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Hollis is a city in and the county seat of Harmon County, Oklahoma, United States.[3]. The population was 2,264 at the 2000 census. The town takes its name from George W. Hollis, homesteader, landowner, and co-founder of the town. Hollis is the birthplace of legendary University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal, University of Kansas Head basketball coach Ted Owens, Major League Baseball players Wilcy Moore, Von McDaniel, Lindy McDaniel, University of Oklahoma and Professional Football Player Alton Coppage, musician Glen Hardin, and singer Terry Stafford ("Amarillo by Morning" and "Suspicion").
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 539 square miles (1,395 km˛), of which, 538 square miles (1,393 km˛) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km˛) of it (0.14%) is water. Beckham County (north) Greer County (northeast) Jackson County (southeast) Hardeman County, Texas (south) Childress County, Texas (west) Collingsworth County, Texas (northwest) After a dispute over the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, both the governments of the United States and the state of Texas claimed ownership of some 1.5 million acres (6000 km˛) in what was then operated as Greer County, Texas. Litigation followed, and in the case of United States v. State of Texas 162 U.S. 1 (1896), issued on March 16, the Supreme Court, having original jurisdiction over the case, decided in favor of the United States. The county was then assigned to the Oklahoma Territory on May 4, 1896, and when Oklahoma became a state, in addition to becoming Harmon County, the region was also further split into Greer, Jackson, and part of Beckham counties. As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,283 people, 1,266 households, and 863 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2/km˛). There were 1,647 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km˛). The racial makeup of the county was 72.65% White, 9.78% Black or African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 14.32% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. 22.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,266 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $22,365, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $21,530 versus $16,658 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,464. About 23.50% of families and 29.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.20% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over. |