Craig County (Oklahoma)
The Craig County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 15,029 inhabitants and a population density of 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Vinita.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme northeast of Oklahoma, bordered to the north by Kansas, is in the east about 40 km away from Missouri and has an area of 1,975 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers of water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Craig County was formed on 16 July 1907 as original county of Cherokee country. It was named after Granville Craig, a then prominent Cherokee.
1871 two railway lines were built here: the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad and the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which ran through the County and crossed at the district capital of Vinita.
Events
Annually recurring events include the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo in August, the Calf Fry Festival in September and the Oktoberfest in October, for the same festival in Munich serves as a template.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Craig County 15,029 people in 5,604 households. The population density was 7.6 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 66.7 percent white, 3.0 percent African American, 20.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 8.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 5,604 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,498. The per capita income was $ 18,336. 20.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
City
- Vinita City
Towns
- Big Cabin
- Blue Jacket
- Ketchum
- Welch
Unincorporated communities
- Banzet
- Bowlin Spring
- Centralia
- Cocklebur Flat
- Cornatzar
- Estella
- Hollow
- Kelso
- Okoee
- Pyramid Corners
- Rogers
- Success
- Sunsweet
- Todd
- White Oak