Love County, Oklahoma 92074 222405434 2008-06-29T04:52:26Z SpellingBot 6773085 Curch → Church {{Infobox U.S. County | county = Love County | state = Oklahoma | seal = <!--image of county seal --> | founded year = <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the [[ ]] to the year --> | founded date = <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 --> | seat wl = Marietta <!-- county seat; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" --> | largest city wl = <!-- largest city; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" --> | area_total_sq_mi = 532 | area_total_km2 = 1378 | area_land_sq_mi = 515 | area_land_km2 = 1335 | area_water_sq_mi = 17 | area_water_km2 = 43 | area percentage = 3.11% | census yr = 2000 | pop = 8831 | density_sq_mi =17 | density_km2 = 7 | time zone = Central | UTC offset = -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central; UTC offset = -6; DST offset = -5 --> | DST offset = -5 | footnotes = | web = | named for = }} '''Love County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. As of 2000, the population is 8,831. Its [[county seat]] is [[Marietta, Oklahoma|Marietta]]{{GR|6}}. Love County is part of the [[Ardmore, Oklahoma]] [[Ardmore micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 532&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (1,378&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 515&nbsp;square miles (1,335&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 17&nbsp;square miles (43&nbsp;km²) of it (3.11%) is water. ===Major highways=== *[[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 (Oklahoma)|Interstate 35]] *[[Image:US 77.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 77 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 77]] *[[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 32.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 32 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 32]] *[[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 76.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 76 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 76]] ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Carter County, Oklahoma|Carter County]] (north) *[[Marshall County, Oklahoma|Marshall County]] (east) *[[Cooke County, Texas]] (south) *[[Montague County, Texas]] (southwest) *[[Jefferson County, Oklahoma|Jefferson County]] (northwest) ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 8,831 people, 3,442 households, and 2,557 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,066 housing units at an average density of 8 per square&nbsp;mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.15% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 6.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.41% from two or more races. 7.01% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 3,442 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,558, and the median income for a family was $38,212. Males had a median income of $30,024 versus $20,578 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,648. About 8.80% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.40% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over. == Cities and towns == *[[Leon, Oklahoma|Leon]] *[[Marietta, Oklahoma|Marietta]] *[[Thackerville, Oklahoma|Thackerville]] *[[Burneyville, Oklahoma|Burneyville]] *[[Greenville, Oklahoma|Greenville]] *[[Overbrook, Oklahoma|Overbrook]] *[[Rubottom, Oklahoma|Rubottom]] *[[Enville, Oklahoma|Enville]] *[[Orr, Oklahoma|Orr]] *[[Courtney, Oklahoma|Courtney]] *[[Jimtown, Oklahoma|Jimtown]] ==Schools== According to the EOI Exam scores these are the schools in Love County listed from best overall scores to worst. K-12th *Turner Public Schools *Marietta Public Schools *Thackerville Public Schools K-8th *Greenville Public Schools =Churches and Active Religions= ===Baptist=== *Rubottom Baptist Church, Rubottom *Leon Baptist Church, Leon *Burneyville Baptist Church, Burneyville *Jimtown Baptist Church, Jimtown *Eastside Baptist Church, Marietta *First Baptist Church, Marietta *Shady Dale Baptist Church, Marietta *Eastman Baptist Church, Overbrook *Marsden Baptist Church, Overbrook *First Baptist Church, Thackerville ===Methodist=== *First United Methodist Church, Marietta *Thackerville Methodist Church, Thackerville ===Church of Christ=== *Thackerville Church of Christ, Thackerville *Church of Christ, Marietta ===Nazarene Baptist=== *Nazarene Baptist Church, Marietta *Dunbar Nazarene Baptist, Burneyville ===Primitave Baptist=== *Primitave Baptist Church of Dunbar, Burneyville ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://www.mariettaok.com '''Old and New Pictures of Marietta'''] {{Love County, Oklahoma}} {{Oklahoma}} {{coord|33.95|-97.25|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-OK_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Oklahoma counties]] [[Category:Love County, Oklahoma| ]] [[Category:Ardmore micropolitan area]] [[ar:مقاطعة لوف، أوكلاهوما]] [[de:Love County]] [[fr:Comté de Love]] [[bpy:লাভ কাউন্টি, ওকলাহোমা]] [[it:Contea di Love]] [[nl:Love County]] [[ja:ラブ郡 (オクラホマ州)]] [[no:Love County]] [[nds:Love County]] [[sv:Love County]] [[zh:拉夫縣 (奧克拉荷馬州)]]