List of counties in Oklahoma

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The US -American state of Oklahoma 's 77 counties divided.

The official abbreviation for the state of Oklahoma is OK and the FIPS code is 40 .

The FIPS code for each individual county always starts with 40 , followed by a three-digit number.

The population figures are based on the 2010 census .

county
 
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County Seat
 
founding
 
origin
 
Origin of name
 
Residents
2010
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Adair 001 Stilwell 1907 Land of the Cherokee William Penn Adair (1830–1880) - Cheroke leader and Confederate colonel 22,683 1,485 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Adair County.svg
alfalfa 003 Cherokee 1907 Woods County William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray (1869–1956) - President of the Constituent Assembly and Governor of Oklahoma 5,642 2,244 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Alfalfa County.svg
Atoka 005 Atoka 1907 Land of the Choctaw Atoka - Choctaw chief and one of the signatories to the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty 14,182 2,527 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Atoka County.svg
Beaver 007 Beaver 1890 Original county Beaver River 5,636 4,700 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Beaver County.svg
Beckham 009 Sayre 1890 Roger Mills County and Greer Territory JCW Beckham (1869–1940) - 35th Governor of Kentucky (1900–1907) 22,119 2,336 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Beckham County.svg
Blaine 011 Watonga 1892 Part of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation James G. Blaine (1830-1893) - US Senator (1876-1881) and US Secretary of State (1881, 1889-1892) 11,943 2,405 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Blaine County.svg
Bryan 013 Durant 1907 Land of the Choctaw William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) - US Secretary of State (1913-1915) 42,416 2,343 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Bryan County.svg
Caddo 015 Anadarko 1901 Original county Confederation of the Caddo 29,600 3,311 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Caddo County.svg
Canadian 017 El Reno 1889 Part of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation Canadian River 115,541 2,322 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Canadian County.svg
Carter 019 Ardmore 1907 Pickens County and Land of the Chickasaw Name of one of the first white settler families 47,557 2,129 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Carter County.svg
Cherokee 021 Tahlequah 1907 Land of the Cherokee Cherokee people 46,987 1,941 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Cherokee County.svg
Choctaw 023 Hugo 1907 Land of the Choctaw Choctaw people 15.205 1,995 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Choctaw County.svg
Cimarron 025 Boise City 1907 Beaver County and Oklahoma Territory Cimarron River 2,475 4,752 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Cimarron County.svg
Cleveland 027 Norman 1889 Original county Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) - two-time President of the USA (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) 255.755 1,395 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Cleveland County.svg
Coal 029 Coalgate 1907 Land of the Choctaw numerous coal mines in the county 5,925 1,338 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Coal County.svg
Comanche 031 Lawton 1901 Reservation of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Comanche people 124.098 2,769 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Comanche County.svg
Cotton 033 Walters 1912 Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory Cotton (ger .: cotton ) - the foundation of the economy in this area 6,193 1,639 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Cotton County.svg
Craig 035 Vinita 1907 Land of the Cherokee Granville Craig - a well-known Cherokee farmer 15,029 1,972 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Craig County.svg
Creek 037 Sapulpa 1907 Land of the Muskogee People of Muskogee, which also Creek were called 69,967 2,461 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Creek County.svg
Custer 039 Arapaho 1892 Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876) - cavalry officer in the US Army in the Civil War and later Indian Wars 27,469 2,561 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Custer County.svg
Delaware 041 Jay 1907 Land of the Cherokee People of the Lenni Lenape , also Delaware called 41,487 1,912 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Delaware County.svg
Dewey 043 Taloga 1892 Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation George Dewey (1837-1917) - Admiral in the US Navy 4,810 2,589 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Dewey County.svg
Ellis 045 Arnett 1907 Roger Mills and Woodward County Abraham H. Ellis - President of the Constitutional Convention of Oklahoma 4.151 3,190 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Ellis County.svg
Garfield 047 Enid 1893 Land of the Cherokee James A. Garfield (1831–1881) - 20th President of the USA (1881) 60,580 2,741 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Garfield County.svg
