Carter County (Oklahoma)
The Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 47 557 inhabitants and a population density of 22.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ardmore.
Geography
The County is located in southern Oklahoma, about 25 kilometers, from Texas and has an area of 2,159 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
Carter County was formed on 16 July 1907 as original county of Chickasaw country. It was named after Ben W. Carter, a Cherokee and a captain in the United States Army.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Carter County 47.557 people in 18,579 households. The population density was 22.3 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 74.4 percent white, 6.7 percent African American, 8.9 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 6.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 18,579 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were 19-64, and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 37,352. The per capita income was $ 20,184. 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Citys
- Ardmore
- Healdton
- Lone Grove
- Wilson
Towns
- Dickson
- Gene Autry
- Ratliff City
- Jumper
- Tatum