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| county = Woods County<!-- the word "County" should appear here. Type "Washington County", not "Washington" --> |
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| state = Oklahoma |
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| seal = <!-- image of county seal --> |
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| founded year = <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the [[ ]] to the year --> |
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| founded date = <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 --> |
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| seat wl = Alva<!-- county seat; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" --> |
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| largest city wl = <!-- largest city; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" --> |
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| city type = <!-- optional Put "Village" here and the page will say "Largest Village" (if "city" doesn't apply) --> |
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| area mi = 1290 |
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| area km = 3341 |
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| area land mi = 1287 |
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| area land km = 3332 |
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| area water mi = 4 |
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| area water km = 9 |
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| area percentage = 0.27 |
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| pop = 9,089 |
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| density mi = 7 |
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| density km = 3 |
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| time zone = Central |
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| UTC offset = -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central; UTC offset = -6; DST offset = -5 --> |
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| DST offset = -5 |
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'''Woods County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 9,089. Its [[county seat]] is [[Alva, Oklahoma|Alva]][[Geographic references|<sup>6</sup>]]. |
'''Woods County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 9,089. Its [[county seat]] is [[Alva, Oklahoma|Alva]][[Geographic references|<sup>6</sup>]]. |
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[[Image:Map of Oklahoma highlighting Woods County.svg|300px|right]] |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Revision as of 20:49, 16 May 2007
Woods County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma | |
 Oklahoma's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′N 98°52′W / 36.77°N 98.86°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Oklahoma |
| Seat | Alva |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Woods County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 9,089. Its county seat is Alva6.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,341 km² (1,290 mi²). 3,332 km² (1,287 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.27%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Comanche County, Kansas (north)
- Barber County, Kansas (northeast)
- Alfalfa County (east)
- Major County (south)
- Woodward County (southwest)
- Harper County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 9,089 people, 3,684 households, and 2,243 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (7/mi²). There were 4,492 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.41% White, 2.38% Black or African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. 2.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,684 households out of which 24.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.10% were non-families. 33.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the county, the population was spread out with 19.20% under the age of 18, 16.80% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,927, and the median income for a family was $39,143. Males had a median income of $26,651 versus $18,968 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,487. About 8.70% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.
