Pawnee County (Oklahoma)

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

Geography

The County is located in north-central Oklahoma, about 50 kilometers, from Kansas and has an area of ​​1541 square kilometers, of which 66 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Osage County, Tulsa County, Creek County, Payne County and Noble County.

History

Pawnee County was formed in 1893 as an original county of Cherokee country. It was named after the Pawnee, a North American Indian tribe. The County ( Oklahoma Land Run ) was settled by white settlers during the fourth official land ownership acquisition of 16 September 1893.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Pawnee County 16,612 people in 6,383 households and 4,748 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 82.27 percent White, 0.69 percent African Americans, 12.13 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.24 percent from other races groups; 4.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.16 per cent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,383 households, 32.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers. 25.6 percent were non-families, 22.8 percent of all households and 11.0 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02 persons.

26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,661, and the median income for a family was $ 37,274. Males had a median income of $ 29,946 versus $ 21,069 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,261. 9.6 percent of families and 13.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.