Kay County

administration
Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk, listed on the NRHP with number 84003070
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Newkirk
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 450 Newkirk, OK 74647-0450
Foundation :	1895
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001
Demographics
Residents :	46,562 (2010)
Population density :	19.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2448 km²
Water surface :	68 km²
map

Website : www.courthouse.kay.ok.us

Kay County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Newkirk .

geography

The county is located in northern Oklahoma, bordering Kansas and has an area of 2,448 square kilometers, of which 68 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cowley County, Kansas, Osage County , Noble County , Garfield County, and Grant County .

history

Kay County was formed in 1895 as the original county from parts of the Oklahoma Territory. It was named after its old name, K County. The county was settled by white settlers during the fourth official land occupation ( Oklahoma Land Run ) on September 16, 1893.

There are three National Historic Landmarks in the county , Miller Brothers 101 Ranch , Deer Creek Site, and EW Marland Mansion . 38 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%
1900	22,530	-
1910	26,999	19.8%
1920	34,907	29.3%
1930	50.186	43.8%
1940	47,084	-6.2%
1950	48,892	3.8%
1960	51,042	4.4%
1970	48,791	-4.4%
1980	49,852	2.2%
1990	48.056	-3.6%
2000	48,080	0%
2010	46,562	-3.2%
1900-1990 2000

Kay County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Kay County had 48,080 people in 19,157 households and 13,141 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.16 percent white, 1.79 percent African American, 7.53 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.98 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.00 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.25 percent of the population.

Of the 19,157 households, 31.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers. 31.4 percent were not families, 27.9 percent were single households and 13.1 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 25.0 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 89.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,762 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,144. Males had a median income of $ 30,431 versus $ 19,617 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,643. 12.4 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ Kay County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 2, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 2, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Kay County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.81 -97.14Coordinates: 36 ° 49 ′ N , 97 ° 8 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] Kay County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 2, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 2, 2018.

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[7] Kay County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .