McCurtain County

administration
The McCurtain County Courthouse in Idabel
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Idabel
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1078 Idabel, OK 74745-1078
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Choctaw Land
Area code :	001 580
Demographics
Residents :	33,151 (2010)
Population density :	6.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	4924 km²
Water surface :	127 km²
map

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

geography

The county is located in the extreme southeast of Oklahoma, borders Arkansas to the east and Texas to the south and has an area of 4924 square kilometers, of which 127 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Le Flore County , Polk County, Arkansas, Sevier County, Arkansas, Little River County, Arkansas, Bowie County, Texas, Red River County, Texas, Choctaw County, and Pushmataha Counties .

history

McCurtain County was formed as the original county from Choctaw Land on July 16, 1907 . It was named after Green McCurtain, a Choctaw chief and political leader .

The Frisco Station (2013) is one of 16 entries for the county in the NRHP.

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Wheelock Academy . 16 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 5, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1910	20,681	-
1920	37.905	83.3%
1930	34,759	-8.3%
1940	41,318	18.9%
1950	31,588	-23.5%
1960	25,851	-18.2%
1970	28,642	10.8%
1980	36,151	26.2%
1990	33,433	-7.5%
2000	34,402	2.9%
2010	33,151	-3.6%
1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of McCurtain County

According to the 2000 census , McCurtain County had 34,402 people in 13,216 households and 9,541 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 70.54 percent white, 9.30 percent African American, 13.57 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 5.02 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.09 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,216 households, 34.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.3 percent were married couples living together, 14.6 percent were single mothers. 27.8 percent were not families, 25.4 percent were single households and 11.0 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06 people.

28.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 89.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,162 , and the median income for a family is $ 29,933. Males had a median income of $ 26,528 versus $ 17,869 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,693. 21.0 percent of families and 24.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ McCurtain County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 199 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ McCurtain County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

34.11 -94.77Coordinates: 34 ° 7 ′ N , 94 ° 46 ′ W

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

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 199 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.

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

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

[7] McCurtain County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .