Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

Okfuskee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population is 11,814. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,629 (629 ). 1,618 km² (625 mi²) of it is land and 11 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.66%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-40.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 48.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 56.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * &  (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,814 people, 4,270 households, and 2,971 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/mi²). There were 5,114 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 65.46%, 10.41% or , 18.20% , 0.08% , 0.57% from , and 5.27% from two or more races. 1.64% of the population were or  of any race. 92.5% spoke, 3.5% , 2.1% and 1.3%  as their first language.

There were 4,270 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,324, and the median income for a family was $30,325. Males had a median income of $24,129 versus $17,819 for females. The for the county was $12,746. About 17.30% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over.

NRHP sites
The following sites in Okfuskee County are listed on the :
 * , Boley
 * , Okemah
 * , Okemah
 * , Okemah
 * , Weleetka

Popular culture
Okfuskee was the home county of American folk icon, who was born in. He references Okfuskee in one of his lost lyrics, 'Way Over Yonder In A Minor Key', which was subsequently set to music by.