Latimer County
Latimer County, Oklahoma
Wilburton, OK 74578
Phone: (918) 465-2021
Fax: (918) 465-3736
In east-central OK, east of McAlester; organized Nov 16, 1907 from Choctaw lands. Name Origin: For James S. Latimer, member of the OK Constitutional Convention (1906-07)
Area (sq mi):: 729.12 (land 722.17; water 6.95) Population per square mile: 14.70
Population 2005: 10,635 State rank: 58 Population change: 2000-20005 -0.50%; 1990-2000 3.50% Population 2000: 10,692 (White 72.50%; Black or African American 1.00%; Hispanic or Latino 1.50%; Asian 0.20%; Other 25.80%). Foreign born: 1.30%. Median age: 36.80
Income 2000: per capita $12,842; median household $23,962; Population below poverty level: 22.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $18,971-$21,849
Unemployment (2004): 5.60% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.50% Median travel time to work: 22.10 minutes Working outside county of residence: 35.60%
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