Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Latimer County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40077

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:

320,152

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.63

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,601

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,840

14.4%

12.3%

2.1%

1990:

10,333

5.0%

2.9%

2.1%

2000:

10,692

3.5%

3.2%

0.2%

2005:

10,635

-0.5%

0.2%

-0.8%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,747

72.5%

0-to-19:

3,270

30.6%

Black:

99

0.9%

20-to-39:

2,591

24.2%

Hispanic:

164

1.5%

40-to-59:

2,577

24.1%

American Indian:

2,050

19.2%

60-plus:

2,254

21.1%

Other:

632

5.9%

Median Age:

36.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

14.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.0%

Median Family Income:

$29,661

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.0%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home