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Harper 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 Buffalo <!-- 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 1,041
  Area Km 2,696
  Area Land Mi 1,039
  Area Land Km 2,691
  Area Water Mi 2
  Area Water Km 5
  Area Percentage 019%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 3,562
  Density Mi 3
  Density Km 1
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5


Harper County is a County located in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . As of 2000 , the population is 3,562. Its County Seat is Buffalo 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,696 Km&2 (1,041 Mi&2 ). 2,691 km&2 (1,039 mi&2) of it is land and 5 km&2 (2 mi&2) of it (0.19%) is water.

Buffalo is the county seat for Harper County. The official town of buffalo website can be viewed at http://www.buffalooklahoma.org

For more information about the Harper County Cooperative Extension Service, please visit http://www.harperosu.com


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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,562 people, 1,509 households, and 1,030 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 1/km&2 (3/mi&2). There were 1,863 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.87% White , 0.03% Black or African American , 0.93% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 2.36% from Other Races , and 0.70% from two or more races. 5.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,509 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were Married Couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,705, and the median income for a family was $40,907. Males had a median income of $27,896 versus $20,784 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $18,011. About 7.10% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 4.00% of those age 65 or over.


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