Woodward County, Oklahoma

Woodward County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 18,486. Its is. Woodward County was originally known as "N" County and was composed of present day Woodward County and portions of Harper, Ellis and Woods County. Before its division at statehood, Woodward County, then 60 miles square, was the westernmost county of the and adjoined Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle on the west and Kansas on the north. Political pressure applied by during Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention resulted in the reduction of the size of  Woodward County to its present boundaries.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,227 (1,246 ). 3,218 km² (1,242 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,486 people, 7,141 households, and 5,077 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 8,341 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.23%, 1.10% or , 2.07% , 0.48% , 0.02% , 2.50% from , and 1.60% from two or more races. 4.85% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,141 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,581, and the median income for a family was $39,916. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,756 for females. The for the county was $16,734. About 8.70% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.