Stephens County, Oklahoma

administration
US state :	Oklahoma
Administrative headquarters :	Duncan
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 S 11th Street Duncan, OK 73533-4758
Foundation :	July 16, 1907
Made up from:	Comanche County Chickasaw Country
Area code :	001 580
Demographics
Residents :	45,048 (2010)
Population density :	19.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2308 km²
Water surface :	44 km²
map

Stephens County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Duncan .

geography

The county is located in southern Oklahoma, slightly west, is about 35 km from Texas and has an area of 2308 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Grady County , Garvin County , Carter County , Jefferson County , Cotton County, and Comanche Counties .

history

Stephens County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of Comanche County and Chickasaw Land. It was named after John H. Stephens , a lawyer and member of the Texas Congress, who tried to get Oklahoma recognized as a state.

The Louis B. Simmons House is one of ten entries for the county in the NRHP.

Ten 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	22,252	-
1920	24,692	11%
1930	33,069	33.9%
1940	31,090	-6%
1950	34,071	9.6%
1960	37,990	11.5%
1970	35.902	-5.5%
1980	43,419	20.9%
1990	42,299	-2.6%
2000	43,182	2.1%
2010	45,048	4.3%
1900-1990 2000

Stephens County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Stephens County had 43,182 people in 17,463 households and 12,590 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.37 percent white, 2.20 percent African American, 4.92 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.44 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.74 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.96 percent of the population.

Of the 17,463 households, 30.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers. 27.9 percent were not families, 25.3 percent were single households and 12.8 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 89.7 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,709 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,371. Males had a median income of $ 30,428 versus $ 20,055 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,357. 11.6 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

places

Sunray
Velma

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Stephens County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ 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. 290 .
↑ 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
↑ Stephens County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

34.48 -97.86Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ′ N , 97 ° 52 ′ W

[1] Stephens 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. 290 .

[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] Stephens County, Oklahoma , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .