Greer County, Oklahoma

Greer County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,061. Its is. From to, the State of  claimed an area known as  which included present-day Greer County along with neighboring areas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,667 (644 ). 1,656 km² (639 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.67%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 283.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 6.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 9.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 34.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

History
After a dispute over the of 1819, both the governments of the United States and the state of Texas claimed ownership of some 1.5 million acres (6,000 km²) in what was then operated as. Litigation followed, and in the case of United States v. State of Texas, issued on , the , having original jurisdiction over the case, decided in favor of the United States. The county was then assigned to the Oklahoma Territory on, and when Oklahoma became a state, in addition to becoming Greer County, the region was also further split into , , and part of  counties.

Greer County Websites

Greer County Chamber of Commerce - http://www.greercountychamber.com

Mangum Main Street - http://www.mangummainstreet.com

Greer County Extension Service - http://countyext.okstate.edu/greer

Old Greer County Museum - http://www.oldgreercountymuseum.com

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,061 people, 2,237 households, and 1,442 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 2,788 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.46%, 8.78% or , 2.47% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 3.99% from , and 3.02% from two or more races. 7.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,237 households out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.50% were non-families. 33.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.00% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 123.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,793, and the median income for a family was $30,702. Males had a median income of $24,318 versus $18,641 for females. The for the county was $14,053. About 15.00% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the, including 28.40% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.