Ellis County, Oklahoma

Ellis County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Arnett
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 100 S. Washington Courthouse Square Arnett, OK 73832
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Day County Woodward County
Area code :	001 405
Demographics
Residents :	4151  (2010)
Population density :	1.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3190 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Ellis County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Arnett .

geography

The county is located in northwest Oklahoma, borders Texas to the west and has an area of ​​3,190 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Harper County , Woodward County , Dewey County , Roger Mills County , Hemphill County, Texas, Lipscomb County, Texas, and Beaver County .

history

Ellis County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of the defunct Day County and Woodward County. It was named after Abraham H. Ellis , the President of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma. The county was settled by white settlers during the third official land occupation ( Oklahoma Land Run ) on April 19, 1892.

Ten 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	15,375		-
1920	11,673		-24.1%
1930	10,541		-9.7%
1940	8466		-19.7%
1950	7326		-13.5%
1960	5457		-25.5%
1970	5129		-6%
1980	5596		9.1%
1990	4497		-19.6%
2000	4075		-9.4%
2010	4151		1.9%
1900-1990 2000

Ellis County's Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Ellis County had 4,075 people in 1,769 households and 1,218 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.29 percent white, 0.05 percent African American, 1.20 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian and 0.74 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.62 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.6 percent of the population.

Of the 1,769 households, 25.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers. 31.1 percent were not families, 29.2 percent were single households, and 15.7 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79 people.

21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.0 percent between 18 and 24, 21.6 percent between 25 and 44, 28.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 22.0 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 95.1 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,951 , and the median income for a family was $ 33,750. Males had a median income of $ 27,237 versus $ 17,772 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,472. 9.2 percent of families and 12.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of places in Oklahoma

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ellis County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. ^ Ellis County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 13 ′  N , 99 ° 45 ′  W