Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Oklahoma City, which is also the capital of Oklahoma.
Geography
The County is located just north-west of the geographic center of Oklahoma and has an area of 1860 square kilometers, of which 24 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Logan County, Lincoln County, Pottawatomie County, Cleveland County and Canadian County.
History
Oklahoma County was formed in 1890 as an original county of free territory. The County was settled by white settlers during the first official land ownership acquisition (Oklahoma Land Run ) on April 22, 1889.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Oklahoma County 660 448 people in 266 834 households and 170 773 families. The population density was 360 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 70.44 percent White, 15.03 percent Black or African American, 3.42 percent Native American, 2.81 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 4.36 percent from other races groups; 3.87 percent were descended from two or more races. 8.68 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 266 834 households 30.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.3 percent were married couples living together, 13.5 percent were single mothers. 36.0 percent were non-families, 30.2 percent of all households and 9.2 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02 persons.
25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.9 percent between 18 to 24, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,063, and the median income for a family was $ 42,797. Males had a median income of $ 31,660 versus $ 24,279 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,551. 11.7 percent of families and 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
A large part of Oklahoma County is occupied by Oklahoma City, whose metropolitan area includes parts of three other counties. In total there are 20 communities in Oklahoma County (12 Citys and Towns 8 ) as well as some unincorporated places. The most populous municipalities in addition to Oklahoma City, Edmond and Midwest City with 68,000 and 54,000 citizens. In contrast, Smith Village has less than 50 residents.
Citys
- Bethany
- Choctaw
- Del City
- Edmond
- Harrah
- Midwest City
- Nichols Hill
- Nicoma Park
- Oklahoma City1
- Spencer
- The Village
- Warr Acres
1teilweise in three other counties
Towns
- Arcadia
- Forest Park
- Jones
- Lake Aluma
- Luther
- Smith Village
- Valley Brook
- Woodlawn Park