Caddo County, Oklahoma
Caddo County | |
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Caddo County is a
History
Caddo County was organized on August 6, 1901, when the Federal Government allotted the Kiowa, Comanche, and Arapaho reservations and sold the surplus land to white settlers.[3] The reservation land was part of Oklahoma Territory until Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907. Part of its land was taken at statehood to form neighboring Grady County. Some additional land was taken in 1911 and also awarded to Grady County.[3]
Agriculture has been the mainstay of the local economy since its founding. The main crops were cotton, corn, wheat, alfalfa,
The first oil field (Cement Field) in the county was discovered in 1911, and oil production has remained important to the county economy since then. Smaller-scale booms in oil production occurred in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.[3]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- Interstate 40
- Interstate 44
- H.E. Bailey Turnpike
- U.S. Highway 62
- U.S. Highway 281
- U.S. Highway 277
- State Highway 8
- State Highway 9
- State Highway 19
- State Highway 58
Adjacent counties
- Blaine County (north)
- Canadian County (northeast)
- Grady County (east)
- Comanche County (south)
- Kiowa County (southwest)
- Washita County (west)
- Custer County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 35,685 | — | |
1920 | 34,207 | −4.1% | |
1930 | 50,779 | 48.4% | |
1940 | 41,567 | −18.1% | |
1950 | 34,913 | −16.0% | |
1960 | 28,621 | −18.0% | |
1970 | 28,931 | 1.1% | |
1980 | 30,905 | 6.8% | |
1990 | 29,550 | −4.4% | |
2000 | 30,150 | 2.0% | |
2010 | 29,600 | −1.8% | |
2020 | 26,945 | −9.0% | |
2021 (est.) | 26,368 | −2.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010[9] |
As of the
There were 10,957 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.50% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,347, and the median income for a family was $32,118. Males had a median income of $26,373 versus $18,658 for females. The
Politics
During the 20th century, Caddo County was a bellwether county: between 1912 and 2004, the county voted for the winner in every election but 1956, 1960 and 1988. However, while Democrats had a large plurality of registered voters through the 2010s, the county has recently been swept up in the growing Republican trend throughout Oklahoma. John McCain (2008), Mitt Romney (2012) and Donald Trump (2016) each received at least 64% of the county's vote.
Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of May 31, 2023[11] | |||||
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Party | Number of Voters | Percentage | |||
Democratic | 4,998 | 36.13% | |||
Republican | 6,635 | 47.96% | |||
Others | 2,202 | 15.91% | |||
Total | 13,835 | 100% |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 7,013 | 71.13% | 2,670 | 27.08% | 176 | 1.79% |
2016 | 6,482 | 69.34% | 2,420 | 25.89% | 446 | 4.77% |
2012 | 5,687 | 64.25% | 3,164 | 35.75% | 0 | 0.00% |
2008 | 6,413 | 65.33% | 3,404 | 34.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
2004 | 6,491 | 62.37% | 3,916 | 37.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
2000 | 4,835 | 52.50% | 4,272 | 46.38% | 103 | 1.12% |
1996 | 3,422 | 35.39% | 4,844 | 50.09% | 1,404 | 14.52% |
1992 | 3,664 | 31.89% | 4,861 | 42.31% | 2,963 | 25.79% |
1988 | 4,689 | 46.07% | 5,387 | 52.93% | 101 | 0.99% |
1984 | 6,811 | 60.06% | 4,463 | 39.35% | 67 | 0.59% |
1980 | 5,945 | 54.07% | 4,695 | 42.70% | 355 | 3.23% |
1976 | 3,854 | 34.02% | 7,382 | 65.17% | 91 | 0.80% |
1972 | 7,683 | 70.41% | 2,921 | 26.77% | 308 | 2.82% |
1968 | 4,712 | 43.70% | 4,212 | 39.07% | 1,858 | 17.23% |
1964 | 3,724 | 33.34% | 7,447 | 66.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 5,920 | 53.65% | 5,115 | 46.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 5,331 | 47.53% | 5,884 | 52.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 6,834 | 52.62% | 6,153 | 47.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 3,793 | 31.87% | 8,110 | 68.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 5,529 | 44.58% | 6,850 | 55.23% | 24 | 0.19% |
1940 | 6,304 | 43.05% | 8,280 | 56.54% | 61 | 0.42% |
1936 | 5,205 | 35.48% | 9,358 | 63.79% | 106 | 0.72% |
1932 | 2,972 | 21.27% | 11,001 | 78.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 7,313 | 64.27% | 3,885 | 34.14% | 180 | 1.58% |
1924 | 4,388 | 46.04% | 4,211 | 44.19% | 931 | 9.77% |
1920 | 4,823 | 53.17% | 3,594 | 39.62% | 654 | 7.21% |
1916 | 2,272 | 36.76% | 2,735 | 44.25% | 1,174 | 18.99% |
1912 | 2,413 | 40.37% | 2,514 | 42.06% | 1,050 | 17.57% |
Economy
Caddo County is home to cattle ranching and significant wheat and peanut farm operations—with a few of the producers practicing environmentally friendly no-till or reduced tillage farming methods.[13]
There is also one winery and vineyard in the county (Woods and Waters Winery and Vineyard).
Communities
City
- Anadarko (county seat)
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Education
Public school districts:[14]
- Anadarko Public Schools
- Binger-Oney Public Schools
- Boone-Apache Public Schools
- Carnegie Public Schools
- Cement Public Schools
- Cordell Public Schools
- Cyril Public Schools
- Fletcher Public Schools
- Fort Cobb-Broxton Schools
- Gracemont Public Schools
- Hinton Public Schools
- Hydro-Eakly Public Schools
- Lookeba-Sickles Public Schools
- Minco Public Schools
- Verden Public Schools
- Pioneer Public School (elementary school only)
There is also a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated school, Riverside Indian School.
NRHP sites
The following sites in Caddo County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
- Amphlett Brothers Drug and Jewelry Store, Apache
- Anadarko Armory, Anadarko
- Anadarko Downtown Historic District, Anadarko
- Apache State Bank, Apache
- Bridgeport Bridge, Bridgeport
- Bridgeport Hill-Hydro Route 66 Segment, Hydro
- Caddo County Medicine Creek Archeological District Binger
- First Baptist Church (Colored), Anadarko
- Fort Cobb Site, Fort Cobb
- Provine Service Station, Hydro
- Randlett Park, Anadarko
- Rock Island Passenger Station, Anadarko
- Rock Mary, Hinton
- Stevens Rock Shelter, Gracemont
See also
References
- ^ a b "Caddo County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Wilson, Linda D. (2009). "Caddo County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (online ed.). Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Voter Registration Totals". OK Elections Interactive Statistics Beta. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Reducefarmcosts.com Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine