Cimarron County
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county in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- Seat
- Boise City
- Largest city
- Boise City
- Total
- 1,841 sq mi (4,770 km )
- Land
- 1,835 sq mi (4,750 km )
- Water
- 6.1 sq mi (16 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,059
- Density
- 1.2/sq mi (0.46/km )
- Entire county legally
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Kenton unofficially
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2296
- Area
- 4769
- Image
- Cimarron County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 952
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- Commons category
- Cimarron County, Oklahoma
- inception
- 1907-00-00
- native label
- Cimarron County
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- per capita income
- 30283
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Cimarron County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Boise City. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,296, making it the least-populous county in Oklahoma. Throughout most of its history, it has had both the smallest population and the lowest population density of any county in Oklahoma. Located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron County contains the only community in the state (Kenton) that observes the Mountain Time Zone. Black Mesa, the highest point in the state, is in the northwest corner of the county. The Cimarron County community of Regnier has the distinction of being the driest spot in Oklahoma ranked by lowest annual average precipitation, at just 15.62 inches; at the same time, Boise City is the snowiest location in Oklahoma ranked by highest annual average snowfall, at 31.6 inches.
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