Garvin County

Garvin County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Paul's Valley
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 237 Pauls Valley, OK 73075-0237
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Chickasaw country
Area code :	001 405
Demographics
Residents :	27,576  (2010)
Population density :	13.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2107 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
map

Garvin County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Pauls Valley .

geography

The county is located in south-central Oklahoma and has an area of ​​2107 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: McClain County , Pontotoc County , Murray County , Carter County , Stephens County, and Grady County .

history

Garvin County was formed as the original county from Chickasaw Land on July 16, 1907 . It was named after Samuel Garvin , who through marriage became a member of the Chickasaw and one of their leaders.

Eleven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 30, 2018).

The small town of Elmore City is located in Garvin County, and the script for the film Footloose 1984 was based on the school dispute over the lifting of an old dance ban in 1980 .

Population development

1980	1990	2000	2005	2010
27,766	26,605	27.210	27,228	27,576

Demographic data

Age pyramid of Garvin County

As of the 2000 census , Garvin County had 27,210 people in 10,865 households and 7,605 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.93 percent white, 2.55 percent African American, 7.36 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.54 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.34 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40 percent of the population.

Of the 10,865 households, 30.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers. 30.0 percent were not families, 26.9 percent were single households and 14.3 percent of the households had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24, 26.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 88.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,070 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,774. Males had a median income of $ 28,033 versus $ 18,940 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,856. 11.4 percent of families and 15.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of places in Oklahoma

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Garvin County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 110 f.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 30, 2018.
4. ↑ Brandy McDonnell, Sheila Stogsdill: Elmore City re-Creates prom did inspired, Footloose 'film , NewsOK.com , April 16, 2010; accessed March 7, 2019.
5. ^ Garvin County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 43 ′  N , 97 ° 19 ′  W