Hughes County, Oklahoma

administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Holdensville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 N Broadway Street Holdenville, OK 74848-3402
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Muskogee country
Area code :	001 405
Demographics
Residents :	14,003  (2010)
Population density :	6.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2110 km²
Water surface :	20 km²
map

Hughes County is a county in the US state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Holdenville .

geography

The county is located slightly northwest of the geographic center of Oklahoma and has an area of ​​2,110 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Okfuskee County , McIntosh County , Pittsburg County , Coal County , Pontotoc County, and Seminole Counties .

history

Hughes County was formed on July 16, 1907 as the original county from Muskogee Country. It was named after WC Hughes, a member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma.

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 1, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1910	24,040		-
1920	26,045		8.3%
1930	30,334		16.5%
1940	29,189		-3.8%
1950	20,664		-29.2%
1960	15,144		-26.7%
1970	13,228		-12.7%
1980	14,338		8.4%
1990	13,023		-9.2%
2000	14,154		8.7%
2010	14.003		-1.1%
1900-1990 2000

The Little River

Hughes County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , there were 14,154 people in 5,319 households and 3,675 families in Hughes County. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.77 percent white, 4.48 percent African American, 16.18 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.98 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 5.36 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49 percent of the population.

Of the 5,319 households, 28.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.3 percent were single mothers. 30.9 percent were not families, 28.6 percent were single households, and 16.0 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 105.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,621 , and the median income for a family was $ 29,153. Males had a median income of $ 22,337 versus $ 18,029 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,687. 16.7 percent of families and 21.9 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hughes 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 June 1, 2018.
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Hughes County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 35 ° 2 ′  N , 96 ° 16 ′  W