Tillman County, Oklahoma
| Tillman County, Oklahoma | |
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Tillman County Courthouse in September 2014
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 Location in the U.S. state of Oklahoma |
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 Oklahoma's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1907 |
| Seat | Frederick |
| Largest city | Frederick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 879 sq mi (2,277 km2) |
| • Land | 871 sq mi (2,256 km2) |
| • Water | 8.1 sq mi (21 km2), 0.9% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2013) | 7,711 |
| • Density | 9.2/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Tillman County is a county located in the southwestern part of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,992. The county seat is Frederick.
The Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 established a reservation in the southwestern part of Indian Territory for the Kiowa, Apache and Comanche tribes. The Jerome Commission started enrolling members of these tribes in 1892, a prerequisite to opening "excess" land for settlement by non-Indians. The first lottery was held on August 6, 1901. It was followed in 1906 by the "Big Pasture" Lottery.
The county was founded at the time of Oklahoma statehood in 1907, and was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina. It had previously been part of Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory. Frederick was designated as the county seat at the time of statehood. In 1910 and 1924 portions of Kiowa County were added to the north side of the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 879 square miles (2,280 km2), of which 871 square miles (2,260 km2) is land and 8.1 square miles (21 km2) (0.9%) is water. It is located along the Texas border.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,992 people, 3,216 households, and 2,136 families residing in the county. The population density was 3.5/km² (9.1/mi²). There were 4,077 housing units at an average density of 1.8/km² (4.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 73.5% white, 7.7% Black or African American, 3.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, less than 0.1% Pacific Islander, 11% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Just over 23% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.
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