Canadian County, Oklahoma
The Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 115 541 inhabitants and a population density of 49.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), El Reno, which was named after Jesse Lee Reno, a general who was killed during the American Civil War.
The Canadian County is part of the metropolitan area of Greater Oklahoma City.
Geography
The County is located just west of the geographical center of Oklahoma and has an area of 2,344 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Canadian County was formed in 1889 as an original county on former Indian land. It was named for the Canadian River, which flows through the county. The County ( Oklahoma Land Run ) was settled by white settlers during the first official land ownership acquisition of 22 April 1889. Here the last great battle in Oklahoma between Cheyenne, Arapaho and the U.S. Army was also held in 1875.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were in Canadian County 87 697 people in 31 484 households and 24 431 families. The population density was 38 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 87.01 percent White, 2.16 percent African American, 4.27 percent Native American, 2.45 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.35 percent from other races groups; 2.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.86 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 31 484 households 39.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers. 22.4 percent were non-families, 19.2 percent of all households and 7.1 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size is 3.10 people.
28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 to 24, 30.7 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 9.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 45,439, and the median income for a family was $ 51,180. Males had a median income of $ 35,944 versus $ 24,631 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,691. 5.8 percent of families and 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Citys
- El Reno
- Geary1
- Mustang
- Oklahoma City2
- Piedmont3
- Yukon
Towns
- Calumet
- Okarche3
- Union City
Unincorporated communities
- Banner
- Cedar Lake
- Concho
- Karns
- Niles
- Powers
- Richland
- Scott4
1 - partially in Blaine County 2 - predominantly in Oklahoma County, partly in Cleveland and in Pottawatomie County 3 - partially in Kingfisher County 4 - partly in Caddo County