Kingfisher County

administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Kingfisher
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 S Main Street Kingfisher, OK 73750-3241
Foundation :	1890
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 405
Demographics
Residents :	15,034  (2010)
Population density :	6.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2346 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map
Website : www.kingfisherco.com

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

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Oklahoma and covers an area of ​​2,346 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Garfield County , Logan County , Canadian County , Blaine County, and Major Counties .

history

Kingfisher County was formed as the original county in 1890. It was named, like the district capital, after Kingfisher Creek , which flows through the county. The county was settled by white settlers during the first official land occupation ( Oklahoma Land Run ) on April 22, 1889.

The Seay Mansion is one of ten entries for the county in the NRHP.

Ten 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%
1890	8332		-
1900	18,501		122%
1910	18,825		1.8%
1920	15,671		-16.8%
1930	15,960		1.8%
1940	15,617		-2.1%
1950	12,860		-17.7%
1960	10,635		-17.3%
1970	12,857		20.9%
1980	14,187		10.3%
1990	13,212		-6.9%
2000	13,926		5.4%
2010	15,034		8th %
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Kingfisher County's population pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Kingfisher County had 13,926 people in 5,247 households and 3,893 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.09 percent white, 1.59 percent African American, 3.02 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 4.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.74 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.90 percent of the population.

Of the 5,247 households, 35.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.0 percent were single mothers. 25.8 percent were not families, 23.5 percent were single households, and 12.0 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08 people.

27.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 92.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 36,676 , and the median income for a family was $ 43,242. Males had a median income of $ 30,918 versus $ 19,819 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,167. 8.5 percent of families and 10.8 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Web links

Commons : Kingfisher County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kingfisher County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 2, 2018.
3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ^ Kingfisher County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 56 '  N , 97 ° 56'  W