About 7.2% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the county was $26,640. Males had a median income of $45,580 versus $34,801 for females. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.Īs of 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $53,759, and the median income for a family was $67,412. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.Īs of 2010, the county population contained 23.1% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. More than a fourth (25.9%) of households consisted of a sole individual and 6.9% were individuals 65 years of age or older living alone. Almost a third (32.9%) included children under the age of 18, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present. Īs of 2010, were 98,306 households, of which almost half (49.9%) included married couples living together and more than a third (34.7%) were non-families. As of 2021's census estimates, its racial makeup was 69.5% non-Hispanic white, 5.7% African American, 5.6% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.3% multiracial, and 9.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race. By 2020, its population was 295,528 with a 2022 census-estimated population of 299,587. 7.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 79.3% white, 4.2% black or African American, 4.7% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. There were 104,821 housing units at an average density of 188 per square mile (72.5/km²). The population density was 458 people per square mile (177/km²). The Canadian River defines the southern border of Cleveland County.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪge pyramid for Cleveland County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.Īs of the 2010 United States census, there were 255,755 people, 98,306 households, and 64,182 families in the county. Ĭleveland County is the origin of the Little River, a tributary of the Canadian River, 90 miles (140 km) long. Its waters covered the previous settlement of Denver. Ĭleveland County contains the reservoir Lake Thunderbird 5,349 acres (21.65 km 2), constructed between 19. It is the eighth smallest county in the state. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 558 square miles (1,450 km 2), of which 539 square miles (1,400 km 2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km 2) (3.5%) is water. The voters selected the name Cleveland in honor of President Grover Cleveland over the name Lincoln. For a short time, Cleveland County was known as Little River County, until an election in 1890. The area became part of the Unassigned Lands and was opened for white settlement on April 22, 1889.Īfter the passage of the Organic Act in 1890, Cleveland County was organized as County 3 (of 7) and Norman became the county seat. In 1866, these tribes were forced to cede the area to the Federal Government the professed rationale was their siding with the Confederacy during the American Civil War. An agreement between the two tribes resulted in this area being part of the Seminole Nation, located west of the Creek Nation. 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. Government soon after the Louisiana Purchase in 1818. Originally occupied by the Quapaw tribe, the Quapaw ceded the area to the U.S. Main article: History of Cleveland County
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