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Mayes County, Oklahoma




  State Oklahoma
  Seal <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1907 (date of Oklahoma 's statehood) <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date November 16 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Pryor Creek <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl Pryor Creek <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 684
  Area Km 1,770
  Area Land Mi 656
  Area Land Km 1,699
  Area Water Mi 27
  Area Water Km 71
  Area Percentage 400%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 38,369
  Density Mi 58
  Density Km 23
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5
  Named For Samuel Houston Mayes , Principal Chief Of The Cherokee Nation (1895-1899)


Mayes County is a County located in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . As of 2000, the population was 38,369. Its County Seat is Pryor, Oklahoma, also known as Pryor Creek, Oklahoma 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,770 Km&2 (684 Mi&2 ). 1,699 km&2 (656 mi&2) of it is land and 71 km&2 (27 mi&2) of it (4.00%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 38,369 people, 14,823 households, and 10,820 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 23/km&2 (58/mi&2). There were 17,423 housing units at an average density of 10/km&2 (27/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 72.14% White , 0.30% Black or African American , 19.10% Native American , 0.28% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.62% from Other Races , and 7.55% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 94.8% spoke English , 2.1% Cherokee , 1.4% Spanish and 1.2% German as their first language.

There were 14,823 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were Married Couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,125, and the median income for a family was $37,542. Males had a median income of $31,668 versus $20,573 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $15,350. About 11.20% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.


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