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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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Bryan County, Oklahoma
Bryan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Durant
Year Organized: 1907
Square Miles: 909
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Court House: 402 W. Evergreen Street
County Courthouse
Durant, OK 74701-4703
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for William Jennings Bryan, three times nominated for president of the United States, and an
active adviser of the majority party in the State Constitutional Convention.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Named for Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, a contributor to the 1907 Oklahoma Constitution,
Bryan County is located in the south-central portion of the state. Bordering on the east is Choctaw County, on the north
are Atoka and Johnston counties, on the west is Marshall County, and on the south is the Red River and Texas. Bryan is
separated from Marshall County by the Roosevelt Bridge and Lake Texoma. Covering a total land and water area of 943.43
square miles, Bryan County lies in the Coastal Plains physiographic region, within the Red River watershed, with major
drainage provided by the Blue River. The Washita River, formerly flowing north-south between Bryan and Marshall
counties, is now impounded in Lake Texoma. The county is served by U.S. Highways 69/75 north-south and 70 east-west. At
the beginning of the twenty-first century twelve incorporated towns existed in the county: Armstrong, Bennington,
Bokchito, Caddo, Calera, Colbert, Durant (County Seat), Hendrix, Kemp, Kenefic, Mead, and Silo....BRYAN
COUNTY
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Achille |
town |
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- Armstrong |
town |
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- Bennington |
town |
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- Bokchito |
town |
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- Caddo |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Calera |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Colbert |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Durant
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hendrix |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Kemp |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mead |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Silo |
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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