Beckham County, Oklahoma
The Beckham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 22 119 inhabitants and a population density of 9.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sayre, which was named after Robert H. Sayre, a conveyor rail.
Geography
The County is located in western Oklahoma, bordering Texas and has an area of 2,342 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Beckham County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of the Roger Mills County and the Greer territory. It was named after John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940), a former governor (1900-1907) and U.S. Senator from Kentucky ( 1015-1921 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Beckham County 19 799 people in 7,356 households and 5,002 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 87.05 percent White, 5.55 percent African American, 2.58 percent Native American, 0.41 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.24 percent from other races groups; 2.16 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.45 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 7,356 households, 32.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers. 32.0 percent were non-families, 28.5 percent of all households and 13.5 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size is 2.99 people.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.8 percent between 18 to 24, 29.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,402, and the median income for a family was $ 34,315. Males had a median income of $ 26,387 versus $ 18,945 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,488. 14.3 percent of families and 18.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Carter
- Elk City
- Erick
- Hext
- Sayre
- Texola