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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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Grady County, Oklahoma
Grady County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Chickasha
Year Organized: 1907
Square Miles: 1,101
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Court House: 326 W Choctaw Avenue
County Courthouse
Chickasha, OK 73018-2614
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for Henry W. Grady of Atlanta, Ga. a distinguished orator and writer.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Located in south-central Oklahoma, Grady County incorporates 1,105.30 square miles of land and water. The name
honored Henry W. Grady, an editor of the Atlanta Constitution and a prominent Southern orator. Judge S. W. Hayes,
representative to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention of 1906, selected the name as the county organized prior to
statehood. Canadian County lies to Grady County's north, with McClain and Garvin to the east, Stephens to the south, and
Caddo and Comanche to the west. In 1911 Grady County annexed Washington, Prairie Valley, and the northern section of
Dutton townships in Caddo County. Chickasha serves as the county seat. At the end of the twentieth century other
incorporated towns included Alex, Amber, Bradley, Minco, Ninnekah, Norge, Pocasset, Rush Springs, Tuttle, and Verden....GRADY
COUNTY
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Alex |
town |
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- Amber |
town |
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- Bradley |
town |
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- Bridge Creek |
town |
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- Chickasha
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Seat) |
city |
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- Minco |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ninnekah |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Norge |
town |
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- Pocasset |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rush Springs |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tuttle |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Verden |
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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