Latimer County

administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Wilburton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 109 North Central Wilburton, OK 74578
Foundation :	1902
Made up from:	Choctaw Land
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	11,154  (2010)
Population density :	6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1888 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map

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

geography

The county is located in southeast Oklahoma, about 60 km to the east from Arkansas and has an area of ​​1,888 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Haskell County , Le Flore County , Pushmataha County, and Pittsburg County .

history

Latimer County was formed from Choctaw Land in 1902 as the original county . It was named after James S. Latimer a member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma.

The Eastern Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium is one of the county's 21 entries in the NRHP.

21 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	11,321		-
1920	13,866		22.5%
1930	11,184		-19.3%
1940	12,380		10.7%
1950	9690		-21.7%
1960	7738		-20.1%
1970	8601		11.2%
1980	9840		14.4%
1990	10,333		5%
2000	10,692		3.5%
2010	11,154		4.3%
1900-1990 2000

Latimer County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Latimer County had 10,692 people in 3,951 households and 2,868 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 73.01 percent white, 0.96 percent African American, 19.42 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.51 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 5.91 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.53 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,951 households, 32.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.9 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers. 27.4 percent were not families, 24.9 percent were single households, and 12.3 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.4 percent between 18 and 24, 24.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 23,962 , and the median income for a family is $ 29,661. Males had a median income of $ 27,449 versus $ 19,577 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,842. 19.0 percent of families and 22.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 52 ′  N , 95 ° 14 ′  W