Editing Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

{{short description|County in Oklahoma, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Pottawatomie County
 | state                = Oklahoma
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1891
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Shawnee
 | largest city wl      = Shawnee
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 793
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 788
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.7
 | area percentage      = 0.7%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 72454 
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = http://pottawatomiecountyok.com/
 | named for            = [[Potawatomi|Potawatomi people]]
 | ex image             = Pottawatomie county oklahoma courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Shawnee
 | district             = 5th
}}

'''Pottawatomie County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 72,454.<ref name=census/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Shawnee, Oklahoma|Shawnee]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Pottawatomie County is part of the Shawnee, OK [[Micropolitan Statistical Area|micropolitan statistical area]], which is [https://pottawatomiecountyok.gov Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Government] in the [[Oklahoma City]]–Shawnee, OK [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area|combined statistical area]].

==History==
Pottawatomie County was carved out of land originally given to the [[Creek Nation|Creek]] and [[Seminole Nation|Seminole]] after their forced removal from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. After the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the Creek and Seminole were forced to cede their lands back to the federal government, and the area of Pottawatomie County was used to resettle the [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]], [[Sac and Fox]], [[Absentee Shawnee]], [[Potawatomi]] and [[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]] tribes.<ref name="EOHC-Pottawatomie County">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PO026 Willam H. Mullins,  "Pottawatomie County," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''], Accessed April 4, 2015.</ref>

Non-Indian settlement began on September 22, 1891, when all the tribes except the Kickapoo agreed to land allotment, where communal reservation land was divided and allotted to individual members of the tribes. The remaining land was opened to settlement.<ref name="EOHC-Pottawatomie County"/>

During the land run, Pottawatomie County was organized as County "B" with [[Tecumseh, Oklahoma|Tecumseh]] as the county seat. In 1892, the voters of the county elected to rename County "B" as Pottawatomie County after the Potawatomi Indians.

In 1895, the Kickapoo gave up their land rights and their land was given away to white settlers in the last land run in Oklahoma.

In 1930, [[Shawnee, Oklahoma|Shawnee]], now bigger in size than Tecumseh, was approved by the voters to become the new county seat. The Pottawatomie County Court House was built in 1934 by the Public Works Administration. The court house project cost $250,000 to complete.<ref name="EOHC-Pottawatomie County" />

On [[Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013|May 19, 2013]], during an outbreak of tornadoes, a [[mobile home park]] was nearly destroyed, killing a 79-year-old man and injuring at least six others as well as damaging at least 35 structures. Frame and brick homes west of Shawnee were also affected.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tornadoes hit Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/05/19/severe-weather-storms-tornadoes-midwest-plains/2324579/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=May 20, 2013|first1=Katharine|last1=Lackey|first2=William M.|last2=Welch|date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|793|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|788|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.7|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 22, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Lincoln County, Oklahoma|Lincoln County]] (north)
* [[Okfuskee County, Oklahoma|Okfuskee County]] (northeast)
* [[Seminole County, Oklahoma|Seminole County]] (east)
* [[Pontotoc County, Oklahoma|Pontotoc County]] (southeast)
* [[McClain County, Oklahoma|McClain County]] (southwest)
* [[Cleveland County, Oklahoma|Cleveland County]] (west)
* [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 26412
|1910= 43595
|1920= 46028
|1930= 66572
|1940= 54377
|1950= 43517
|1960= 41486
|1970= 43134
|1980= 55239
|1990= 58760
|2000= 65521
|2010= 69442
|2020= 72454
|estref=<ref name=USCensusEst2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals: 2010-2019|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ok190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40125.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112115957/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40125.html|archive-date=January 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020 census<ref name=census>[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 Population and Housing State Data | Oklahoma]</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[File:USA Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma age pyramid.svg|thumb|Age pyramid for Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.]]}}

As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 69,442 people, 25,911 households, and 18,227 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|34|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 29,139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 76.3% [[Race (United States Census)|white]], 2.9% [[Race (United States Census)|black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 12.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.3% from two or more races. About 4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race, while 9% were of [[United States|American]], 17% [[germans|German]], 14% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 10% [[English people|English]] ancestry. About 90.6% spoke [[English language|English]] and 4.2% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language. At the 2020 census, its population grew to 72,454.<ref name="census" />

As of 2010, there were 25,911 households, out of which 34.5% included children under the age of 18, 51.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. About a quarter of households consisted of a single individual and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males.

