Murray County, Oklahoma

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Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 12,623. Its county seat is Sulphur^[1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,101 km² (425 mi²). 1,083 km² (418 mi²) of it is land and 17 km² (7 mi²) of it (1.57%) is water.

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[edit] Adjacent counties

Pontotoc County (northeast)
Johnston County (southeast)
Carter County (southwest)
Garvin County (northwest)

[edit] National protected area

Chickasaw National Recreation Area

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 12,623 people, 5,003 households, and 3,587 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (30/mi²). There were 6,479 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.76% White, 1.90% Black or African American, 11.57% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 4.26% from two or more races. 3.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,003 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,294, and the median income for a family was $37,303. Males had a median income of $28,381 versus $19,727 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,084. About 11.10% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.