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County:

Cotton County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40033

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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:

2,400

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.81

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

84

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,832

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,338

7.4%

6.8%

0.6%

1990:

6,651

-9.4%

-8.4%

-0.9%

2000:

6,614

-0.6%

0.0%

-0.6%

2005:

6,589

-0.4%

-0.3%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,475

82.8%

0-to-19:

1,853

28.0%

Black:

188

2.8%

20-to-39:

1,601

24.2%

Hispanic:

321

4.9%

40-to-59:

1,663

25.1%

American Indian:

450

6.8%

60-plus:

1,497

22.6%

Other:

180

2.7%

Median Age:

38.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

10.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$35,129

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.7%

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