Kiowa County, Oklahoma

Kiowa County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,227. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,669 (1,031 ). 2,628 km² (1,015 mi) of it is land and 42 km² (16 sq mi) of it (1.56%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 183.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 9.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 19.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 44.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,227 people, 4,208 households, and 2,815 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 5,304 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.54%, 4.67% or , 6.31% , 0.31% , 0.06% , 2.68% from , and 2.42% from two or more races. 6.74% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,208 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 30.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,053, and the median income for a family was $34,654. Males had a median income of $25,552 versus $19,497 for females. The for the county was $14,231. About 15.00% of families and 19.30% of the population were below the, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 15.70% of those age 65 or over.