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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

Delaware County, Oklahoma

Delaware County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Jay
Year Organized: 1907
Square Miles: 741

Court House:

PO Box 550
County Courthouse
Jay, OK 74346-0550

Etymology - Origin of County Name

named for Delaware District of the old Cherokee Nation. Delaware District took its name from Delaware Town which was located in the Spavinaw Hills in the early part of the last century. It was occupied by a band of Delaware Indians who left the United States and settled in Louisiana Province, then Spanish territory, shortly after the close of the American Revolution.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Located in northeastern Oklahoma, Delaware County is bordered on the east by McDonald County, Missouri, and Benton County, Arkansas, on the south by Adair and Cherokee counties, on the west by Mayes and Craig counties, and on the north by Ottawa County. U.S. Highway 59 crosses the region north and south. The Cherokee Turnpike, also U.S. Highway 412, crosses the southern end of Delaware County. Other important routes include State Highways 10, 20, 28, 85, 116, 125, and 127. The county lies on the western slopes of the Ozark Plateau, an area of forests, prairies, and farm land. The Grand River and Elk River are the major water courses in the county's northern portion, while Flint Creek and the Illinois River drain in the southern part. The Ozark limestone holds no oil nor any minerals but provides an abundant supply of water. The county's total land and water area is 792.33 square miles....DELAWARE COUNTY

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Colcord	town	Incorporated Area
- Grove	city	Incorporated Area
- Jay (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Kansas	town	Incorporated Area
- Oaks	town	Incorporated Area
- West Siloam Springs	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, act locally."

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