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Caddo County, Oklahoma




  State Oklahoma
  Seal <!--image of county seal -->
  Founded Year <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Anadarko <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 1,290
  Area Km 3,342
  Area Land Mi 1,278
  Area Land Km 3,311
  Area Water Mi 12
  Area Water Km 31
  Area Percentage 093%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 30,150
  Density Mi 24
  Density Km 9
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5


Caddo County is a County located in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . As of 2000, the population was 30,150. Its County Seat is Anadarko 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,342 Km&2 (1,290 Mi&2 ). 3,311 km&2 (1,278 mi&2) of it is land and 31 km&2 (12 mi&2) of it (0.93%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 30,150 people, 10,957 households, and 7,965 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 9/km&2 (24/mi&2). There were 13,096 housing units at an average density of 4/km&2 (10/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 65.55% White , 2.92% Black or African American , 24.28% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.70% from Other Races , and 4.36% from two or more races. 6.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 93.8% English , 4.5% Spanish and 1.2% Kiowa as their first language.

There were 10,957 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were Married Couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,347, and the median income for a family was $32,118. Males had a median income of $26,373 versus $18,658 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $13,298. About 16.70% of families and 21.70% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 28.00% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over.


AGRICULTURE

Caddo County is home to significant wheat and peanut farm operations and cattle ranching.

There is also one winery and vineyard in the county ( Woods And Waters Winery And Vineyard ).


CITIES AND TOWNS



NRHP SITES

The following sites in Caddo County are listed on the National Register Of Historic Places :