Canadian County, Oklahoma

Canadian County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 87,697. The population has since grown to 101,335 in. Its is. Canadian County is also part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. Canadian County is named for the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,344 (905 ). 2,330 km² (900 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.60%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 87,697 people, 31,484 households, and 24,431 families residing in the county. The was 38/km² (98/sq mi). There were 33,969 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.01%, 2.16% or , 4.27% , 2.45% , 0.05% , 1.35% from , and 2.72% from two or more races. 3.86% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,484 households out of which 39.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,439, and the median income for a family was $51,180. Males had a median income of $35,944 versus $24,631 for females. The for the county was $19,691. About 5.80% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns



 * † Oklahoma City is mainly in Oklahoma County, but a small part of the city limits extends into Canadian County.

NRHP Sites
The following sites in Canadian County are listed on the :