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Nowata County, Oklahoma
Nowata County is a county located in northeastern Oklahoma, United States, on the Kansas border. As of the 2020 census, its population is 9,320. Its county seat is Nowata. Their name is derived from a Delaware word, no-we-ata, meaning "come here" or "welcome".
For millennia, the land now known as Oklahoma was inhabited by Native Americans. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture states that archaeological evidence indicates that humans first lived in this area in the Verdigris River valley over six thousand years ago. In the 17th century, white trappers first visiting the area found it occupied mostly by the Osage and Quapaw tribes. It was recognized as Osage territory by the time United States secured it as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1819, the Arkansas Territory was organized, then was split in 1824 and 1828. An 1828 treaty with the Cherokee Nation assigned the area of Nowata County to the Cherokees, who included it in 1856 in their newly created Cooweescoowee District. The Cherokees and the Delaware signed a treaty in 1867 that resulted in Delaware settlements near the present towns of Delaware, Lenapah and Nowata, Oklahoma.
The state of Oklahoma and Nowata County was established in 1907, and the county had a population of 10,453. The town of Nowata was named as county seat. The exact origin is unknown, but the two most common stories are that railroad surveyors used the Delaware word noweta for welcome or that a sign was posted indicating that local springs had no water: No wata.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 581 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 566 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (2.6%) is water.
The Verdigris River divides the county into eastern and western halves. Creeks in the extreme western part of the county drain into the Caney River. All other creeks drain into the Verdigris River. Lake Oologah lies partly in this county.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,320. Of the residents, 22.6% were under the age of 18 and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.7 males.
The racial makeup of the county was 63.3% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 17.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from some other race, and 17.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.6% of the population.
There were 3,794 households in the county, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Nowata County, Oklahoma
Nowata County is a county located in northeastern Oklahoma, United States, on the Kansas border. As of the 2020 census, its population is 9,320. Its county seat is Nowata. Their name is derived from a Delaware word, no-we-ata, meaning "come here" or "welcome".
For millennia, the land now known as Oklahoma was inhabited by Native Americans. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture states that archaeological evidence indicates that humans first lived in this area in the Verdigris River valley over six thousand years ago. In the 17th century, white trappers first visiting the area found it occupied mostly by the Osage and Quapaw tribes. It was recognized as Osage territory by the time United States secured it as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1819, the Arkansas Territory was organized, then was split in 1824 and 1828. An 1828 treaty with the Cherokee Nation assigned the area of Nowata County to the Cherokees, who included it in 1856 in their newly created Cooweescoowee District. The Cherokees and the Delaware signed a treaty in 1867 that resulted in Delaware settlements near the present towns of Delaware, Lenapah and Nowata, Oklahoma.
The state of Oklahoma and Nowata County was established in 1907, and the county had a population of 10,453. The town of Nowata was named as county seat. The exact origin is unknown, but the two most common stories are that railroad surveyors used the Delaware word noweta for welcome or that a sign was posted indicating that local springs had no water: No wata.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 581 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 566 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (2.6%) is water.
The Verdigris River divides the county into eastern and western halves. Creeks in the extreme western part of the county drain into the Caney River. All other creeks drain into the Verdigris River. Lake Oologah lies partly in this county.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,320. Of the residents, 22.6% were under the age of 18 and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.7 males.
The racial makeup of the county was 63.3% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 17.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from some other race, and 17.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.6% of the population.
There were 3,794 households in the county, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.