Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

administration
Pottawatomie County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 84003424
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Shawnee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 14101 Acme Road Shawnee, OK 74804-0000
Foundation :	1891
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 405
Demographics
Residents :	69,442 (2010)
Population density :	34 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2055 km²
Water surface :	14 km²
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The Pottawatomie County is a county in the US state of Oklahoma . The county seat is Shawnee .

geography

The county is located slightly northeast of the geographic center of Oklahoma and has an area of 2055 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lincoln County , Okfuskee County , Seminole County , Pontotoc County , McClain County , Cleveland County, and Oklahoma County .

history

Chief Shabbona , the Potawatomi

Pottawatomie County was formed as the original Free Territory County in 1891. It was named after the North American Indian tribe Potawatomi . The county was settled by white settlers during the second official land occupation ( Oklahoma Land Run ) on September 22, 1891.

18 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	26,412	-
1910	43,595	65.1%
1920	46,028	5.6%
1930	66,572	44.6%
1940	54,377	-18.3%
1950	43,517	-20%
1960	41,486	-4.7%
1970	43.134	4%
1980	55,239	28.1%
1990	58,760	6.4%
2000	65,521	11.5%
2010	69,442	6%
1900-1990 2000

Pottawatomie County's Pyramid of Age

According to the 2000 census , Pottawatomie County had 65,521 people in 24,540 households and 17,717 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.88 percent white, 2.89 percent African American, 11.20 percent Native American, 0.60 percent Asian, 0.11 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.65 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.67 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.36 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 24,540 households, 32.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers. 27.8 percent were not families, 24.0 percent were single households and people aged 65 years or over lived in 10.5 percent of the households. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02 people.

25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.2 percent between 18 and 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 89.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,573 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,162. Males had a median income of $ 31,104 versus $ 21,460 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,972. 11.6 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

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