Major County
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US state : | Oklahoma |
Administrative headquarters : | Fairview |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 379 Fairview, OK 73737-0379 |
Foundation : | July 16, 1907 |
Made up from: | Woods County |
Area code : | 001 580 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 7527 (2010) |
Population density : | 3 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2481 km² |
Water surface : | 3 km² |
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Major County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Fairview .
geography
The county is located in northwest Oklahoma, about 60 km to the north from Kansas and has an area of 2,481 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Woods County , Alfalfa County , Garfield County , Kingfisher County , Blaine County , Dewey County, and Woodward County .
history
Major County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of Woods County. It was named after John C. Major , a member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma.
Two buildings in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 3, 2018).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1910 | 15,248 | - | |
1920 | 12,426 | -18.5% | |
1930 | 12.206 | -1.8% | |
1940 | 11,946 | -2.1% | |
1950 | 10,279 | -14% | |
1960 | 7808 | -24% | |
1970 | 7529 | -3.6% | |
1980 | 8772 | 16.5% | |
1990 | 8055 | -8.2% | |
2000 | 7545 | -6.3% | |
2010 | 7527 | -0.2% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
As of the 2000 census , Major County had 7,545 people in 3,046 households and 2,208 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.96 percent white, 0.19 percent African American, 0.90 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.4 percent were from others ethnic groups and 1.44 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.02 percent of the population.
Of the 3,046 households, 31.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.7 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers. 27.5 percent were not families, 25.2 percent were single households, and 13.5 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92 people.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 and 24, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 91.5 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,949 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,888. Males had a median income of $ 28,078 versus $ 17,658 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,272. 9.3 percent of families and 12.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Major 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
- ↑ Major County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 36 ° 19 ′ N , 98 ° 32 ′ W