Ellis County (Oklahoma)

Ellis County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Arnett.

Geography

The County is located in northwestern Oklahoma, on the west by Texas and has an area of ​​3190 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Harper County, Woodward County, Dewey County, Roger Mills County, Hemphill County ( Texas), Lipscomb County ( Texas) and Beaver County.

History

Ellis County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of the nonexistent Day County and Woodward County. It was named after Abraham H. Ellis, President of the Constituent Assembly ( " Constitunional Convention " ) of Oklahoma. The County ( Oklahoma Land Run ) was settled by white settlers during the third official land ownership acquisition of 19 April 1892.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Ellis County 4,075 people in 1,769 households and 1,218 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 96.29 percent White, 0.05 percent African American, 1.20 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, and 0.74 percent from other races; 1.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.6 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,769 households, 25.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers. 31.1 percent were non-families, 29.2 percent of all households and 15.7 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79.

21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.0 percent between 18 and 24, 21.6 percent between 25 and 44, 28.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 22.0 per cent were 65 years or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 27,951, and the median income for a family was $ 33,750. Males had a median income of $ 27,237 versus $ 17,772 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,472. 9.2 percent of families and 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.