Brushy, Oklahoma

Brushy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States, along U.S. Route 59 in the foothills of the Brushy Mountains. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 900 at the 2010 census, an increase of 14.4 percent from 787 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Brushy has a total area of 26.1 square miles (68 km²), of which, 26.1 square miles (68 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 787 people, 283 households, and 232 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 30.2 people per square mile (11.6/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 12.2/sq mi (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.47% White, 0.13% African American, 25.41% Native American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 13.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.