Durant () is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 18,589 in the 2020 census. It serves as the capital of the Choctaw Nation, and is the largest settlement on the reservation, ranking ahead of McAlester and Poteau. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 46,067 in 2020. Durant is also part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area, anchoring the northern edge.
The city was founded by Dixon Durant, a Choctaw who lived in the area, after the MK&T railroad came through the Indian Territory in the early 1870s. It became the county seat of Bryan County in 1907 after Oklahoma statehood.
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Ethnicity | Durant | USA |
---|---|---|
White | 65.9% | 60.1% |
African American | 2.7% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 13.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.2% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 7.4% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 9.4% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Durant | USA |
---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 9.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 16.6% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 11.8% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.3% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 18.2% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9.7% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 9.6% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1.4% | 7.1% |
Education | Durant | USA |
---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 11% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 30% | 27.0% |
Other College | 24% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 5% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 17% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 5% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |