Seminole County, Oklahoma
| Seminole County, Oklahoma | |
 Location in the state of Oklahoma |
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 Oklahoma's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1907 |
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| Seat | Wewoka |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
641 sq mi (1,660 km²) 633 sq mi (1,639 km²) 8 sq mi (21 km²), 1.26% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
24,894 39/sq mi (15/km²) |
Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 24,894 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Wewoka[1]. Before Oklahoma's admission as a state, the county was the entire small portion of Indian Territory allocated to the Seminoles. Seminole County has been an important part of the Oklahoma and United States petroleum industry for over 80 years. The giant Seminole oil field was one of the most important historical oil fields ever found. Discovered in 1926, it contained an estimated 822,000,000 barrels (130,700,000 m3) of oil.[2] Other important oil fields were the Cromwell oil field of the early 1920s and the Maud oil field. The Maud field, discovered in 1927 by Amerada Petroleum, was the first discovery using reflection seismology.[3] This marked the beginning of modern geophysical methods in the petroleum industry.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,659 km² (641 mi²). 1,638 km² (633 mi²) of it is land and 21 km² (8 mi²) of it (1.26%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Okfuskee County (northeast)
- Hughes County (east)
- Pontotoc County (south)
- Pottawatomie County (west & north)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 24,894 people, 9,575 households, and 6,788 families residing in the county. The population density was 15/km² (39/mi²). There were 11,146 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.74% White, 5.59% Black or African American, 17.39% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 5.28% from two or more races. 2.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 94.7% spoke English, 2.9% Muskogee and 1.7% Spanish as their first language.
There were 9,575 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,568, and the median income for a family was $30,791. Males had a median income of $25,954 versus $18,285 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,956. About 16.70% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.90% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Hisrorical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry, Appendix 13
- ^ Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry, pg40
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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