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Tulsa County
	Tulsa County, Oklahoma
	Map
	; Location in the state of Oklahoma
	; Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1850
Seat	Tulsa
Largest city	Tulsa
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 587 sq mi (1,520 km²); 570 sq mi (1,477 km²); 17 sq mi (43 km²), 2.85%
Population; - (2008 est.); - Density	; 591,982; 988/sq mi (381/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Website: www.tulsacounty.org

Tulsa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2008, the population was 591,982. Its county seat is Tulsa.^[1]

[edit] Geography and climate

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 587 square miles (1,520 km²), of which, 570 square miles (1,477 km²) of it is land and 17 square miles (43 km²) of it (2.85%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Washington County (north)
Rogers County (northeast)
Wagoner County (southeast)
Okmulgee County (south)
Creek County (west)
Pawnee County & Osage County (northwest)
Muskogee County (southeast)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Rec High °F	79	90	96	102	96	103	112	110	109	98	87	80
Norm High °F	46.5	52.9	62.4	72.1	79.6	88	93.8	93.2	84.1	74	60	49.6
Norm Low °F	26.3	31.1	40.3	49.5	59	67.9	73.1	71.2	62.9	51.1	39.3	29.8
Rec Low °F	-8	-11	-3	22	35	49	51	52	35	18	10	-8
Precip (in)	1.6	1.95	3.57	3.95	6.11	4.72	2.96	2.85	4.76	4.05	3.47	2.43
Source: USTravelWeather.com [1]

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Major Highways

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 563,299 people, 226,892 households, and 147,252 families residing in the county. The population density was 988 people per square mile (381/km²). There were 243,953 housing units at an average density of 428 per square mile (165/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.02% White, 10.95% Black or African American, 5.20% Native American, 1.62% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races, and 4.40% from two or more races. 5.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 226,892 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.10% were married couples living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	34,995	—
1920	109,023	211.5%
1930	187,574	72.0%
1940	193,363	3.1%
1950	251,686	30.2%
1960	346,038	37.5%
1970	401,663	16.1%
1980	470,593	17.2%
1990	503,341	7.0%
2000	563,299	11.9%

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,213, and the median income for a family was $47,489. Males had a median income of $35,495 versus $25,680 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,115. About 8.70% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.