Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

Okfuskee County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Okemah.

Geography

The County is located east of the geographic center of Oklahoma and has an area of ​​1629 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Creek County, Okmulgee County, McIntosh County, Hughes County, Seminole County, Pottawatomie County and Lincoln County.

History

Okfuskee County was formed on 16 July 1907 as original county of Muskogee country. It was named after an ancient Indian city in Cleburne County in Alabama.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Okfuskee County 11,814 people in 4,270 households and 2,971 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 65.46 percent White, 10.41 percent African Americans, 18.20 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, and 0.57 percent from other races; 5.27 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.64 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,270 households, 29.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.1 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers. 30.4 percent were non-families, 27.8 percent of all households and 14.5 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 to 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household was $ 24,324, and the median income for a family was $ 30,325. Males had a median income of $ 24,129 versus $ 17,819 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,746. 17.3 percent of families and 23.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.