Cleveland County is located in the central part of Oklahoma, the third-largest county in Oklahoma. According to the 2020 United States Census, its population was 295,528, making it the third-largest county in Oklahoma. The municipality’s seat is Norman. It was named in honor of Grover Cleveland, the third president of the United States.
The Quapaw tribe initially occupied the territory but ceded it to the federal government shortly after the Louisiana Purchase of 1818. In the late 1820s and 1830s, following their expulsion from the southeastern United States, the territory was ceded to the Creek and Seminole tribes. United. . . Through an agreement between the two tribes, these lands became part of the Seminole Nation, located west of Nation Creek.
A federal decree forced these tribes to cede their lands in 1866. The reason given was that they were on the side of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The area became part of the Unallocated Territories and was opened to white settlement on April 22, 1889.
The Organic Act of 1890 divided Cleveland County into three counties (out of seven), and Norman became the county seat. Cleveland County Assessor was known as Little River County until the 1890 election. Voters chose the name Cleveland to honor President Grover Cleveland rather than Lincoln.
The county’s population included 23.1% under 18, 14.2% 18 to 24, 28.1% 25 to 44, 24.4% 45 to 64, and 10.2% 65 or more. The median age was 32.7 years. For every 100 women, there were 99.9 men; for every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 98.1 men.
The county’s median household income was $53,759, and the median was $67,412. Men had an average income of $45,580 compared to $34,801 for women. The county’s per capita income was $26,640. About 7.2% of families and 12.1% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under 18 and 5.8% of those over 65.