Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County Courthouse , one of 13 counties in the NRHP
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Pawnee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 500 Harrison Street Pawnee, OK 74058-2507
Foundation :	1893
Made up from:	Cherokee country
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	16,577  (2010)
Population density :	11.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1541 km²
Water surface :	66 km²
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Pawnee County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Pawnee .

geography

The county is located in north-central Oklahoma, about 50 km from Kansas and has an area of ​​1,541 square kilometers, of which 66 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Osage County , Tulsa County , Creek County , Payne County, and Noble Counties .

history

Pawnee County was formed from Cherokee Country in 1893 as the original county . It was named after the Pawnee , a North American Indian tribe. The county was settled by white settlers during the fourth official land occupation ( Oklahoma Land Run ) on September 16, 1893.

13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 6, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	12,366		-
1910	17,332		40.2%
1920	19,126		10.4%
1930	19,882		4%
1940	17,395		-12.5%
1950	13,616		-21.7%
1960	10,884		-20.1%
1970	11,338		4.2%
1980	15,310		35%
1990	15,575		1.7%
2000	16,612		6.7%
2010	16,577		-0.2%
1900-1990 2000

Pawnee County's Pyramid of Age

As of the 2000 census , Pawnee County had 16,612 people in 6,383 households and 4,748 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.27 percent white, 0.69 percent African American, 12.13 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.16 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,383 households, 32.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers. 25.6 percent were not families, 22.8 percent were single households and 11.0 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02 people.

26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 94.4 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,661 , and the median income for a family was $ 37,274. Males had a median income of $ 29,946 versus $ 21,069 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,261. 9.6 percent of families and 13.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Web links

Commons : Pawnee County (Oklahoma)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Pawnee County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 6, 2018.
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Pawnee County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 19 ′  N , 96 ° 42 ′  W