Hastings is a town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 143 at the 2010 census, a decline from 155 at the 2000 census.HistoryA community called Bayard existed at the site of present-day Hastings until the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation was opened to new settlers on August 6, 1901. Since Indian Territory already had a post office named Baird, the postal department named the station it established at this location. A couple of residents had suggested naming it for their home town of Hastings, Nebraska. That was accepted by postal officials.In 1902, a railroad line called Enid and Anadarko built tracks through Hastings. The population was 560 in 1907 and 727 in 1910. The population has declined continuously from 1910 until the present.GeographyHastings is located at. It is 9mi northwest of Waurika and 5mi north of the Red River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 155 people, 72 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density was PD/sqmi. There were 87 housing units at an average density of /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 93.55% White, 1.29% African American, 3.87% Native American, and 1.29% from two or more races.There were 72 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.57.