As of 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $41,332, and the median income for a family was $50,399. Males had a median income of $39,580 versus $27,495 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $20,700. About 14% of families and 18% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. According to 2021 census estimates, its median household income was $54,896 and the county had a poverty rate of 14.4%.<ref name="census" />

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Pioneer Library System]] operates branch libraries in nine cities in Pottawatomie, [[Cleveland County, Oklahoma|Cleveland]], and [[McClain County, Oklahoma|McClain]] counties.<ref>{{cite web| title= Pioneer Library System to buy Borders bookstore building in Norman | url= http://newsok.com/article/3608103 | date=September 27, 2011|work= NewsOK| publisher= [[The Oklahoman]] | access-date=October 25, 2011}}</ref>

The [[Oklahoma Department of Corrections]] operates the [[Mabel Bassett Correctional Center]] in an [[unincorporated area]] in the county, near [[McLoud, Oklahoma|McLoud]].<ref>"[http://www.doc.state.ok.us/facilities/institutions/mbcc.htm Mabel Bassett Correctional Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221015052/http://www.doc.state.ok.us/facilities/institutions/mbcc.htm |date=December 21, 2010}}." [[Oklahoma Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on November 22, 2010.</ref>

==Politics==
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of June 30, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-statistics.html|title=Oklahoma Registration Statistics by County|date=January 15, 2019|website=OK.gov|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 22,585
| align = center | 55.94%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 10,447
| align = center | 25.88%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Others
| align = center | 7,341
| align = center | 18.18%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 40,373
! align = center | 100%
|}

{{PresHead|place=Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|20,915|7,266|593|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|20,240|7,275|670|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|17,848|6,015|1,589|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|16,250|7,188|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|17,753|7,910|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|17,215|8,638|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|13,235|8,763|318|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|9,802|9,141|2,810|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|10,350|8,616|6,606|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|12,099|8,873|197|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|16,143|6,966|152|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|12,466|8,526|858|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|9,090|11,255|226|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|13,308|4,822|534|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,899|6,721|3,873|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|6,841|10,884|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,421|8,067|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|8,496|8,895|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|10,099|9,455|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,760|10,220|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|6,486|9,130|43|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|6,776|12,058|78|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,703|12,187|78|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,063|12,013|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,478|3,797|89|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,040|5,072|1,297|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,355|5,310|595|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,042|3,276|1,155|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,107|3,082|1,054|Oklahoma}}
{{PresFoot|1908|Democratic|2,609|3,551|566|Oklahoma}}

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-40 (OK).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 40 in Oklahoma|Interstate 40]]
* [[Image:US 177.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 177 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 177]]
* [[Image:US 270.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 270 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 270]]
* [[Image:US 377.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 99|U.S. Highway 377]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 3.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 3|State Highway 3]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 3E.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 3E|State Highway 3E]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 3W.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 3W|State Highway 3W]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 9.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 9|State Highway 9]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 9A.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 9A|State Highway 9A]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 18.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 18|State Highway 18]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 39.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 39|State Highway 39]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 59.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 59|State Highway 59]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 59B.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 59B|State Highway 59B]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 99.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 99|State Highway 99]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 99A.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 99A|State Highway 99A]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 102.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 102|State Highway 102]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 270.svg|20px]] [[Oklahoma State Highway 270|State Highway 270]]
{{div col end}}

===Airport===
The [[Shawnee Regional Airport]] is located {{convert|2|nmi|km}} northwest from the central business district of Shawnee. It is classified as a [[general aviation]] airport.

