Cotton County, Oklahoma

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Cotton County is a county located in the United States of Oklahoma. The county has a population of 6614 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 6191, It is the 12th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county comprises an area of 641.94 square miles (1662.62 sq km), of which, 636.64 square miles (1648.89 sq km) of it is land and 5.31 square miles (13.75 sq km) of it is water, it is the 18th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6614 people in the county, organized into 2614 households, and 1840 families living in the county. The population density was 10.4 people per square mile (4.02/kmē), it is Oklahoma's 17th least densely populated county. There were 3085 housing units at an average density of 4.8 per square mile (1.85/kmē). The average household size was 2.46 people, and the average family size was 3 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.5 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.7 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 6191, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 83.8% White, 3.47% Black or African American, 9.3% American Indian, 0.36% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 3% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27210, making it the 22nd lowest county by median household income in Oklahoma. The median income for a family in the county was $35129, it is Oklahoma's 44th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14626, it would be the 50th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

In 2000, 1557 pupils and students, of which 51.38% are male and 48.62% are female, 23.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.49% nursery or pri school, 7.26% kindergarten, 51% elementary school, 25.31% high school and 9.96% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Devol Town	Cotton County	0.5	0.5	0	150	302	14792	35313
2	Randlett Town	Cotton County	0.63	0.63	0	511	810.5	11455	27019
3	Temple Town	Cotton County	1.31	1.31	0	1146	876.8	12448	18864
4	Walters City	Cotton County	8.36	8.13	0.23	2657	326.6	14398	25771

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6614
April 2000 Estimate	6614
July 2000 Estimate	6629
July 2001 Estimate	6430
July 2002 Estimate	6372
July 2003 Estimate	6425
July 2004 Estimate	6382
July 2005 Estimate	6431
July 2006 Estimate	6343
July 2007 Estimate	6277
July 2008 Estimate	6191

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	51	50	101
Kindergarten	69	44	113
Elementary school	399	395	794
High school	216	178	394
College or graduate school	65	90	155

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Cotton County, Oklahoma	$27210	$35129	$14626
Oklahoma, United States	$33400	$40709	$17646
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587