Okmulgee County

administration
Okmulgee County Courthouse
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Okmulgee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 314 West 7th Street Okmulgee, OK 74447-5013
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Muskogee country
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	40,069 (2010)
Population density :	22.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1819 km²
Water surface :	14 km²
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Okmulgee County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Okmulgee .

geography

The county is located in east central Oklahoma and has an area of 1,819 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Tulsa County , Wagoner County , Muskogee County , McIntosh County , Okfuskee County, and Creek Counties .

history

The historic AW Patterson House

Okmulgee County was formed on July 16, 1907 as the original county from Muskogee Country. It was named after the Indian word for sparkling water

18 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	21,115	-
1920	55,072	160.8%
1930	56,558	2.7%
1940	50.101	-11.4%
1950	44,561	-11.1%
1960	36,945	-17.1%
1970	35,358	-4.3%
1980	39,169	10.8%
1990	36,490	-6.8%
2000	39,685	8.8%
2010	40,069	1 %
1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Okmulgee County

According to the 2000 census , Okmulgee County had 39,685 people in 15,300 households and 10,694 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 69.73 percent white, 10.20 percent African American, 12.85 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.61 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 6.40 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.95 percent of the population.

Of the 15,300 households, 32.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.8 percent were married couples living together, 13.1 percent were single mothers. 30.1 percent were not families, 27.1 percent were single households and 12.6 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06 people.

26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 90.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,652 , and the median income for a family was $ 33,987. Males had a median income of $ 29,935 versus $ 20,861 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,065. 14.9 percent of families and 18.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.