Grant County (Oklahoma)

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

Geography

The County is located in northern Oklahoma, bordering Kansas and has an area of ​​2599 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Sumner County ( Kansas), Kay County, Garfield County, Alfalfa County and Harper County ( Kansas).

History

Grant County was formed in 1893 as an original county of free territory. The County ( Oklahoma Land Run ) was settled by white settlers during the fourth official land ownership acquisition Named on 16 September 1893. Was to Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.

The first white settlement began in 1866 as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail, near the Round Pond Creek was built. A year later, the first herds of cattle on the Chisholm Trail were driven on the way to Abilene, Kansas, here through the area. On November 13, 1879, the first post office was opened south-east of present-day Medford and 1888 provided the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway its railway line from Caldwell to Pond Creek Station ready.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000, lived in Grant County 5,144 people in 2,089 households and 1,456 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 95.31 percent White, 0.08 percent Black or African American, 2.45 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.7 percent were from other ethnic groups, and 1.30 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.85 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,089 households, 30.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.3 percent were single mothers. 30.3 percent were non-families, 28.4 percent of all households and 15.8 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.5 percent between 18 to 24, 24.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 28,977, and the median income for a family was $ 35,833. Males had a median income of $ 26,837 versus $ 19,036 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,709. 10.5 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

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