Harmon County

administration
The Harmon County Courthouse is one of four entries for the county in the NRHP.
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Hollis
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 114 W Hollis Street Hollis, OK 73550-3053
Foundation :	1909
Made up from:	Greer County Jackson County
Area code :	001 405
Demographics
Residents :	2922 (2010)
Population density :	2.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1395 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
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Harmon County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Hollis .

geography

The county is located in the extreme southwest of Oklahoma, borders Texas to the west and south, and has an area of 1,395 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Beckham County , Greer County , Jackson County , in Texas by the following counties: Hardeman County , Childress County, and Collingsworth Counties .

history

Harmon County was formed in 1909 from parts of Greer County and Jackson County. It was named after Judson Harmon , a lawyer, US attorney general, Ohio governor, and presidential candidate.

Four buildings in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 31, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1910	11,328	-
1920	11,261	-0.6%
1930	13,834	22.8%
1940	10,019	-27.6%
1950	8079	-19.4%
1960	5852	-27.6%
1970	5136	-12.2%
1980	4519	-12%
1990	3793	-16.1%
2000	3283	-13.4%
2010	2922	-11%
1900-1990 2000

Harmon County's Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Harmon County had 3,283 people in 1,266 households and 863 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.65 percent white, 9.78 percent African American, 1.13 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 14.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.92 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 22.78 percent of the population.

Of the 1,266 households, 30.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers. 31.8 percent were not families, 29.0 percent were single households and 17.5 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03 people.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 24.1 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 89.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,365 , and the median income for a family was $ 29,063. Males had a median income of $ 21,530 versus $ 16,658 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,464. 23.5 percent of families and 29.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.