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Oklahoma City]] (mostly in [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]])
* [[Shawnee, Oklahoma|Shawnee]] (county seat)
* [[Tecumseh, Oklahoma|Tecumseh]]

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Asher, Oklahoma|Asher]]
* [[Bethel Acres, Oklahoma|Bethel Acres]]
* [[Brooksville, Oklahoma|Brooksville]]
* [[Earlsboro, Oklahoma|Earlsboro]]
* [[Johnson, Oklahoma|Johnson]]
* [[Macomb, Oklahoma|Macomb]]
* [[Maud, Oklahoma|Maud]]
* [[McLoud, Oklahoma|McLoud]]
* [[Pink, Oklahoma|Pink]]
* [[St. Louis, Oklahoma|St. Louis]]
* [[Tribbey, Oklahoma|Tribbey]]
* [[Wanette, Oklahoma|Wanette]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Dale, Oklahoma|Dale]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Aydelotte, Oklahoma|Aydelotte]]
* [[Bellemont, Oklahoma|Bellemont]]
* [[Harjo, Oklahoma|Harjo]]
* [[Pearson, Oklahoma|Pearson]]
* [[Romulus, Oklahoma|Romulus]]
* [[Sacred Heart, Oklahoma|Sacred Heart]]
{{div col end}}

==Education==
Higher Education:

* [[Oklahoma Baptist University]]
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pottawatomie County, OK |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |accessdate=July 23, 2022 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

K-12:
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Asher Public Schools]]
* [[Bethel Public Schools]]
* [[Dale Public Schools]]
* [[Earlsboro Public Schools]]
* [[Harrah Public Schools]]
* [[Konawa Public Schools]]
* [[Little Axe Public Schools]]
* [[Macomb Public Schools]]
* [[Maud Public Schools]]
* [[McLoud Public Schools]]
* [[Meeker Public Schools]]
* [[North Rock Creek Public School]]
* [[Prague Public Schools]]
* [[Shawnee Public Schools]]
* [[Strother Public Schools]]
* [[Tecumseh Public Schools (Oklahoma)|Tecumseh Public Schools]]
* [[Wanette Public Schools]]
{{div col end}}

Elementary only:
* [[Grove Public School]]
* [[Pleasant Grove Public School]]
* [[South Rock Creek Public School]]

==NRHP Sites==
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma}}
The following sites in Pottawatomie County are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:

{|
|----- valign="top"
|
* Aldridge Hotel, Shawnee
* Barnard Elementary School, Tecumseh
* [[Beard Cabin]], Shawnee
* Bell Street Historic District, Shawnee
* Billington Building, Shawnee
* H. T. Douglas Mansion and Garage, Shawnee
* Governors Mansion, Shawnee
* Kerfoot House, Shawnee
* Nuckolls House, Shawnee
* [[Wanette–Byars Bridge|Old Santa Fe Railroad Bridge]], Wanette
|
* Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Shawnee
* Rose—Fast Site (34PT28), [[Harjo, Oklahoma|Harjo]]
* [[Sacred Heart Mission Site]], Asher
* [[Santa Fe Depot (Shawnee)|Santa Fe Depot]], Shawnee
* Shawnee Friends Mission, Shawnee
* [[St. Gregory's University|St. Gregory's Abbey and College]], Shawnee
* Squirrel Creek Bridge. Shawnee vicinity
* State National Bank Building, Shawnee
* [[Walker House (Shawnee, Oklahoma)|Walker House]], Shawnee
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://pottcoso.com/ Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office]
* [https://pottawatomiecountyok.gov Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Government] 
* [[Charles W. Mooney Jr.]], ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qg8pGQAACAAJ Localized History of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma to 1907]'', 1971

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Pottawatomie County
|North     = [[Lincoln County, Oklahoma|Lincoln County]]
|Northeast = [[Okfuskee County, Oklahoma|Okfuskee County]]
|East      = [[Seminole County, Oklahoma|Seminole County]]
|Southeast = [[Pontotoc County, Oklahoma|Pontotoc County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[McClain County, Oklahoma|McClain County]]
|West      = [[Cleveland County, Oklahoma|Cleveland County]]
|Northwest = [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]]
}}

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