Atoka County, Oklahoma

Atoka County is a located in the  of, and was formed in  from. As of 2000, the population is 13,879. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,564 (990 ). 2,534 km² (978 sq mi) of it is land and 30 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.18%) is water.

Atoka County is drained by Clear Boggy and Muddy Boggy Creeks. is in the northern section of the county. About 12 miles WSW of the town of Atoka is, the historic site of a once large community on the.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,879 people, 4,964 households, and 3,504 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (14/sq mi). There were 5,673 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.86%, 5.86% or , 11.37% , 0.23% , 0.01% , 0.58% from , and 6.09% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were or  of any race. 26.6% were of, 10.3% , 6.6% and 6.1%  ancestry according to. 97.4% spoke and 1.4%  as their first language.

There were 4,964 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% 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 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 117.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,752, and the median income for a family was $29,409. Males had a median income of $26,193 versus $18,861 for females. The for the county was $12,919. About 15.70% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.

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


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 * , Daisy
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 * , Wapanucka
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 * , Limestone Gap
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 * , Wesley
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