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County:

Cherokee County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

294,272

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.04

% Water:

3.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

23,174

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,684

32.4%

25.3%

7.1%

1990:

34,049

11.0%

4.2%

6.8%

2000:

42,521

24.9%

19.0%

5.9%

2005:

44,671

5.0%

2.3%

2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

23,483

55.2%

0-to-19:

13,041

30.7%

Black:

504

1.2%

20-to-39:

12,358

29.1%

Hispanic:

1,760

4.1%

40-to-59:

10,177

23.9%

American Indian:

13,580

31.9%

60-plus:

6,945

16.3%

Other:

3,194

7.5%

Median Age:

32.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

56.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.1%

Median Family Income:

$32,369

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.0%

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