Cookson is located in Cherokee county Oklahoma with a geographic area of 12.9 square miles. The total population in Cookson is 988 with 47.3% male and 52.7% female. Children under age 5 represent 2.4% of the population, under age 18 equal 6.2% of the population and over age 65 is 31.0% of the population. The median household income is $52,692, per capita income is $25,221. There are a total of 430 housing units with 97.9% owner occupied. Education includes 24.7% of residents that are high school graduates and 38.8% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in Cookson in the summer is 80 degrees, and in the winter 42 degrees.
