Mayes County, Oklahoma

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

Geography

The County is located in southwestern Oklahoma, is located in the north about 60 miles from Kansas and has an area of 1770 square kilometers, of which 71 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Craig County, Delaware County, Cherokee County, Wagoner County and Rogers County.

History

Mayes County was formed on 16 July 1907 as original county of Cherokee country. It was named a leader of the Cherokee by Samuel H. Mayes.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Mayes County 38 369 people in 14 823 households, and 10,820 families. The population density was 23 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 72.14 percent White, 0.30 percent African Americans, 19.10 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.62 percent from other races groups; 7.55 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.87 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14 823 households 32.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.2 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers. 27.0 percent were non-families, 23.8 percent of all households and 11.1 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02 persons.

26.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 to 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,125, and the median income for a family was $ 37,542. Males had a median income of $ 31,668 versus $ 20,573 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,350. 11.2 percent of families and 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.