Harmon County, Oklahoma

Harmon County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,283. In population, it is the second smallest county in Oklahoma, only, according to the 2000 census, having fewer inhabitants. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,395 (539 ). 1,393 km² (538 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 5.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 9.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 30.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
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 * (northwest)

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 (6000 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 Harmon County, the region was also further split into ,  , and part of  counties.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,283 people, 1,266 households, and 863 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 1,647 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 72.65%, 9.78% or , 1.13% , 0.18% , 0.03% , 14.32% from , and 1.92% from two or more races. 22.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,266 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,365, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $21,530 versus $16,658 for females. The for the county was $13,464. About 23.50% of families and 29.70% of the population were below the, including 38.20% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over.

Based on figures from 2005 (the most current year for which the statistics are available) Harmon County, Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of military enlistment, per 1,000 eligible recruits, in the United States.