About 9.00% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.
The per capita income for the county was $14,244. Males had a median income of $27,047 versus $19,371 for females. The median income for a household in the county was $29,470, and the median income for a family was $36,354. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 4,147 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 1.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 72.43% White, 2.46% Black or African American, 16.56% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 8.17% from two or more races. There were 4,705 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The population density was 7/km² (19/mi²). Major highwaysĪs of the census of 2000, there were 10,569 people, 4,147 households, and 2,989 families residing in the county. All other creeks drain into the Verdigris River. Creeks in the extreme eastern part of the county drain into the Caney River. The Verdigris River divides the county into eastern and western halves. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,504 km² (581 mi²). The town of Nowata was named as county seat. Nowata County was established in 1907,at Oklahoma statehood, with a population of 10,453. The Cherokees and the Delaware signed a treaty in 1867 that resulted in Delaware settlements near the present towns of Delaware, Lenapah and Nowata, Oklahoma. An 1828 treaty with the Cherokee Nation assigned the area of Nowata County to the Cherokees, who included it in 1856 in their newly created Cooweescoowee District.
It was recognized as Osage territory by the time of the Louisiana Purchase. In the 17th century, white trappers first visiting the area found it occupied mostly by the Osage and Quawpaw tribes. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture states that archaeological evidence indicates that humans first lived in this area in the Verdigris River valley over six thousand years ago.
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