Pittsburg County

Pittsburg County Courthouse , one of 28 entries for the county in the NRHP
administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	McAlester
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 115 E Carl Albert Parkway McAlester, OK 74501-5020
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Choctaw Land
Area code :	001 918
Demographics
Residents :	45,837  (2010)
Population density :	13.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3569 km²
Water surface :	186 km²
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Pittsburg County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is McAlester .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Oklahoma and has an area of ​​3569 square kilometers, of which 186 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: McIntosh County , Haskell County , Latimer County , Pushmataha County , Atoka County , Coal County, and Hughes County .

history

Pittsburg County was formed from Choctaw Land on July 16, 1907 as the original county . It was named after Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , the hometown of some of the early settlers.

28 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%
1910	47,650		-
1920	52,570		10.3%
1930	50,778		-3.4%
1940	48,985		-3.5%
1950	41,031		-16.2%
1960	34,360		-16.3%
1970	37,521		9.2%
1980	40,524		8th %
1990	40,581		0.1%
2000	43,953		8.3%
2010	45,837		4.3%
1900-1990 2000

Pittsburg County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Pittsburg County had 43,953 people in 17,157 households and 11,941 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.20 percent white, 4.02 percent African American, 12.50 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.78 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 5.20 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.14 percent of the population.

Of the 17,157 households, 29.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.9 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers. 30.4 percent were not families, 27.7 percent were single households, and 13.3 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90 people.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8 percent between 18 and 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 100.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,679 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,190. Males had a median income of $ 28,470 versus $ 19,886 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,494. 13.6 percent of families and 17.2 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Oklahoma

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pittsburg 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. 244 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 6, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Pittsburg County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 56 ′  N , 95 ° 45 ′  W