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Choctaw County
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county in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- Seat
- Hugo
- Largest city
- Hugo
- Total
- 800 sq mi (2,100 km )
- Land
- 770 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Water
- 29 sq mi (75 km ) 3.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,059
- Density
- 18/sq mi (7.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Choctaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,204. Its county seat is Hugo.
Formerly part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, this county was reorganized and redefined in 1907, at the time of Oklahoma statehood. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the name is derived from Chahta, the founder of the Choctaw people as according to their oral tradition. It is part of the area of jurisdiction of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Choctaw County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.