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Ellis 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 Arnett <!-- 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 1,232
  Area Km 3,190
  Area Land Mi 1,229
  Area Land Km 3,183
  Area Water Mi 3
  Area Water Km 7
  Area Percentage 022%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 4,075
  Density Mi 2
  Density Km 1
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5


Ellis County is a County located in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . As of 2000 , the population is 4,075. Its County Seat is Arnett 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,190 Km&2 (1,232 Mi&2 ). 3,183 km&2 (1,229 mi&2) of it is land and 7 km&2 (3 mi&2) of it (0.22%) is water. Gage Public Schools are located in Ellis County. The Gage Public School website is http://www.gage.k12.ok.us

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,075 people, 1,769 households, and 1,218 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 1/km&2 (3/mi&2). There were 2,146 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.29% White , 0.05% Black or African American , 1.20% Native American , 0.10% Asian , 0.74% from Other Races , and 1.62% from two or more races. 2.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 96.6% spoke English , 2.0% Spanish and 1.4% German as their first language.

There were 1,769 households out of which 25.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were Married Couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 28.60% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,951, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $27,237 versus $17,772 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $16,472. About 9.20% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.


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