Washita County
Washita County Courthouse , one of six entries for the county in the NRHP |
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US state : | Oklahoma |
Administrative headquarters : | Cordell |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 380 Cordell, OK 73632-0380 |
Foundation : | 1900 |
Made up from: | Cheyenne country |
Area code : | 001 405 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 11,629 (2010) |
Population density : | 4.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2613 km² |
Water surface : | 15 km² |
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Washita County is a county in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . The county seat is Cordell .
geography
The county is located in west central Oklahoma, about 60 km from Texas and has an area of 2,613 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Custer County , Caddo County , Kiowa County, and Beckham County .
history
Washita County was formed on April 19, 1892 as the original county from Cheyenne Country and was given its current name in 1900. It was named after the Washita River . The county was settled by white settlers during the third official land occupation ( Oklahoma Land Run ) on April 19, 1892.
The county has a National Historic Landmark , the McLemore Site archeological site . Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 7, 2018).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 15.001 | - | |
1910 | 25,034 | 66.9% | |
1920 | 22,237 | -11.2% | |
1930 | 29,435 | 32.4% | |
1940 | 22,279 | -24.3% | |
1950 | 17,657 | -20.7% | |
1960 | 18,121 | 2.6% | |
1970 | 12,141 | -33% | |
1980 | 13,798 | 13.6% | |
1990 | 11,441 | -17.1% | |
2000 | 11,508 | 0.6% | |
2010 | 11,629 | 1.1% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
As of the 2000 census , Washita County had 11,508 people in 4,506 households and 3,266 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.31 percent white, 0.43 percent African American, 2.97 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.18 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.48 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,506 households, 33.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.0 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers. 27.5 percent were not families, 25.3 percent were single households, and 13.4 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00 people.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 89.2 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,563 , and the median income for a family was $ 35,598. Males had a median income of $ 25,668 versus $ 17,741 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,528. 13.1 percent of families and 15.5 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Washita 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. 321 .
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oklahoma . National Park Service , accessed June 7, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 7, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Washita County, Oklahoma , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 35 ° 17 ′ N , 98 ° 59 ′ W