Garvin 049 Paul's Valley 1907 Land of the Chickasaw Samuel Garvin - Chickasaw tribal leader 27,576 2,077 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Garvin County.svg
Grady 051 Chickasha 1907 Pontotoc, Caddo, Comanche, and the former Pickens Counties Henry W. Grady (1851–1889) - editor of the Atlanta Constitution 52,431 2,850 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Grady County.svg
Grant 053 Medford 1893 Original county Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) - 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) 4,527 2,592 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Grant County.svg
Greer 055 Mangum 1890 Texas John Alexander Greer (1802-1855) - Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1847-1851) 6.239 1,656 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Greer County.svg
Harmon 057 Hollis 1909 Greer and Jackson County Judson Harmon (1846-1927) - United States Attorney General (1895-1897) 2,922 1,391 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Harmon County.svg
Harper 059 Buffalo 1907 Woods and Woodward Counties Oscar G. Harper - Member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma 3,685 2,691 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Harper County.svg
Haskell 061 Stigler 1907 Land of the Choctaw Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933) - first governor of Oklahoma 12,769 1,493 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Haskell County.svg
Hughes 063 Holdenville 1907 Land of the Muskogee WC Hughes - Member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma 14.003 2,084 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Hughes County.svg
Jackson 065 Altus 1907 Greer County Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824–1863) called Stonewall - General of the Confederate Army . 26,446 2,079 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Jackson County.svg
Jefferson 067 Waurika 1907 Comanche County and part land of the Chickasaw Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) - third President of the United States (1801–1809) 6,472 1,965 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Jefferson County.svg
Johnston 069 Tishomingo 1907 Land of the Chickasaw Douglas H. Johnston (1856–1939) - Chickasaw tribal leader 10,957 1,665 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Johnston County.svg
Kay 071 Newkirk 1895 Original county Named after the letter "K" 46,562 2,382 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Kay County.svg
Kingfisher 073 Kingfisher 1890 Original county Kingfisher Creek 15,034 2,326 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Kingfisher County.svg
Kiowa 075 Hobart 1901 Land of the Kiowa Apaches Kiowa people 9,446 2,629 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Kiowa County.svg
Latimer 077 Wilburton 1902 Land of the Choctaw James S. Latimer - Oklahoma MP 11,154 1,870 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Latimer County.svg
Le Flore 079 Poteau 1907 Land of the Choctaw Greenwood LeFlore (1800–1865) - Choctaw chief 50,384 4,116 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Le Flore County.svg
Lincoln 081 Chandler 1891 Original county Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) - 16th President of the United States (1861–1865) 34,273 2,466 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Lincoln County.svg
Logan 083 Guthrie 1890 Original county John A. Logan (1826–1886) - General of the US Army in the Civil War and later US Senator from Illinois (1871–1877, 1879–1886) 41,848 1,927 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Logan County.svg
Love 085 Marietta 1907 Land of the Chickasaw Overton Love - a judge and noted landowner from the Chickasaw people 9.423 1,331 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Love County.svg
major 093 Fairview 1907 Woods County John C. Major - a member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma 7,527 2,473 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Major County.svg
Marshall 095 Madill 1907 Land of the Chickasaw Marshall - the maiden name of the mother of a member of the Constituent Assembly ("Constitutional Convention") of Oklahoma 15,840 961 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Marshall County.svg
Mayes 097 Pryor 1907 Land of the Cherokee Samuel Houston Mayes (1845–1927) - leader of the Cherokee (1895–1899) 41,259 1,697 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Mayes County.svg
McClain 087 Purcell 1907 Land of the Chickasaw Charles M. McClain - a member of the Constitutional Convention of Oklahoma 34.506 1,478 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting McClain County.svg
McCurtain 089 Idabel 1907 Land of the Choctaw The McCurtain family, a well-known landowning family of the Choctaw people 33,151 4,792 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting McCurtain County.svg
McIntosh 091 Eufaula 1907 Land of the Muskogee McIntosh Family - well known Muskogee landowners 20,252 1,602 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting McIntosh County.svg
Murray 099 Sulfur 1907 Land of the Chickasaw William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray (1869–1956) - President of the Constituent Assembly and Governor of Oklahoma 13,488 1,079 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Murray County.svg
