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Canadian County, Oklahoma
5,467 Black residents · 3.5% of the county · ranked 6 of 77 in Oklahoma by Black population
Canadian County is a Oklahoma county entry in the gazetteer's first edition. In the 2020 Census, Canadian County held 154,405 residents in all, of whom 5,467 — 3.5% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 154,405 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,467 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 3.5% |
| Rank by Black population among Oklahoma counties | 6 of 77 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Canadian County: 2,933 Black residents in 2010 and 5,467 in 2020. The population grew by 86.4%, and the Black share in Canadian County moved from 2.5% to 3.5%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 289,961 is spread across 77 counties and county equivalents; Canadian County holds 5,467 of it, rank 6 in the state's order. The county page for Canadian County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Canadian County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Canadian County page is their frame: 154,405 residents, 5,467 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.