Carter County, Oklahoma

Carter County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 45,621. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,159 (834 ). 2,134 km² (824 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.19%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 45,621 people, 17,992 households, and 12,648 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 20,577 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.92%, 7.60% or , 8.26% , 0.60% , 0.03% , 1.13% from , and 4.45% from two or more races. 2.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,992 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,405, and the median income for a family was $36,729. Males had a median income of $30,018 versus $20,877 for females. The for the county was $15,511. About 12.70% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.