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40-623: Smith Village is a town in Oklahoma County , Oklahoma , United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area . The population was 66 at the 2010 census . Rose Henrietta Smith inherited a twenty-acre farm which she subdivided into lots and created the Rose Smith Addition housing development. The town encompasses three-tenths of a square mile and is bounded by Oklahoma City on

80-451: A Democrat in the county since LBJ. In 2024, Trump won the county, but again by a narrow plurality. However, his margin of victory was slightly larger than in 2020. School districts include: K-12: Elementary only: 35°29′N 97°32′W  /  35.48°N 97.53°W  / 35.48; -97.53 Unassigned Lands In 1889, this territory was offered by the federal government to non-Native Americans for settlement in

120-409: A Democratic House candidate, thereby changing parties. Horn would carry the county again in her 2022 Senate run , becoming the first Democratic Senatorial candidate to carry the county since David Boren 's 1990 landslide . In the 2020 United States Presidential election , Republican Donald Trump narrowly carried the county (1% margin), down from 10 points in 2016. It was also the best showing for

160-651: A campaign, perhaps at the behest of one of his clients, the M–K–T Railroad , to open the land "unoccupied by any Indian" to settlement by non-Indians. He pointed out in a letter published in 1879 that four of the Five Civilized Tribes , unlike the Cherokee, had extinguished their complete title to the lands ceded following the Civil War and received full payment. He also said: Whatever may have been

200-705: A legal opinion as to the status of the public lands, but the government, instead of charging them for illegal settlement of Indian land, charged them only under the Intercourse Act . Finally, in United States vs. Payne in 1884, the United States District Court at Topeka , Kansas ruled that settling on the Unassigned Lands was not a criminal offense. The government refused to accept the decision and continued to raid

240-647: A posse of his United States deputy marshals . Most land disputes were settled without bloodshed, although a few took years to resolve. The passage of the Organic Act of 1890 by the United States Congress , signed by 23rd President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901, served 1889-1893), incorporated the former western Unassigned Lands into the newly organized federal Oklahoma Territory , (which endured 17 years until 46th statehood in 1907 ). Under

280-535: Is water. According to the 2010 U.S. census , there were 718,633 people, 277,615 households, and 172,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,013 inhabitants per square mile (391/km ). There were 319,828 housing units at an average density of 416 units per square mile (161 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 64.6% White , 15.4% Black or African American , 3.5% Native American , 3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 8.1% from other races , and 5.3% from two or more races; 15.1% of

320-1016: The Canadian River on the south and what was then the Mexican border on the west. In the Seminole Treaty signed March 28, 1833, but not ratified, the Seminole agreed to settle on the Little River portion of the Creek lands in Indian Territory. Some Seminole moved but the rest retreated within Florida. The US tried again to remove them, resulting in the Second Seminole War . After the Second War, most of

360-769: The Oklahoma Land Rush . The Treaty of Indian Springs , February 12, 1825, provided for a delegation of Creeks to visit the west in order that they may select any other territory, west of the Mississippi , on Red , Canadian , Arkansas , or Missouri Rivers to replace their lands in Georgia . A dispute arose between the Lower Creek Council , which signed the treaty, and the Upper Creek Council , which objected. The dispute led to

400-645: The Unassigned Lands . In 1889, the US federal government held a land run for the Unassigned lands, which led to the rapid settlement of the area. By 1890, Oklahoma County was called "County Two" and was one of seven counties established by the Organic Act of 1890. County business initially took place in a building at the intersection of California Avenue and Robinson Street until the construction of

440-442: The census of 2010, there were 66 people, 26 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,390.5 inhabitants per square mile (536.9/km). There were 20 housing units at an average density of 695.3 per square mile (268.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 85.00% White , 5.00% Native American , 5.00% from other races , and 5.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.50% of

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480-587: The central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma . As of the 2020 census , the population was 796,292, making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City , the state capital and largest city. Oklahoma County is at the heart of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area . Oklahoma County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as

520-537: The Confederacy lost the Civil War, the United States forced the Creek nation into a new treaty, and forced them to cede some lands in compensation for having supported the wrong side. Under Article 3 of the 1866 Creek Treaty, the Creek agreed to cede the western portion of their lands In compliance with the desire of the United States to locate other Indians and freedmen thereon, the Creeks hereby cede and convey to

