Washita County, Oklahoma

Washita County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,508. Its is. It was formerly located in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,613 (1,009 ). 2,599 km² (1,003 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.57%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,508 people, 4,506 households, and 3,266 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (12/sq mi). There were 5,452 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.31%, 0.43% or , 2.97% , 0.26% , 0.03% , 2.18% from , and 1.82% from two or more races. 4.48% of the population were or  of any race. 95.3% spoke, 3.5% and 1.3%  as their first language.

There were 4,506 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,563, and the median income for a family was $35,598. Males had a median income of $25,668 versus $17,741 for females. The for the county was $15,528. About 13.10% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.