Love County

administration
The Love County Courthouse is one of six entries for the county in the NRHP.
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Marietta
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 405 W Main Street Marietta, OK 73448-2848
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Chickasaw country
Area code :	001 580
Demographics
Residents :	9423 (2010)
Population density :	7.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1378 km²
Water surface :	43 km²
map

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

geography

The county is located in southern Oklahoma, borders Texas and has an area of 1,378 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Carter County , Marshall County , Coke County, Texas, Montague County, Texas, and Jefferson County .

history

Love County was formed on July 16, 1907 as the original county from Chickasaw Land. It was named after Overton Love , a Chickasaw judge.

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1910	10,236	-
1920	12,433	21.5%
1930	9639	-22.5%
1940	11,433	18.6%
1950	7721	-32.5%
1960	5862	-24.1%
1970	5637	-3.8%
1980	7469	32.5%
1990	8157	9.2%
2000	8831	8.3%
2010	9423	6.7%
1900-1990 2000

Love County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Love County had 8,831 people in 3,442 households and 2,557 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.15 percent white, 2.19 percent African American, 6.41 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.58 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.41 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.01 percent of the population.

Of the 3,442 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers. 25.7 percent were not families, 22.9 percent were single households and 12.0 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24, 25.4 percent between 25 and 44, 25.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 94.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,558 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,212. Males had a median income of $ 30,024 versus $ 20,578 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,648. 8.8 percent of families and 11.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Love County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 3, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ Love County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

33.95 -97.25Coordinates: 33 ° 57 ′ N , 97 ° 15 ′ W

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

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 3, 2018.

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

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

[5] Love County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .