Jefferson County, Oklahoma

administration
The Jefferson County Courthouse is one of six entries for the county in the NRHP.
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Waurika
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 220 N Main Street Waurika, OK 73573-2235
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Comanche County Oklahoma Territory
Area code :	001 580
Demographics
Residents :	6472 (2010)
Population density :	3.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2004 km²
Water surface :	39 km²
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Jefferson County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Waurika .

geography

The county is located in southern Oklahoma, bordering Texas and has an area of 2004 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Stephens County , Carter County , Love County , Montague County, Texas, Clay County, Texas, and Cotton County .

history

Jefferson County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of Comanche County and Oklahoma Territory. It was named after the third US President, Thomas Jefferson .

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 2, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1910	17,430	-
1920	17,664	1.3%
1930	17,392	-1.5%
1940	15,107	-13.1%
1950	11,122	-26.4%
1960	8192	-26.3%
1970	7125	-13%
1980	8183	14.8%
1990	7010	-14.3%
2000	6818	-2.7%
2010	6472	-5.1%
1900-1990 2000

Jefferson County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Jefferson County had 6,818 people in 2,716 households and 1,863 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.14 percent white, 0.69 percent African American, 5.24 percent Native American, 1.13 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.86 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.92 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.01 percent of the population.

Of the 2,716 households, 29.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers. 31.4 percent were not families, 28.8 percent were single households, and 15.4 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2 percent between 18 and 24, 25.4 percent between 25 and 44, 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 20.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 93.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 23,674 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,563. Males had a median income of $ 25,195 versus females of $ 16,589. The per capita income was $ 12,899. 16.3 percent of families and 19.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.