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Canadian County
	Canadian County, Oklahoma
	; Location in the state of Oklahoma
	; Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Seat	El Reno
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 905 sq mi (2,344 km²); 900 sq mi (2,330 km²); 5 sq mi (14 km²), 0.60%
Population; - (2008 est.); - Density	; 106,079; 98/sq mi (38/km²)
Founded	March, 1890
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2008, the population was 106,079. Its county seat is El Reno^[1]. Canadian County is also part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Canadian County is named for the Canadian River.^[2]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 905 square miles (2,344 km²), of which, 900 square miles (2,330 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (14 km²) of it (0.60%) is water.

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[edit] Adjacent counties

Kingfisher County (north)
Oklahoma County (east)
Cleveland County (southeast)
Grady County (south)
Caddo County (southwest)
Blaine County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 87,697 people, 31,484 households, and 24,431 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile (38/km²). There were 33,969 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.01% White, 2.16% Black or African American, 4.27% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. 3.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 31,484 households out of which 39.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,439, and the median income for a family was $51,180. Males had a median income of $35,944 versus $24,631 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,691. About 5.80% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.