Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Founded	1855
Named for	Grover Cleveland[1]
Seat	Norman
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	558 sq mi (1,445 km²) 536 sq mi (1,388 km²) 22 sq mi (57 km²), 3.98%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	255,755 458/sq mi (176.97/km²)
Website	www.ccok.us

Cleveland County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 255,755 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Norman^[2]. Cleveland County is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Originally occupied by the Quapaw tribe, the Quapaw ceded the area to the U.S. Government soon after the Louisiana Purchase in 1818. During the late 1820s and 1830s, the area was given to the Creek and Seminole tribes after their forced removal from the southeastern United States. An agreement between the two tribes resulted in this area being part of the Seminole Nation, located west of the Creek Nation.

In 1866, these tribes were forced to cede the area to the Federal Government for siding with the Confederacy during the Civil War[citation?]. The area became part of the Unassigned Lands and was opened for white settlement on April 22, 1889.

After the passage of the Organic Act in 1890, Cleveland County was organized as County 3 and Norman became the county seat. For a short time, Cleveland County was known as Little River County, until an election in 1890. The voters selected the name Cleveland in honor of President Grover Cleveland over the name Lincoln.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 558 square miles (1,445.2 km²), of which 536 square miles (1,388.2 km²) is land and 22 square miles (57.0 km²) (3.98%) is water.

Cleveland County contains the reservoir Lake Thunderbird [5,349 acres (21.65 km²)], constructed between 1962 and 1965.

Cleveland County is the origin of the Little River, a tributary of the Canadian River, 90 miles (140 km) long. The Canadian River defines the southern border of Cleveland County.

Adjacent counties

• Oklahoma County (north)
• Pottawatomie County (east)
• McClain County (south & west)
• Canadian County (northwest)

Infrastructure

Libraries

Pioneer Library System operates branch libraries in nine cities in Cleveland, McClain and Pottawatomie counties.^[4]

Major highways

• Interstate 35
• Interstate 44/U.S. Highway 62
• State Highway 9
• State Highway 37
• State Highway 39

Demographics

Age pyramid for Cleveland County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 208,016 people, 79,186 households, and 53,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 388 people per square mile (150/km²). There were 84,844 housing units at an average density of 158 per square mile (61/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.60% White, 3.56% Black or African American, 4.40% Native American, 2.84% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.38% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races. 4.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 79,186 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 14.70% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,846, and the median income for a family was $51,257. Males had a median income of $35,674 versus $26,015 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,114. About 6.40% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.20% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Etowah
• Hall Park
• Lexington
• Moore
• Noble
• Norman
• Oklahoma City †
• Slaughterville
• Newalla

† Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma County, but a small part extends into Cleveland County.

NRHP sites

Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

The following sites in Cleveland County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Bavinger House, Norman Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House, Norman Bizzell Library, Norman Casa Blanca, Norman Cleveland County Courthouse, Norman DeBarr Historic District, Norman Patricio Gimeno House, Norman Oscar B. Jacobson House, Norman Ledbetter House, Norman Mardock Mission, Stella

Moore Public School Building, Moore Moore-Lindsay House, Norman Norman City Park New Deal Resources, Norman Norman Historic District, Norman Norman Public Library, Norman Boyd House (University of Oklahoma), Norman Santa Fe Depot, Norman Sooner Theater Building, United States Post Office--Norman, Norman

References

1. ^ Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cleveland County accessed 2/12/2011
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cleveland County accessed 2/12/2011
4. ^ "Pioneer Library System to buy Borders bookstore building in Norman". NewsOK. The Oklahoman. September 27, 2011. http://newsok.com/article/3608103. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cleveland County

Coordinates: 35°12′N 97°20′W / 35.20°N 97.33°W / 35.20; -97.33