Creek County, Oklahoma

Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 69 967 inhabitants and a population density of 28.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sapulpa.

The Creek County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Tulsa.

Geography

The County is located north-northeast of the geographical center of Oklahoma in the southwestern suburban area of Tulsa. It has an area of ​​2,512 square kilometers, of which 37 square kilometers are water surface. At the Creek County borders the following counties:

History

The Creek County was formed on 16 July 1907 as the original County of Creek country. The previously selected name Moman County in honor of Moman Pruiett was rejected at the last moment of the Constituent Assembly ( " Constitunional Convention "). Instead they decided on the name of Creek County, according to the North American Indian people of the Muskogee ( Creek ).

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Creek County 69 967 people in 26 592 households. The population density was 28.3 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 79.7 percent white, 2.2 percent African American, 10.0 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 6.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 26 592 households lived statistically 2.57 per person.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 40,859. The per capita income was $ 20,937. 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Creek County

Citys

  • Bristow
  • Drumright1
  • Oilton
  • Sapulpa2
  • Stroud3

Towns

  • Depew
  • Kellyville
  • Pine
  • Lawrence Creek
  • Mannford4
  • Mounds
  • Shamrock
  • Slick

Census-designated place (CDP )

  • Oakhurst2

Unincorporated communities more

  • Aron
  • Bellvue
  • Bowden
  • Edna
  • Frey
  • Gypsy
  • Heyburn
  • Hilton
  • Iron Post
  • Markham
  • Milfay
  • Newby
  • New Mannford
  • Oakridge
  • Olive
  • Parthena
  • Pemeta
  • Player
  • Pulaski
  • Ritts Junction
  • Tabor
  • Tuskegee

1 - partially in Payne County 2 - partially in Tulsa County 3 - partially in Lincoln County 4 - partly in Pawnee and Tulsa County

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