Hughes County
Also known as Hughes County, Oklahoma, Hughes County, OK
county in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- Named after
- W. C. Hughes
- Seat
- Holdenville
- Largest city
- Holdenville
- Total
- 815 sq mi (2,110 km )
- Land
- 805 sq mi (2,080 km )
- Water
- 10 sq mi (26 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,455
- Density
- 16.6/sq mi (6.41/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Hughes County is a county located in south central U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,367. Its county seat is Holdenville. The county was named for W. C. Hughes, an Oklahoma City lawyer who was a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
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