Muskogee County

administration
The Muskogee County Courthouse in Muskogee, listed on the NRHP since 1984
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Muskogee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 State Street Muskogee, OK 74402-2307
Foundation :	1898
Made up from:	Muskogee country
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	70,990 (2010)
Population density :	33.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2173 km²
Water surface :	65 km²
map

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

geography

The county is located in east-east Oklahoma, about 40 miles from Arkansas and has an area of 2,173 square kilometers, of which 65 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by counties: Wagoner County , Cherokee County , Sequoyah County , Haskell County , McIntosh County, and Okmulgee Counties .

history

Muskogee County was formed as the original county from Muskogee Land on July 16, 1907 . It was named after the North American Indian tribe of the Muskogee .

Accommodation building at Fort Gibson

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county , the Honey Springs Battlefield and Fort Gibson . 43 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	52,743	-
1920	61.710	17%
1930	66,424	7.6%
1940	65,914	-0.8%
1950	65,573	-0.5%
1960	61,866	-5.7%
1970	59,542	-3.8%
1980	66,939	12.4%
1990	68,078	1.7%
2000	69,451	2%
2010	70,990	2.2%
1900-1990 2000

Muskogee County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Muskogee County had 69,451 people in 26,458 households and 18,467 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 63.73 percent white, 13.16 percent African American, 14.88 percent Native American, 0.58 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.19 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 6.43 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.67 percent of the population.

Of the 26,458 households, 31.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.8 percent were married couples living together, 13.3 percent were single mothers. 30.2 percent were not families, 26.7 percent were single households, and 12.3 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03 people.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 88.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,438 , and the median income for a family was $ 34,793. Males had a median income of $ 28,670 versus $ 20,457 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,828. 14.1 percent of families and 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84003173 Retrieved January 21, 2019
↑ Muskogee 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. 218 .
↑ 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
^ Muskogee County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Muskogee County, Oklahoma - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Muskogee County information

35.61 -95.38Coordinates: 35 ° 37 ′ N , 95 ° 23 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84003173 Retrieved January 21, 2019

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

[3] 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. 218 .

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

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

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

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

[8] Muskogee County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .