Kiowa County (Oklahoma)
Kiowa County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hobart.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Oklahoma, is in the west about 60 km away to the south about 40 miles from Texas and has an area of 2669 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Washita County, Caddo County, Comanche County, Tillman County, Jackson County and Greer County.
History
Kiowa County was formed in 1901 as an original county. The County was settled by white settlers after an official land lottery on 1 August 1901. It was named after the Indian tribe of Kiowa.
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Kiowa County 10,227 people in 4,208 households and 2,815 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 83.54 percent White, 4.67 percent African American, 6.31 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.68 percent from other races groups; 2.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.74 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,208 households, 27.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers. 33.1 percent were non-families, 30.6 percent of all households and 16.3 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.
24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 to 24, 24.5 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 26,053, and the median income for a family was $ 34,654. Males had a median income of $ 25,552 versus $ 19,497 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,231. 15.0 percent of families and 19.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.