Tillman County

Tillman County Courthouse , one of eight entries for the county in the NRHP
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Frederick
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 992 Frederick, OK 73542-0992
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Comanche country
Area code :	001 580
Demographics
Residents :	7992  (2010)
Population density :	3.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2277 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
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Tillman County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Frederick .

geography

The county is located in southwest Oklahoma, borders Texas to the south and has an area of ​​2277 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Kiowa County , Comanche County , Cotton County , Wichita County, Texas, Wilbarger County, Texas, and Jackson County .

history

Tillman County was formed on July 16, 1907 as the original county from Comanche Land. It was named after Benjamin Ryan Tillman , a Senator for South Carolina . The county was settled by white settlers after an official land lottery on August 1, 1901.

Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 6, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1910	18,650		-
1920	22,433		20.3%
1930	24,390		8.7%
1940	20,754		-14.9%
1950	17,598		-15.2%
1960	14,654		-16.7%
1970	12,901		-12%
1980	12,398		-3.9%
1990	10,384		-16.2%
2000	9287		-10.6%
2010	7992		-13.9%
1900-1990 2000

Tillman County's Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Tillman County had 9,287 people in 3,594 households and 2,487 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.21 percent white, 9.02 percent African American, 2.68 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 10.61 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.12 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.67 percent of the population.

Of the 3,594 households, 30.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers. 30.8 percent were not families, 28.8 percent were single households and 16.8 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05 people.

26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2 percent between 18 and 24, 24.0 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 90.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 24,828 , and the median income for a family was $ 30,854. Males had a median income of $ 23,039 versus $ 18,724 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,270. 17.3 percent of families and 21.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Web links

Commons : Tillman County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tillman County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ 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 , pp. 301 f.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 6, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ^ Tillman County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 23 ′  N , 98 ° 55 ′  W