Park Hill CDP (Oklahoma)

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Park Hill is also an important unincorporated community in Oklahoma.

Park Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma in the United States. The population was 3,936 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Park Hill is located at 35°51′49″N, 94°56′52″W (35.863727, -94.947829)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 90.3 km² (34.9 mi²). 89.5 km² (34.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.95%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,936 people, 1,254 households, and 1,014 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 44.0/km² (113.9/mi²). There were 1,363 housing units at an average density of 15.2/km² (39.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 44.51% White, 0.76% African American, 45.20% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 7.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.

There were 1,254 households out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,099, and the median income for a family was $24,890. Males had a median income of $27,664 versus $21,419 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,802. About 29.7% of families and 35.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Park Hill was the "home base" for many of the Cherokee after coming from the East on the "Trail of Tears". It was in Park Hill that Chief John Ross made his home as well as his brother-in-law George Murrell (who's home still stands). Also, it is here that the Cherokee National Female Seminary was built.