Cherokee County, Oklahoma

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administration
US state : Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters : Tahlequah
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
213 W Delaware
Tahlequah, OK 74464-3600
Foundation : July 16, 1907
Made up from: Cherokee country
Area code : 001 918
Demographics
Residents : 46,987  (2010)
Population density : 24.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2011 km²
Water surface : 66 km²
map
Map of Cherokee County within Oklahoma

The Cherokee County is a county in the US state of Oklahoma . At the 2010 census , the county had 46,987 people and a population density of 24.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Tahlequah , which was named after an old Indian town.

geography

The county is located in northeast Oklahoma, about 25 km to the east from Arkansas and has an area of ​​2,011 square kilometers, of which 66 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Mayes County Delaware County
Wagoner County Compass card (de) .svg Adair County
Muskogee County Sequoyah County

history

Cherokee County was formed on July 16, 1907 as the original county from Cherokee Land. It was named after the North American Indian people, the Cherokee, who, before settling in what is now Oklahoma, mostly settled in what is now Georgia .

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county , the Cherokee National Capitol and the Murrell Home . 21 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 27, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 16,778 -
1920 19,872 18.4%
1930 17,470 -12.1%
1940 21,030 20.4%
1950 18,989 -9.7%
1960 17,762 -6.5%
1970 23,174 30.5%
1980 30,684 32.4%
1990 34,049 11%
2000 42,521 24.9%
2010 46,987 10.5%
1900–1990 2000 2010
The former Cherokee National Capitol in Tahlequah, listed on the NRHP since 1966
The Cherokee Female Seminary in Tahlequah, listed in the NRHP since 1973

According to the 2010 census , Cherokee County had 46,987 people in 16,406 households. The population density was 24.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 52.3 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 34.0 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 9.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.3 percent of the population.

Statistically, there were 2.67 people in each of the 16,406 households.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 33,533  USD . The per capita income was $ 15,850. 22.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

City

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Muskogee County
2 - partly in Delaware County

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cherokee County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed May 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved September 6, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 66000627.Retrieved September 6, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 73001558. Retrieved September 6, 2011
  9. ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cherokee County. Retrieved September 6, 2011

Web links

Commons : Cherokee County, Oklahoma  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 35 ° 54 ′  N , 94 ° 59 ′  W