560-587: The Creeks. Article 3 of the Seminole Treaty, ratified July 19, 1866, required that the Seminoles cede and convey to the United States their entire domain ... [for] ... the sum of three hundred and twenty-five thousand three hundred and sixty-two ($ 325,362) dollars, said purchase being at the rate of fifteen cents per acre ($ 37.07/km ). By the same treaty, the Seminole were the first tribe relocated to

600-663: The Lower Creek, signed a treaty of support with the Confederacy on July 10, 1861. Creek support for the South was not unanimous, however. After a series of armed confrontations, Opothleyahola 's pro-Union Creeks, belonging mostly to the Upper Creek, were driven into Kansas during the winter of 1861–62. They suffered a huge loss of life, as did their limited number of Seminole allies under Halleck Tustenuggee . When

640-637: The Seminole moved to the Indian Territory. A treaty between the Creek and the Seminole tribes, ratified August 16, 1856 by the US Senate, gave the Seminole the agreed-upon tract of Creek land between the Canadian River on the south and the North Fork of the Canadian River on the north. The divisions within the Creek people continued up through the Civil War . The Council, then under control of

680-637: The Southern Plains, but by the 1830s the land would become part of the territory assigned to the Seminoles and Creeks after their removal from their ancestral lands in the Southeastern USA. As a result of the Reconstruction era treaties signed between the US government and the Seminole and Creek nations in 1866, the land was taken from tribal jurisdiction but not assigned to other tribal governments, which in time led it to be called

720-419: The United States, to be sold to and used as homes for such other civilized Indians as the United States may choose to settle thereon ... the west half of their entire domain ... [for] ... the sum of thirty (30) cents per acre ($ 74.13/km ), amounting to nine hundred and seventy-five thousand one hundred and sixty-eight dollars ... The Seminoles' active support of the Confederacy cost them much more land than it did

760-497: The age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 3.26. As of 2021, there were 313,822 households with an average of 2.48 people per household. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit

800-559: The ceded Creek land. Several tribes of Eastern Indians were also moved to the eastern end of the ceded Creek land. The Absentee Shawnee and Citizen Band of Pottawatomi shared a reserve; also, the Sac and Fox . Later, the Kickapoo were moved in and, lastly, the Iowa . The combined Cheyenne Arapaho tribe was given the western end of the Creek and Seminole land, along with some land ceded from

840-518: The congressional act, local officials were appointed to handle civil and criminal matters until elections were held. Under the later Curtis Act of 1898, the communal lands of the Five Civilized Tribes in the adjacent Indian Territory to the east, were allocated to registered heads of households, thus extinguishing tribal title. The federal government declared any excess lands as "surplus" and allowed sale to non-Native Americans. In 1907,

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880-558: The desire or intention of the United States Government in 1866 to locate Indians and negroes upon these lands, it is certain that no such desire or intention exists in 1879. The Negro since that date, has become a citizen of the United States, and Congress has recently enacted laws which practically forbid the removal of any more Indians into the Territory. He suggested that the area was now Public Land and suggested

920-453: The first Oklahoma County Courthouse at 520 West Main Street in the 1900s. In 1937, the county government was moved to a building at 321 Park Avenue, which now serves only as the county courthouse. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km ), of which 709 square miles (1,840 km ) is land and 9.6 square miles (25 km ) (1.3%)

960-497: The growing Republican trend in Oklahoma since the end of World War II . It was one of the few areas in the South where Jimmy Carter didn't do well. However, the Republican share of votes for president has decreased in every election since the 2004 election (with the exception of 2024). In the 2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election , Democratic candidate Joy Hofmeister received her largest vote share of any county, with 55.0% of

1000-601: The killing of General William McIntosh , the chief of the Lower Creeks, and left the treaty in doubt. Despite that, the Creeks were relocated to the west. On February 14, 1833, the Treaty of Okmulgee was signed at Fort Gibson . In it the Creeks finally agreed to cede their lands in the east. Article 2 of the 1833 treaty defined the land chosen under the 1825 treaty as being west and south of the Cherokee lands and bordering

1040-527: The names "Unassigned Lands" and "Oklahoma" for the district. In an attempt to prevent encroachment, President Rutherford B. Hayes issued a proclamation on April 26, 1879, forbidding trespass into the area which Territory is designated, organized, and described by treaties and laws of the United States and by executive authorities as the Indian's country ... It was too late. Almost immediately speculators and landless citizens began organizing and agitating for

