Delaware County (Oklahoma)

Delaware County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Jay
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 550 Jay, OK 74346-0550
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Cherokee country
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	41,487  (2010)
Population density :	21.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2052 km²
Water surface :	134 km²
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Delaware County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Jay .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme northeast of Oklahoma, borders Arkansas and Missouri to the east and has an area of ​​2052 square kilometers, of which 134 square kilometers are water. In Oklahoma, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Ottawa County , Adair County , Cherokee County , Mayes County, and Craig Counties .

history

Delaware County was formed from Cherokee Land on July 16, 1907 as the original county . It was probably named after the origin of some of the settlers, Delaware County in New York .

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 29, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1910	11,469		-
1920	13,868		20.9%
1930	15,370		10.8%
1940	18,592		21%
1950	14,734		-20.8%
1960	13.198		-10.4%
1970	17,767		34.6%
1980	23,946		34.8%
1990	28,070		17.2%
2000	37,077		32.1%
2010	41,487		11.9%
1900-1990 2000

Delaware County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Delaware County had 37,077 people in 14,838 households and 10,772 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 70.22 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 22.31 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.59 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 6.53 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.75 percent of the population.

Of the 14,838 households, 29.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.9 percent were single mothers. 27.4 percent were not families, 24.0 percent were single households, and 11.2 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.9 percent between 18 and 24, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44, 26.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.5 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 93.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,996 , and the median income for a family is $ 33,093. Males had a median income of $ 25,758 versus $ 19,345 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,424. 14.1 percent of families and 18.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of places in Oklahoma

Individual evidence

1. ^ Delaware County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 29, 2018.
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Delaware County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 25 ′  N , 94 ° 48 ′  W