Bryan County (Oklahoma)
The Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 42 416 inhabitants and a population density of 18 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Durant, which was named after Dickson Durant.
Geography
The County is located in southern Oklahoma and adjacent to Texas, from which it is separated by the Red River. The Bryan County has an area of 2,443 square kilometers, of which 90 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Bryan County was formed on 16 July 1907 as the original County of Choctaw country. It was named after William Jennings Bryan, an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. The settlement began in 1843 with the construction of Fort Washita and the first post office was opened on 4 November 1844. In 1872 the first railway line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad was built through the county.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Bryan County 36 534 people in 14,422 households and 9,936 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 80.02 percent White, 1.42 percent African Americans, 12.16 percent Native American, 0.44 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.08 percent from other races groups; 4.84 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 14,422 households, 30.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers. 31.1 percent were non-families, 26.6 percent of all households and 11.5 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size is 2.98 people.
24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.7 percent between 18 to 24, 25.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,888, and the median income for a family was $ 33,984. Males had a median income of $ 26,831 versus $ 20,087 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,217. 14.0 percent of families and 18.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
City
- Durant
Towns
- Achille
- Armstrong
- Bennington
- Bokchito
- Caddo
- Calera
- Colbert
- Hendrix
- Kemp
- Kenefic
- Mead
- Silo
Unincorporated communities
- Cartwright
- Platter