Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
Roger Mills County is an administrative unit in the State of Oklahoma in the United States. Its population is 3,436 and the county seat ( county seat ) is located in Cheyenne.
History
Roger Mills County was named after Roger Q. Mills, a prominent politician from Texas, who represented the state in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. The district capital Cheyenne was the scene of the Battle of the Washita, in which George Armstrong Custer attacked on 26 November 1868 the 7th U.S. Cavalry Chief Black Kettle.
In the 1970s it was discovered in Roger Mills County and around large natural gas and oil deposits. Investigation showed that it is the largest natural gas reserves in the United States - 1973-1993 promoted to about 230 million cubic meters of natural gas. In addition, here are the known to date largest helium sources in the world.
Geography
Roger Mills County is located on the border with Texas. The Canadian River forms the northern border of Roger Mills County. The Washita River crosses the county from east to west and passes it the villages of Cheyenne and Strong City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau ( U.S. Census Bureau ), the County has a total area of 2,969 square kilometers. Of these 12 square kilometers (0.40 percent) of water. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Ellis County, Dewey County, Custer County, Beckham County, Wheeler County ( Texas) and Hemphill County ( Texas).
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Roger Mills County, 3,436 people in 1,428 households and 988 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 91.76 percent White, 0.29 percent African American, 5.47 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, and 0.52 percent from other races; 1.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,428 households, 29.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 6.8 percent were single mothers. 30.8 percent were non-families, 28.6 percent of all households and 16.9 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 to 24, 24.7 percent between 25 and 44, 26.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,078, and the median income for a family was $ 35,921. Males had a median income of $ 22,224 versus $ 19,821 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,821. 11.5 percent of families and 16.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places
- Cheyenne ( 778 inhabitants)
- Hammon ( 469 inhabitants)
- Reydon (177 inhabitants)
- Strong City (42 inhabitants)