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Oklahoma Counties
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Oklahoma Counties
There are seventy-seven counties in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is ranked 20th size and 17th in the
number of counties, between Mississippi with 82 counties and Arkansas with 75 counties.
Oklahoma originally had seven counties when it was first organized as the Oklahoma Territory. These counties
were designated numerically, first through seventh. New counties added after this were designated by letters of
the alphabet. The first seven counties were later renamed. The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention named all of
the counties that were formed when Oklahoma entered statehood in 1907. Only two counties have been formed since
then
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Beckham County, Oklahoma
Beckham County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Sayre
Year Organized: 1907
Square Miles: 902 |
Court House: PO Box 67
County Courthouse
Sayre, OK 73662-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named by the Constitutional Convention for Hon. J. C. W. Beckham of Kentucky, former governor and U. S.
Senator from that state, at the instance of a native of Kentucky who was a delegate in the Constitutional Convention.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Established at 1907 statehood, Beckham County is situated in southwestern Oklahoma. It was formed from the northern
portion of Greer County and the southern portion of Roger Mills County. Named in honor of Gov. John C. Beckham of
Kentucky, the county is bordered by Roger Mills County on the north, Custer and Washita counties on the east, Greer and
Harmon counties on the south, and Wheeler and Collingsworth counties, Texas, on the west. The county is drained by the
North Fork of the Red River. Among the numerous tributaries that flow into the North Fork are the Timber, Sweetwater,
and Buffalo creeks. The northwestern corner of the county lies within the High Plains, while the remainder of the county
lies in the Gypsum Hills physiographic region....BECKHAM
COUNTY
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Carter |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Elk City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Erick |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sayre
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Texola |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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