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County:

Pottawatomie County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40125

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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:

37,400

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

43,134

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

55,239

28.1%

25.1%

3.0%

1990:

58,760

6.4%

1.3%

5.1%

2000:

65,521

11.5%

8.9%

2.6%

2005:

68,272

4.2%

2.9%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

51,625

78.8%

0-to-19:

19,351

29.5%

Black:

1,881

2.9%

20-to-39:

17,803

27.2%

Hispanic:

1,544

2.4%

40-to-59:

16,527

25.2%

American Indian:

7,154

10.9%

60-plus:

11,840

18.1%

Other:

3,317

5.1%

Median Age:

35.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

83.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.5%

Median Family Income:

$38,162

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.6%

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