Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Pittsburg County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 43,953. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,569 (1,378 ). 3,382 km² (1,306 mi²) of it is land and 186 km² (72 mi²) of it (5.22%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 43,953 people, 17,157 households, and 11,941 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (34/mi²). There were 21,520 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.20%, 4.02% or , 12.50% , 0.27% , 0.03% , 0.78% from , and 5.20% from two or more races. 2.14% of the population were or  of any race. 16.7% were of, 11.3% , 10.0% , 8.5% and 5.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 17,157 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.70% 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 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,679, and the median income for a family was $35,190. Males had a median income of $28,470 versus $19,886 for females. The for the county was $15,494. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 22.70% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

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