Nowata County

The Nowata County Courthouse is one of six entries for the county in the NRHP.
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Nowata
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 229 N Maple Street Nowata, OK 74048-2654
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Cherokee country
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	10,536  (2010)
Population density :	7.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1504 km²
Water surface :	41 km²
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Nowata County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Nowata .

geography

The county is located in northeast Oklahoma, borders Kansas to the north and has an area of ​​1,504 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Montgomery County, Kansas, Labette County, Kansas, Craig County , Rogers County, and Washington Counties .

history

Nowata County was formed from Cherokee Country on July 16, 1907 as the original county . It was named after the district capital Nowata. The word is Delaware and means "welcome".

Six 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	14,223		-
1920	15,899		11.8%
1930	13,611		-14.4%
1940	15,774		15.9%
1950	12,734		-19.3%
1960	10,848		-14.8%
1970	9773		-9.9%
1980	11,486		17.5%
1990	9992		-13%
2000	10,569		5.8%
2010	10,536		-0.3%
1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Nowata County

As of the 2000 census , Nowata County had 10,569 people in 4,147 households and 2,989 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.43 percent white, 2.46 percent African American, 16.56 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian and 0.26 percent from other ethnic groups; 8.17 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.23 percent of the population.

Of the 4,147 households, 31.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers. 27.9 percent were not families, 25.5 percent were single households, and 13.3 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 93.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,470 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,354. Males had a median income of $ 27,047 versus $ 19,371 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,244. 9.0 percent of families and 14.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nowata 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. 226 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Nowata County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 47 ′  N , 95 ° 37 ′  W