Jackson County, Oklahoma

Jackson County is a county in Oklahoma. The population of the county is 26,446.
Jackson County 	Oklahoma
Founded 	1907
Named for 	Andrew Jackson and Stonewall Jackson
County seat 	Altus
Population 	26,446
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	3rd
County Guildmaster	George Poole
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 62
US Route 283
Oklahoma State Highway 5
Oklahoma State Highway 6
Oklahoma State Highway 19
Oklahoma State Highway 34
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Tillman County (east)
Greer County (north)
Kiowa County (northeast)
Wilbarger County, Texas (southeast)
Hardeman County, Texas (southwest)
Harmon County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
64.25% White (16,991)
23.24% Hispanic or Latino (6,146)
7.17% Black or African American (1,896)
5.34% Other (1,413)
15.8% (4,178) of Jackson County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Jackson County has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 10 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.05 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-72%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-54%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-50%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-30%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-50%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-10%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-21%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-63%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-72%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-62%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-49%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-72%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-72%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-57%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-73%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-74%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-59%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-41%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-70%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-72%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-44%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-24%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-72%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-56%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-68%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-73%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Altus - 19,813
=== Towns ===
Blair - 818
East Duke - 424
Eldorado - 446
Elmer - 96
Friendship - 24
Headrick - 94
Martha - 162
Olustee - 607
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Creta
Hess
Humphreys
Victory
=== Ghost towns ===
Aaron
Navajoe
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	29 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	3 inches
Average yearly sunny days	244
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	1 (Very Low)
== Fun facts ==
* The county's economy has been based on farming and livestock since its inception. The major crops include cotton, wheat, corn, alfalfa, and hay. Barley and sorghum became major crops in the late 1940s. Livestock consisted of horses, cattle, mules, swine and sheep. Altus Air Force Base is the county's largest non-farm employer. There were 16 manufacturers in the county by 2000. These included Altus Athletic Manufacturing and the Luscombe Aircraft Manufacturing plants, the Bar-S Foods Company, and the Republic Gypsum plant.
* Friendship is only known for the fact that playing basketball is banned in the small community.
* The Southern Baptist pastor, W. A. Criswell, was born in Eldorado in 1909. He was the long-term pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas.
* The Jackson County Electric Mills are located in a swath of territory between East Duke and Olustee.
* Blair is the birthplace of country musician Edward Burch.
* "Olustee" is said to be a Seminole word meaning "pond" or from the Creek (Muscogee) language ue-lvste (/oy-lást-i/) meaning "black water", and being taken from the Battle of Olustee in Florida.
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