Nowata County, Oklahoma

Nowata County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population is 10,569. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,504 (581 ). 1,463 km² (565 mi²) of it is land and 41 km² (16 mi²) of it (2.74%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 169.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 10.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 28.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,569 people, 4,147 households, and 2,989 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/mi²). There were 4,705 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.43%, 2.46% or , 16.56% , 0.12% , 0.26% from , and 8.17% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,147 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,470, and the median income for a family was $36,354. Males had a median income of $27,047 versus $19,371 for females. The for the county was $14,244. About 9.00% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

NRHP sites
The followings sites in Nowata County are listed on the :


 * , Delaware
 * , Nowata
 * , Nowata