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Garfield 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 Enid <!-- 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 1,060
  Area Km 2,745
  Area Land Mi 1,058
  Area Land Km 2,741
  Area Water Mi 2
  Area Water Km 4
  Area Percentage 015%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 51,813
  Density Mi 55
  Density Km 21
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5


Garfield County is a County located in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . As of 2000, the population was 57,813. Its County Seat is Enid 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,745 Km&2 (1,060 Mi&2 ). 2,741 km&2 (1,058 mi&2) of it is land and 4 km&2 (2 mi&2) of it (0.15%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 57,813 people, 23,175 households, and 15,805 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 21/km&2 (55/mi&2). There were 26,047 housing units at an average density of 10/km&2 (25/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.65% White , 3.26% Black or African American , 2.11% Native American , 0.85% Asian , 0.49% Pacific Islander , 2.02% from Other Races , and 2.62% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,175 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were Married Couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,006, and the median income for a family was $39,872. Males had a median income of $29,921 versus $20,791 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $17,457. About 10.50% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.


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NRHP SITES

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