Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Cherokee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 42,521. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,011 (776 ). 1,945 km² (751 sq mi) of it is land and 66 km² (25 sq mi) of it (3.27%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 10.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 51.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 82.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 42,521 people, 16,175 households, and 11,079 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (57/sq mi). There were 19,499 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.41%, 1.20% or , 32.42% , 0.27% , 0.04% , 2.10% from , and 7.56% from two or more races. 4.14% of the population were or  of any race. 92.7% spoke, 3.8% and 2.7%  as their first language.

There were 16,175 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 14.60% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,536, and the median income for a family was $32,369. Males had a median income of $25,993 versus $21,048 for females. The for the county was $13,436. About 17.00% of families and 22.90% of the population were below the, including 28.40% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Citizens
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Bamboo Harvester-the horse who played television's

Robert Conley Jr., The author of numerous books about the Cherokee Indians.

NRHP sites
The following sites in Cherokee County are listed on the :