1080-463: The opening of the land to settlement. The newspapers generally referred to these pro-settlement forces as Boomers and followed Boudinot's lead in referring to the area as the Unassigned Lands or Oklahoma. The Boomers planned excursions, which they called raids, into the area and surveyed townsites, built homes, and planted crops. The United States sent troops to round them up and expel them. The raids continued for several years. The Boomers tried to get

1120-651: The other tribes. Most of the former Creek and Seminole land, as was true for the rest of central and western Indian Territory, was already leased from the Indian tribes for grazing by large cattle ranching companies. During the Choctaw-Chickasaw Treaty negotiations of 1866, the Principal Chief of the Choctaws, Allen Wright, coined the term Oklahoma and suggested it as the name for all of Indian Territory. In about 1879, Elias C. Boudinot began

1160-770: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Throughout its population, 12.4% were of German , 12.3% Mexican , 10.1% Irish , 7.9% English , and 7.7% American ancestries according to the 2010 census. 84.4% spoke English and 11.5% Spanish as their first language. At the 2020 U.S. census , its population increased to 796,292, with a 2022-estimate at 802,559. Racially, the 2021 American Community Survey estimated 54.5% were non-Hispanic white , 15.8% Black or African American, 4.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.8% multiracial, and 18.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race. An estimated 10.2% of its population between 2017 and 2021 were foreign-born residents. In 2010, there were 277,615 households, out of which 28.5% had children under

1200-413: The population. There were 26 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, and 23.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.64. In the town, the population

1240-662: The provisions of the Homestead Act of 1862. The amendment, however, denied the settlers their squatter's rights . The lands were to be settled by a land run . The original settlers were rounded up and expelled. On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma lands were settled by what would later be called the Run of '89 . Over 50,000 people entered on the first day, among them several thousand freedmen and descendants of slaves. Tent cities were erected overnight at Oklahoma City , Kingfisher , El Reno , Norman , Guthrie and Stillwater , which

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1280-598: The squatters. Finally General Pleasant Porter , the Creek Council's delegate to Washington, offered to relinquish all Creek claims to that part of the ceded territory which remained unassigned. On January 31, 1889, the United States and the Creek agreed to quit any claims to title of the land. The Creek received approximately $ 2,250,000. The Springer Amendment was immediately added to the Indian Appropriation Act of 1889 to authorize settlement under

1320-406: The state it is located in (the other six being Arkansas County , Hawaii County , Idaho County , Iowa County , New York County (Manhattan), and Utah County ), and the only one of the seven to contain the state capital, and one of two to contain a city of the same name as well. The area that would someday be called Oklahoma County was originally inhabited by members of the indigenous nations of

1360-477: The town was $ 12,926. About 22.2% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including no under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64. It is in the Mid-Del School District . The zoned schools are Epperly Heights Elementary School, Del Crest Junior High School, and Del City High School . Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Oklahoma County is a county located in

1400-471: The vote and a modest improvement over the 2018 Democratic candidate, Drew Edmonson . Incumbent Republican Governor Mary Fallin was the last member of her party to win the county with 51.3% in 2014. Also, in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma , Democrat Kendra Horn received 52.3% of the vote in Oklahoma County, which was the only county in the state to vote for

1440-636: The west side and by Del City on the North, East and South. In 1952 when Del City attempted to annex the addition, its residents decided to incorporate which was done by a vote in November 1952. Since 1952 a town government has been elected on an irregular basis. Water and sewer services are provided by Sooner Utilities. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.0 mi (0.1 km), all land. As of

1480-436: Was $ 164,000 from 2017 to 2021, and the median gross rent was $ 929. In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $ 42,916, and the median income for a family was $ 54,721. The per capita income for the county was $ 25,723. About 11.70% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over. In 2021, its median household income

1520-485: Was $ 58,239 with a per capita income of $ 34,129. Approximately 16.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. Since the second half of the 20th century, Oklahoma County has been quite conservative for an urban county. It swung from a 20-point victory for Harry Truman in 1948 to a 15-point victory for Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 . It has gone Republican in all but one presidential election since then; it narrowly voted for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. This mirrors

1560-454: Was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, and 40.0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 135.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 40,000, and the median income for a family was $ 50,625. Males had a median income of $ 16,250 versus $ 30,833 for females. The per capita income for

1600-612: Was the first of the settlements. Federal troops of the United States Army provided law enforcement; the closest criminal and civil jurisdictions were the federal courts of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas , with its courthouse centered in the border town to the east of Fort Smith, Arkansas . Despite that, the district and territory was generally peaceful with its longtime infamous federal judge Isaac C. Parker (1838-1896), and

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