Osage County (Oklahoma)
The Osage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In 2010, the County had 47.472 inhabitants and a population density of 8.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Pawhuska.
Geography
The County is located in northern Oklahoma and Kansas borders. It has an area of 5967 square kilometers, of which 137 square kilometers are water surface. In the southwest of the county from the Arkansas River is limited. At the Osage County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Osage County was formed on 16 July 1907 as the original County of Osage country, the Indian reservation of the Osage.
From Foraker came Ben Johnson (1918-1996), film actor, stuntman and cowboy.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Osage County 47.472 people in 18,406 households. The population density was 8.1 people per square kilometer. In the 18,406 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 66.4 percent white, 11.6 percent African American, 14.5 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 7.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 42,847. The per capita income was $ 21,797. 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Osage County
Citys
- Barnsdall
- Bartlesville1
- Hominy
- Pawhuska
- Ponca City2
- Sand Springs3
- Shidler
- Tulsa4
Towns
- Avant
- Burbank
- Fairfax
- Foraker
- Grainola
- Osage
- Prue
- Skiatook3
- Webb City
- Wynona
Census-designated place (CDP )
- McCord
Other Unincorporated communities
- Apperson
- Bowring
- Carter Nine
- Gray Horse
- Little Chief
- Lynn addition
- McCord
- Nelagony
- Okesa
- Pearsonia
- Pershing
- Tallant
- Whippoorwill
- Wild Horse
- Wolco
1 - partly in Washington County 2 - partially in Kay County 3 - partially in Tulsa County 4 - predominantly in Tulsa County, partly in Wagoner County
Structure
The Osage County is divided into three Census County Divisions (CCD):