Muskogee 101 Muskogee 1898 Land of the Muskogee Muskogee people 70,990 2,100 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Muskogee County.svg
Noble 103 Perry 1893 Land of the Cherokee John Willock Noble (1831-1912) - US Secretary of the Interior (1889-1893) 11,561 1,896 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Noble County.svg
Nowata 105 Nowata 1907 Land of the Cherokee The city of Nowata 10,536 1,465 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Nowata County.svg
Okfuskee 107 Okemah 1907 Land of the Muskogee old Indian settlement in Alabama 12.191 1,602 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Okfuskee County.svg
Oklahoma 109 Oklahoma City 1890 Original county Word from the Choctaw language: okla (man) and humma (red), so much like the land of the red man 718.633 1,836 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Oklahoma County.svg
Okmulgee 111 Okmulgee 1907 Land of the Muskogee Indian word for sparkling water 40,069 1,806 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Okmulgee County.svg
Osage 113 Pawhuska 1907 Reservation of the Osage Osage Indian people 47,472 5,818 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Osage County.svg
Ottawa 115 Miami 1907 Land of the Cherokee Ottawa Indian people 31,848 1,219 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Ottawa County.svg
Pawnee 117 Pawnee 1893 Land of the Cherokee The Pawnee Indian people 16,577 1,471 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Pawnee County.svg
Payne 119 Stillwater 1890 Original county David L. Payne (1836-1884) - organized in 1889 the first Oklahoma Land Run and is therefore also the father of Oklahoma called 77,350 1,773 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Payne County.svg
Pittsburg 121 McAlester 1907 Land of the Choctaw Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , the hometown of some of the first white settlers 45,837 3,381 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Pittsburg County.svg
Pontotoc 123 Ada 1907 Land of the Chickasaw a word from the Chickasaw language 37,492 1,866 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Pontotoc County.svg
Pottawatomy 125 Shawnee 1891 Original county Potawatomi people 69,442 2,040 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Pottawatomie County.svg
Pushmataha 127 Antlers 1907 Land of the Choctaw Pushmataha District , part of the former Choctaw territory in what was then Indian territory 11,572 3,615 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Pushmataha County.svg
Roger Mills 129 Cheyenne 1892 Roger Q. Mills (1832-1911) - US Senator from Texas (1892-1899) 3,647 2,956 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Roger Mills County.svg
Rogers 131 Claremore 1907 Land of the Cherokee Clement V. Rogers (1839–1911) - Cherokee judge and Constitutional Convention member of Oklahoma and father of Will Rogers 86.905 1,750 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Rogers County.svg
Seminole 133 Wewoka 1907 Land of the Seminoles Seminole Indians 25,482 1,639 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Seminole County.svg
Sequoyah 135 Sallisaw 1907 Land of the Cherokee Sequoyah (approx. 1770–1843) - inventor of the Cherokee script 42,391 1,744 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Sequoyah County.svg
Stephens 137 Duncan 1907 Land of the Comanche and the Chickasaw John H. Stephens (1847-1924) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1897-1917) 45,048 2,254 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Stephens County.svg
Texas 139 Guymon 1907 Beaver County and Oklahoma Territory the neighboring state of Texas 20,640 5,287 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Texas County.svg
Tillman 141 Frederick 1907 Land of the Comanche Benjamin Tillman (1847–1918) - Governor of South Carolina (1890–1894) and US Senator (1895–1918) 7,992 2,256 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Tillman County.svg
Tulsa 143 Tulsa 1905 Land of the Muskogee The city of Tulsa , named after the Muskogee settlement of Tulsey Town , Alabama 603,403 1,477 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Tulsa County.svg
Wagoner 145 Wagoner 1908 Land of the Muskogee Bailey P. Wagoner - an attorney for the Missouri Pacific Railway Company 73.085 1,454 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Wagoner County.svg
Washington 147 Bartlesville 1897 Land of the Cherokee George Washington (1732–1799) - first President of the United States (1789–1797) 50,976 1,076 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Washington County.svg
Washita 149 Cordell 1900 Land of the Cheyenne Washita River 11,629 2,598 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Washita County.svg
Woods 151 Alva 1893 Land of the Cherokee Samuel Newitt Wood (1825-1891) - Kansas MP 8,878 3,332 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Woods County.svg
Woodward 153 Woodward 1893 Land of the Cherokee BW Woodward - Director of the Santa Fe Railroad 20,081 3,218 km² Map of Oklahoma highlighting Woodward County.svg

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oklahoma FIPS Codes
  2. a b U.S. Census Bureau - Oklahoma - State & County QuickFacts Area information in square miles - converted to square kilometers
  3. ^ US Census 2010.Retrieved October 26, 2011