Editing Tillman County, Oklahoma

{{short description|County in Oklahoma, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Tillman County
 | state                = Oklahoma
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1907
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Frederick
 | largest city wl      = Frederick
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 879
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 871
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 8.1
 | area percentage      = 0.9%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 6968
 | census estimate yr   = 
 | pop                  = 
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = www.tillmancounty.org
 | district             = 4th
 | ex image             = Tillman OK Courthouse 3-2025.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Tillman County Courthouse]] in Frederick, March 2025
}}

'''Tillman County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the southwestern part of [[Oklahoma]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 6,968.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tillman County, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Tillman_County,_Oklahoma?g=050XX00US40141|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> The county seat is [[Frederick, Oklahoma|Frederick]].<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>

==History==
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.<ref name = "EOHC-TillmanCo">Wilson, Linda D. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TI003 "Tillman County,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 5, 2015.</ref>

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, Oklahoma|Kiowa County]] were added to the north side of the county.<ref name = "EOHC-TillmanCo"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|879|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|871|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|8.1|sqmi}} (0.9%) are covered by 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> It is located along the [[Texas]] border.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Kiowa County, Oklahoma|Kiowa County]] (north)
* [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche County]] (northeast)
* [[Cotton County, Oklahoma|Cotton County]] (east)
* [[Wichita County, Texas]] (south)
* [[Wilbarger County, Texas]] (southwest)
* [[Jackson County, Oklahoma|Jackson County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 18650
|1920= 22433
|1930= 24390
|1940= 20754
|1950= 17598
|1960= 14654
|1970= 12901
|1980= 12398
|1990= 10384
|2000= 9287
|2010= 7992
|2020= 6968
|estref=
|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<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40141.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 13, 2013|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160109/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40141.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]],<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 7,992 people, 3,216 households, and 2,136 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3.5|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 4,077 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.8|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 73.5% [[Race (United States Census)|white]], 7.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 3.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], less than 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.1% from two or more races. Just over 23% of the population was [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]].

There were 3,216 households, out of which 31.5% included children under the age of 18, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. Individuals living alone accounted for 30.3% of households and individuals age 65 years or older living alone accounted for 14%. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,437, and the median income for a family was $40,616. Males had a median income of $32,885 versus $29,757 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,541. Sixteen percent of families and 21.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Since statehood, Tillman County's economy has depended mainly on agriculture, including the raising of livestock. The main farm crops are cotton, corn, wheat, oats, sorghum and milo (a variety of [[commercial sorghum]]). Many farms have consolidated throughout the 20th century, from 1,724 in 1930 to 587 in 2000; however, the average size increased from {{convert|188.8| acres|ha}} to {{convert|819|acres|ha}} during the same period.<ref name = "EOHC-TillmanCo"/>

Cattle ranching became prominent during the 1880s, when prominent Texas ranchers (principally Daniel and William Thomas Waggoner and Samuel Burk Burnett) leased grazing land from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes.<ref name = "EOHC-TillmanCo"/>

The U.S. military established Frederick Army Air Field in 1941 to train crews to fly [[Cessna AT-17 Bobcat|Cessna UC-78 Bobcats]] and [[North American B-25 Mitchell]]s. After the war, the former base became a civilian airfield and is now known as [[Frederick Regional Airport]].<ref name = "EOHC-TillmanCo"/>

==Politics==
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of June 30, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/20190115%20-%20Registration%20By%20County%20(vr2420).pdf|title=Oklahoma Registration Statistics by County|date=January 15, 2019|website=OK.gov|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717212721/https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/20190115%20-%20Registration%20By%20County%20(vr2420).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 1,269
| align = center | 32.57%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 2,062
| align = center | 52.93%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Others
| align = center | 565
| align = center | 14.50%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 3,896
! align = center | 100%
|}

{{PresHead|place=Tillman 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|2020|Republican|2,076|597|35|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,944|657|105|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,815|906|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,195|1,042|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,273|1,175|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,920|1,400|29|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,346|1,827|486|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,377|1,749|1,052|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,754|2,148|26|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,637|1,674|15|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,450|2,144|93|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,802|2,852|41|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,331|1,256|110|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,748|1,771|1,376|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,001|3,354|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,678|2,736|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,810|3,366|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,657|3,639|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,058|4,071|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,496|3,902|12|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,564|4,920|24|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,126|5,268|16|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|523|4,960|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,331|2,141|25|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,326|2,653|184|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,539|2,649|150|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|625|2,250|382|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|638|1,801|372|Oklahoma}}
{{PresFoot|1908|Democratic|732|1,661|123|Oklahoma}}

==Communities==

=== Cities ===

* [[Frederick, Oklahoma|Frederick]] (county seat)
* [[Grandfield, Oklahoma|Grandfield]]

=== Towns ===

* [[Chattanooga, Oklahoma|Chattanooga]] (mostly in [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche County]])
* [[Davidson, Oklahoma|Davidson]]
* [[Hollister, Oklahoma|Hollister]]
* [[Loveland, Oklahoma|Loveland]]
* [[Manitou, Oklahoma|Manitou]]
* [[Tipton, Oklahoma|Tipton]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Tillman County, Oklahoma]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tillmancounty.org/  Tillman County Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110908190947/http://tracygrammer.com/php/lyrics.php?uid=98 Lyrics to 'Tillman County' by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Tillman County
|North     = [[Kiowa County, Oklahoma|Kiowa County]]
|Northeast = [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche County]]
|East      = [[Cotton County, Oklahoma|Cotton County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Wichita County, Texas]]
|Southwest = [[Wilbarger County, Texas]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Jackson County, Oklahoma|Jackson County]]
}}

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