| Pawnee County, Oklahoma | |
Location in the state of Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1893[1] |
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| Named for | Pawnee Tribe [2] |
| Seat | Pawnee |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
595 sq mi (1,541 km²) 569 sq mi (1,474 km²) 25 sq mi (65 km²), 4.27% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
16,612 28/sq mi (11/km²) |
Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 16,612. Its county seat is Pawnee[3].
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The Osage Tribe used the area that contains present day Pawnee County as buffalo hunting grounds. In 1825, The Osage ceded parts of present-day Missouri, Arkansas and most of the future state of Oklahoma to the federal government.
After their forced removal from the Southeastern United States, the Cherokee received land in Eastern Oklahoma as well as the Cherokee Outlet in 1828, which included present-day Pawnee County. After the Civil War, the Cherokee agreed to allow other American Indians to settle in the eastern portion of the Outlet. In 1873, the federal government began to relocate the Pawnee Tribe from Nebraska to a reservation here.
In 1891, The Pawnee agreed to take land allotments from the reservation, and the remaining land was opened to non-Indian settlers in 1893 during the Cherokee Outlet opening. Prior to the land opening, Pawnee County was organized as County Q, and the future town of Pawnee, Townsite Number 13, was designated the county seat. In 1894, the voters chose the name Pawnee County over the name Platte County. [4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,541 km² (595 mi²). 1,475 km² (569 mi²) of it is land and 66 km² (25 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.27% water.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 16,612 people, 6,383 households, and 4,748 families residing in the county. The population density was 11/km² (29/mi²). There were 7,464 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.27% White, 0.69% Black or African American, 12.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 4.42% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,383 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,661, and the median income for a family was $37,274. Males had a median income of $29,946 versus $21,069 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,261. About 9.60% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.
The following sites in Pawnee County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
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