Murray County, Oklahoma

administration
The Murray County Courthouse in Sulfur, listed on the NRHP since 1984
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Sulfur
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 240 Sulfur, OK 73086-0240
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Chickasaw country
Area code :	001 580
Demographics
Residents :	13,488 (2010)
Population density :	12.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1101 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
map

Murray County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Sulfur .

geography

The county is located in south-central Oklahoma, about 70 km from Texas and covers an area of 1,101 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Pontotoc County , Johnston County , Carter County, and Garvin Counties .

history

Murray County was formed from Chickasaw Land on July 16, 1907 as the original county . It was named after William H. Murray , a President of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitunional Convention") and later governor of Oklahoma.

In the Platt National Park Historic District

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Platt National Park Historic District . Seven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of June 5, 2018.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1910	12,744	-
1920	13,115	2.9%
1930	12,410	-5.4%
1940	13,841	11.5%
1950	10,775	-22.2%
1960	10,622	-1.4%
1970	10,669	0.4%
1980	12,147	13.9%
1990	12,042	-0.9%
2000	12,623	4.8%
2010	13,488	6.9%
1900-1990 2000

Murray County's Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Murray County had 12,623 people in 5,003 households and 3,587 families. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.76 percent white, 1.90 percent African American, 11.57 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.16 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.26 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.15 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,003 households, 30.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers. 28.3 percent were not families, 25.2 percent were single households and people aged 65 or over lived in 12.7 percent of the households. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 92.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,294 , and the median income for a family was $ 37,303. Males had a median income of $ 28,381 versus $ 19,727 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,084. 11.1 percent of families and 14.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Web links

Commons : Murray County (Oklahoma) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84003352 Retrieved January 21, 2019
^ Murray County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 218 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ Murray County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

34.49 -97.07Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ′ N , 97 ° 4 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84003352 Retrieved January 21, 2019

[2] Murray County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[3] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 218 .

[4] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.

[5] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[7] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[8] Murray County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .