Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Oklahoma County
	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
	Oklahoma County Courthouse
	; Seal
	; Seal
	; Location in the state of Oklahoma
	; Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Founded	1890
Seat	Oklahoma City
Largest city	Oklahoma City
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 718 sq mi (1,860 km²); 708.82 sq mi (1,836 km²); 9.6 sq mi (25 km²), 1.3%
PopulationEst.; - (2019); - Density	; 797,434 ; 1,111.6/sq mi (429/km²)
Congressional districts	4th, 5th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.oklahomacounty.org

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Oklahoma County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 718,633,^[1] making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City,^[2] the state capital and largest city.

Oklahoma County is at the heart of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Oklahoma County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state it is located in (the other six counties are Arkansas County, Hawaii County, Idaho County, Iowa County, New York County (known commonly as Manhattan), and Utah County), and the only one of the seven to contain the state capital.^[3]

History[]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 709 square miles (1,840 km²) is land and 9.6 square miles (25 km²) (1.3%) is water.^[7]

Major highways[]

I-35
I-40
I-44
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I-240
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US-66
US-77
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Adjacent counties[]

Logan County (north)
Lincoln County (east)
Pottawatomie County (southeast)
Cleveland County (south)
Canadian County (west)
Kingfisher County (northwest)

National protected area[]

Oklahoma City National Memorial

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	11,742	—
1900	25,915	120.7%
1910	85,232	228.9%
1920	116,307	36.5%
1930	221,738	90.6%
1940	244,159	10.1%
1950	325,352	33.3%
1960	439,506	35.1%
1970	526,805	19.9%
1980	568,933	8.0%
1990	599,611	5.4%
2000	660,448	10.1%
2010	718,633	8.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 1790-1960^[9] 1900-1990^[10] 1990-2000^[11] 2010-2019^[1]

As of the Census of 2010, there were 718,633 people, 277,615 households, and 172,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,013 people per square mile (391/km²). There were 319,828 housing units at an average density of 416 per square mile (161/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64.6% White, 15.4% Black or African American, 3.5% Native American, 3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.1% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. 15.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[12] 12.4% were of German, 12.3% Mexican, 10.1% Irish, 7.9% English, and 7.7% American ancestries according to the Census 2010. 84.4% spoke English and 11.5% Spanish as their first language.^[13]

There were 277,615 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.60% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,916, and the median income for a family was $54,721. The per capita income for the county was $25,723. About 11.70% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.^[14]

Politics[]

Since the second half of the 20th century, Oklahoma County has been quite conservative for an urban county. It swung from a 20-point victory for Harry Truman in 1948 to a 15-point victory for Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. It has gone Republican in all but one presidential election since then; it narrowly voted for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. This mirrors the growing Republican trend in Oklahoma since the end of World War II.

However, the Republican share of votes for President has decreased in every election since the 2004 election. In the 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Oklahoma County gave Democratic candidate Drew Edmondson the largest vote share of any county, with 54.2% of the vote, whereas Republican Mary Fallin won the county with 51.3% of the vote four years prior.^[15] Also, in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, Democrat Kendra Horn received 52.3% of the vote in Oklahoma County, which was the only county in the state to vote for a Democratic House candidate.^[16] In the 2020 United States Presidential election, Republican Donald Trump narrowly carried the county (1% margin), down from 10 points in 2016.

County Commissioners[]

District	Name	Party	Took office
1	Carrie Blumert	Democratic	2019
2	Brian Maughan	Republican	2009
3	Kevin Calvey	Republican	2019

County Offices[]

Office	Name	Party	Took office
Assessor	Larry Stein	Republican	2019
County Clerk	David B. Hooten	Republican	2017
Court Clerk	Rick Warren	Republican	2017
District Attorney	David Prater	Democratic	2007
Sheriff	Tommy Johnson III	Republican	2021
Treasurer	Forrest Freeman	Republican	1993

Oklahoma House of Representatives[]

District	Name	Party	Took office
31	Gary Mize	Republican	2019
39	Ryan Martinez	Republican	2016
41	Denise Crosswhite-Hader	Republican	2019
54	Kevin West	Republican	2016
82	Nicole Miller	Republican	2019
83	Chelsey Branham	Democratic	2019
84	Tammy West	Republican	2016
85	Cyndi Muson	Democratic	2015
87	Collin Walke	Democratic	2016
88	Mauree Turner	Democratic	2020
89	Jose Cruz	Democratic	2020
90	Jon Echols	Republican	2013
92	Forrest Bennett	Democratic	2016
93	Mickey Dollens	Democratic	2016
94	Andy Fugate	Democratic	2019
95	Kelley Albright	Democratic	2019
96	Lewis Moore	Republican	2009
97	Jason Lowe	Democratic	2016
99	Ajay Pittman	Democratic	2019
100	Marilyn Stark	Republican	2019
101	Robert Manger	Republican	2019

Oklahoma Senate[]

District	Name	Party	Took office
15	Rob Standridge	Republican	2012
17	Ron Sharp	Republican	2012
22	Jake Merrick	Republican	2021
30	Julia Kirt	Democratic	2018
40	Carrie Hicks	Democratic	2018
41	Adam Pugh	Republican	2016
42	Brenda Stanley	Republican	2018
44	Michael Brooks	Democratic	2017
45	Paul Rosino	Republican	2017
46	Kay Floyd	Democratic	2014
47	Greg Treat	Republican	2011
48	George Young	Democratic	2018

Congressional[]

District	Name	Party	Took office
OK-4	Tom Cole	Republican	2003
OK-5	Stephanie Bice	Republican	2021

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 15, 2021^[17]
Party		Number of Voters	Percentage
	Democratic	165,270	37.18%
	Republican	190,473	42.85%
	Libertarian	3,540	0.80%
	Unaffiliated	85,208	19.17%
Total		444,491	100%

United States presidential election results for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^[18]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	145,050	49.21%	141,724	48.08%	7,966	2.70%
2016	141,569	51.68%	112,813	41.18%	19,560	7.14%
2012	149,728	58.33%	106,982	41.67%	0	0.00%
2008	163,172	58.41%	116,182	41.59%	0	0.00%
2004	174,741	64.23%	97,298	35.77%	0	0.00%
2000	139,078	62.34%	81,590	36.57%	2,443	1.09%
1996	120,429	54.68%	80,438	36.52%	19,386	8.80%
1992	126,788	48.78%	76,271	29.34%	56,864	21.88%
1988	135,376	63.59%	75,812	35.61%	1,703	0.80%
1984	159,974	71.65%	60,235	26.98%	3,052	1.37%
1980	139,538	66.05%	58,765	27.81%	12,970	6.14%
1976	119,120	56.69%	87,185	41.49%	3,808	1.81%
1972	156,437	75.24%	46,986	22.60%	4,502	2.17%
1968	93,212	49.73%	60,395	32.22%	33,834	18.05%
1964	83,660	48.00%	90,641	52.00%	0	0.00%
1960	102,992	61.44%	64,648	38.56%	0	0.00%
1956	85,395	59.76%	57,512	40.24%	0	0.00%
1952	95,492	57.63%	70,199	42.37%	0	0.00%
1948	40,161	40.11%	59,954	59.89%	0	0.00%
1944	42,464	42.30%	57,812	57.59%	116	0.12%
1940	35,639	39.77%	53,649	59.86%	329	0.37%
1936	24,312	32.15%	50,946	67.36%	373	0.49%
1932	21,238	34.05%	41,130	65.95%	0	0.00%
1928	36,608	69.13%	16,073	30.35%	272	0.51%
1924	17,504	40.63%	21,708	50.38%	3,873	8.99%
1920	15,350	44.68%	17,820	51.86%	1,189	3.46%
1916	5,291	36.33%	7,971	54.73%	1,302	8.94%
1912	5,706	42.02%	6,963	51.28%	910	6.70%
1908	5,401	50.03%	4,876	45.17%	518	4.80%

Communities[]

Cities[]

Bethany
Choctaw
Del City
Edmond
Harrah
Midwest City
Nichols Hills
Nicoma Park
Oklahoma City (county seat)
Spencer
The Village
Warr Acres

Towns[]

Arcadia
Forest Park
Jones
Lake Aluma
Luther
Smith Village
Valley Brook
Woodlawn Park

Unincorporated communities[]

Newalla

References[]

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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ Joseph Nathan Kane; Charles Curry Aiken (2005). The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5036-1. https://archive.org/details/americancounties0000kane.
^ "Unassigned lands" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed August 10, 2021.
^ Wilson, Linda D. "Oklahoma County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.
^ "A Brief History of Oklahoma County Government." OklahomaCounty.org. Accessed September 17, 2009.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ok190090.txt.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
^ "Archived copy". http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DDEC_10_DP_DPDP1%26prodType%3Dtable.
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^ "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OK) income map, earnings map, and wages data" (in en). http://www.city-data.com/income/income-Oklahoma-City-Oklahoma.html.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2014/oklahoma-elections
^ https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20181106
^ "Current Registration Statistics by County" (PDF). January 15, 2021. https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/voter-registration-statistics/vrstats-county-20210115.pdf.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°29′N 97°32′W / 35.48, -97.53

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40109.html.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[3] Joseph Nathan Kane; Charles Curry Aiken (2005). The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5036-1. https://archive.org/details/americancounties0000kane.

[4] "Unassigned lands" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed August 10, 2021.

[5] Wilson, Linda D. "Oklahoma County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.

[6] "A Brief History of Oklahoma County Government." OklahomaCounty.org. Accessed September 17, 2009.

[GR1-7] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt.

[8] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.

[9] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.

[10] Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ok190090.txt.

[11] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.

[12] "Archived copy". http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DDEC_10_DP_DPDP1%26prodType%3Dtable.

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[14] "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OK) income map, earnings map, and wages data" (in en). http://www.city-data.com/income/income-Oklahoma-City-Oklahoma.html.

[15] ttps://www.nytimes.com/elections/2014/oklahoma-elections

[16] ttps://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20181106

[17] "Current Registration Statistics by County" (PDF). January 15, 2021. https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/voter-registration-statistics/vrstats-county-20210115.pdf.

[18] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

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