Beaver County (Oklahoma)

The Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 5,636 inhabitants and a population density of 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Beaver.

Geography

The county in the east of the three counties of the so-called Oklahoma Panhandle. This is an approximately 60 km wide and 267 & nbsü; km long strip that extends from north-central Oklahoma westward to the border with New Mexico. He is bordered on the north by the border of Kansas and west to Colorado. The southern end has the northern tip of Texas, who is also known as the Texas Panhandle.

The county is drained by the headwaters of the Beaver River here called the headwaters of the North Canadian River, a tributary of the Canadian River from west to east.

The Beaver County is bordered on the north by Kansas, in the south of Texas and has an area of 4,708 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Beaver County was formed in 1890 as an original county of free territory. It was named, as well as the district capital, according to the Beaver River, which flows through the county. By County also led the Jones and Plummer Trail, were driven to the later cattle from Texas to Kansas.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000, lived in Beaver County 5,857 people in 2,245 households and 1,706 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was from 92.71 percent White, 0.29 percent African American, 1.25 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.76 percent from other races, together; 1.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 10.76 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 2,245 households, 33.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.3 percent were married couples living together, 6.1 percent were single mothers. 24.0 percent were non-families, 22.0 percent of all households and 12.3 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size is 2.99 people.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.5 percent between 18 and 24, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household was $ 36,715, and the median income for a family was $ 41,542. Males had a median income of $ 31,013 versus $ 20,162 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,905. 8.8 percent of families and 11.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.