31'58" North, 95°6'54" West (35.532851, -95.115032)1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias OK county maps by Seth Ilys. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 850 people, 368 households, and 257 families residing in the town. The population density is 143.9/km² (372.4/mi²). There are 416 housing units at an average density of 70.4/km² (182.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 68.59% White, 0.12% African American, 24.71% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 6.47% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 368 households out of which 28.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% are married couples living together, 12.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% are non-families. 26.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.78. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...
In the town the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $27,266, and the median income for a family is $37,000. Males have a median income of $28,125 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,059. 16.6% of the population and 15.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.2% of those under the age of 18 and 21.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ...
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Child Abuse In mid-2005, a sad and sadistic case of child abuse was discovered in the small town. Local authorities discovered that Melanie Smith, along with her husband had been abusing Melanie's son, Bobby, by starvation and other means of cruelty, which involved telling the boy to drink green rubbing alcohol (which they had told him was Kool-Aid), and when he was doing something the family disapproved of, he had to lift a heavy weight bar over his head (at one point, the bar collapsed causing it to fall and break Bobbys nose). Another family member, Sharon Smith of Gore, was also brought up on charges. She was set free on bail. Rubbing alcohol is a liquid prepared for topical application to skin usually consisting of isopropyl alcohol with a small admixture of methyl alcohol. ...
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