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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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Love County, Oklahoma
Love County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Marietta
Year Organized: 1907
Square Miles: 515 |
Court House: 405 W Main Street
County Courthouse
Marietta, OK 73448-2848
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for a prominent Chickasaw family and especially in honor of one member, Overton Love, popularly
known as "Sobe" Love.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Established at 1907 statehood Love County was originally known as Recording District Number 26, Pickens County,
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Located in the southern part of Oklahoma it is bordered on the south by Texas and
the Red River, on the north by Carter County, on the east by Marshall County, and on the west by Jefferson County. It is
composed of 531.94 square miles of land and water with three incorporated towns: Marietta (the county seat), Leon
(established 1883) and Thackerville (established 1882), and two unincorporated postal areas: Burneyville (post office
established 1879) and Overbrook (post office established 1887).
Love County lies within the Red River Plains physiographic region. The topography is rolling to hilly, and the Red River
and its tributaries drain the entire area. Principal tributaries are the Simon Creek, Hickory Creek, Walnut Bayou, and
Mud Creek with the drainage being to the southeast. Early-day Love County teemed with wildlife including buffalo, elk,
antelope, wild turkey, prairie chickens, wolves, coyotes, and bears. Lakes Murray and Texoma touch the northeastern and
southern county boundaries, respectively....LOVE
COUNTY
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Leon |
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- Marietta
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- Thackerville |
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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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