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Kingfisher 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 Kingfisher <!-- 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 906
  Area Km 2,346
  Area Land Mi 903
  Area Land Km 2,339
  Area Water Mi 3
  Area Water Km 8
  Area Percentage 033%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 13,926
  Density Mi 15
  Density Km 6
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5


Kingfisher County is a County located in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . As of 2006, the population is 14,316. Its County Seat is Kingfisher 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,346 Km&2 (906 Mi&2 ). 2,339 km&2 (903 mi&2) of it is land and 8 km&2 (3 mi&2) of it (0.33%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 13,926 people, 5,247 households, and 3,893 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 6/km&2 (15/mi&2). There were 5,879 housing units at an average density of 3/km&2 (6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.09% White , 1.59% Black or African American , 3.02% Native American , 0.22% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 4.34% from Other Races , and 2.74% from two or more races. 6.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,247 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were Married Couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,676, and the median income for a family was $43,242. Males had a median income of $30,918 versus $19,819 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $18,167. About 8.50% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 6.50% of those age 65 or over.


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NRHP SITES

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