Kay County
Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk, listed on the NRHP with number 84003070 |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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 |
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.
See also
Web links
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 .
Coordinates: 36 ° 49 ′ N , 97 ° 8 ′ W