Economic Development

Population

The 1996 estimate of populaton places the Elk City population at 10,977. This is an increase of 14.71% from 1980 and 5.26% from 1990. Currently, 55.43% of the population of Beckham County resides in Elk City.

Area 1970 1980 1990 2000 City 7,323 9,569 10,428 10,510 County 15,754 19,243 18,812 **** 30 Mile Radius N/A N/A 49,500 *****

Percent Distributions of the Population by Race and Sex, 1990 In Elk City, 90.96% of the population is White, 3.34% is Black, 2.54% is Native American, and the remaining 3.16% is comprised of all other races.