Johnston County, Oklahoma

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Johnston County
County
Administration with North Lawn at Murray State College.jpg
Murray State College in Tishomingo.
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Johnston County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
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Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°19′N96°40′W / 34.31°N 96.66°W / 34.31; -96.66
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma
Founded1907
Named for Douglas H. Johnston
Seat Tishomingo
Largest cityTishomingo
Area
 • Total
658 sq mi (1,700 km2)
 • Land643 sq mi (1,670 km2)
 • Water15 sq mi (40 km2)  2.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,272
 • Density16/sq mi (6.0/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 2nd
Website www.johnstoncountyok.org

Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,272. [1] Its county seat is Tishomingo. [2] It was established at statehood on November 16, 1907, and named for Douglas H. Johnston, a governor of the Chickasaw Nation. [3]

Contents

Johnston County is part of the Texoma Region.

History

In 1820, the U.S. government granted the land now known as Johnston County to the Choctaw tribe. Many of the Choctaws began moving to the new land in Indian Territory in 1830. The rest followed Chickasaw tribe, who were closely related to the Choctaw, formally separated from the Choctaw Nation in the late 1830s, relocating to the western part of the Choctaw Nation. The Chickasaw Nation named the town of Tishomingo as its capital and built a brick capitol building there in 1856. [3]

Several educational institutions were established in the Chickasaw Nation before the Civil War. The Pleasant Grove Mission School and the Chickasaw Academy were founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844. The Presbyterians, in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation, opened the Wapanucka Female Manual Labour School in 1852. [3]

The Chickasaw government joined the Confederate States of America after the outbreak of the Civil War. The Union army ordered its troops to evacuate Fort Washita, Fort Cobb and Fort Arbuckle. When Confederate troops occupied the area, they used the stone building at Wapanucka as a hospital and a prison. [3]

Several railroads built tracks through this area about the turn of the 20th century. In 1900–1901 the St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway, which the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad (Frisco) purchased in June 1901, laid tracks north–south through the area. In 1902, the Western Oklahoma Railroad, which became the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (CO&G), built a line southwest to northeast through the present county. In 1908 – 1910 the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (MO&G), (acquired by the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway in 1919,) laid a north–south line in the far eastern portion of Johnston County. In 1911, the MO&G built a spur west to Bromide, an early-twentieth-century health resort, capitalizing on the vicinity's natural springs. Now the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, which acquired the Frisco in 1980, is the only railroad left in the county. [3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 658 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 643 square miles (1,670 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (2.3%) is water. [4]

The northern part of the county lies in the Arbuckle Mountains, which consists of rock outcroppings and rolling hills. The southern part of the county is part of the Coastal Plains region, and is more suitable for farming. The county is drained by the Washita and Blue Rivers and Pennington Creek, which are all tributaries of the Red River. An arm of Lake Texoma protrudes into southern Johnston County. [3]

Map of Johnston County, 1909 JohnstonCounty1909.jpg
Map of Johnston County, 1909

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 16,734—
1920 20,12520.3%
1930 13,082−35.0%
1940 15,96022.0%
1950 10,608−33.5%
1960 8,517−19.7%
1970 7,870−7.6%
1980 10,35631.6%
1990 10,032−3.1%
2000 10,5134.8%
2010 10,9574.2%
2020 10,272−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1790-1960 [6] 1900-1990 [7]
1990-2000 [8] 2010 [9]

As of the census [10] of 2000, there were 10,513 people, 4,057 households, and 2,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6.2 people/km2). There were 4,782 housing units at an average density of 7 units per square mile (2.7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 76.09% White, 1.66% Black or African American, 15.32% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 5.38% from two or more races. 2.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 97.0% spoke English, 1.6% Spanish and 1.2% Choctaw as their first language.

There were 4,057 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.50% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,592, and the median income for a family was $30,292. Males had a median income of $25,240 versus $19,868 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,747. About 17.80% of families and 22.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.00% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of June 30, 2023 [11]
PartyNumber of VotersPercentage
Democratic 1,97033.57%
Republican 3,13053.34%
Libertarian 380.65%
Independent73012.44%
Total5,868100%
United States presidential election results for Johnston County, Oklahoma [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 3,46281.84%68416.17%841.99%
2020 3,44180.95%73817.36%721.69%
2016 3,09376.98%78619.56%1393.46%
2012 2,64969.97%1,13730.03%00.00%
2008 2,70868.44%1,24931.56%00.00%
2004 2,63560.60%1,71339.40%00.00%
2000 2,07252.72%1,80946.03%491.25%
1996 1,22932.63%1,99853.04%54014.34%
1992 1,19127.45%2,09648.31%1,05224.25%
1988 1,51842.39%2,04257.02%210.59%
1984 2,19554.36%1,82045.07%230.57%
1980 1,70144.10%2,06653.56%902.33%
1976 1,12728.65%2,76570.28%421.07%
1972 2,20567.72%98330.19%682.09%
1968 1,04832.37%1,21637.55%97430.08%
1964 1,06531.00%2,37069.00%00.00%
1960 1,44144.16%1,82255.84%00.00%
1956 1,15734.14%2,23265.86%00.00%
1952 1,34935.09%2,49564.91%00.00%
1948 58416.59%2,93683.41%00.00%
1944 92528.22%2,33971.35%140.43%
1940 1,36231.46%2,95568.26%120.28%
1936 74319.22%3,09980.18%230.60%
1932 3299.12%3,27790.88%00.00%
1928 1,29441.80%1,76657.04%361.16%
1924 92324.81%2,12257.03%67618.17%
1920 1,95043.73%2,11747.48%3928.79%
1916 75623.92%1,72754.63%67821.45%
1912 50619.89%1,28950.67%74929.44%

Education

Murray State School of Agriculture opened in Tishomingo in 1908. In 1972 the community college's name changed to Murray State College. [3]

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

Notable people

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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