Comanche County (Oklahoma)
The Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 124 098 inhabitants and a population density of 44.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lawton.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Oklahoma, is located in the south about 40 miles from Texas and has an area of 2,807 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Comanche County was formed in 1901 from parts of Oklahoma Territory. The County was settled by white settlers after an official land lottery on 1 August 1901. It was named after the North American Indian people of the Comanches.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Comanche County 124 098 people in 41 677 households. The population density was 44.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 64.5 percent white, 17.5 percent African American, 5.9 percent Native American, 2.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 6.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 11.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 41 677 households lived statistically 2.43 per person.
25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 45,672. The per capita income was $ 20,015. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Citys
- Cache
- Elgin
- Lawton
Towns
- Chattanooga1
- Faxon
- Fletcher
- Geronimo
- Indiahoma
- Medicine Park
- Sterling
1 - partially in Tillman County