Talk:Ralston, Oklahoma

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Population discrepancy[edit]

The article reports the US Census counted 330 people in Ralston in 2010. Then 2 years later an unidentified entity estimated the population at 328.

Elsewhere the article says there are 7 people in Ralston, comprising 2 households. Indeed a video on Youtube implies Ralston is a ghost town. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:3E0B:BA00:D413:F184:9A55:8925 (talk) 02:35, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is the Town Clerk/Treasurer of Ralston, OK since April 2019. After some research, I found this following link that may have the "7" which is, as you can see is Hispanic or Latino, quite different. (https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Ralston%20town,%20Oklahoma) 45.30.62.62 (talk) 10:37, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are several businesses here, including two restaurants, motor service, post office, fuel and oil service. three churches, and a new school is in the works as of 2022. Woodland School (Fairfax, OK) combined both Fairfax (formerly "Red Devils" mascots) and Ralston (formerly "Tigers" mascots) in 1990, and Ralston Public Schools became Woodland Junior High. The school building, itself, was closed in 2019, bringing it back to the Town of Fairfax; however, Woodland Public School still maintains the agricultural building as well as the gymnasium here. The Ralston Opera House is still in existence as well as an internet service. An annual Labor Day celebration is held in the town each year since 1945 (except for 2020, due to COVID-19).

Movies have been filmed here, including Twister (1996), west of Ralston (Ref: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/locations); Starbright (Scheduled 2022) (filmed in 2015, but expected to be released in 2022). Ref (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742179/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt) and, of course: Killers of the Flower Moon (expected to be released in 2023) (Ref: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5537002/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc).

Ghost town? Perhaps to some, but for others, it's home. I'm a Ralston graduate (1973) and proud of it and a lot of history (see Town of Ralston FB page for many photos). (Ref: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064389354205&sk=photos_albums) 45.30.62.62 (talk) 11:32, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]