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The U.S. state of Oklahoma has 77 counties. It is ranked 20th in size and 17th in the number of counties, between Mississippi with 82 counties and Arkansas with 75 counties. [1] Oklahoma originally had seven counties (Logan, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver) when it was first organized as the Oklahoma Territory ...
In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was created, and a lawsuit was filed by the United States to resolve the boundary dispute. In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the area was a part of the Oklahoma Territory, not Texas, and it was opened for homesteading in 1897. [5]: 8 [6]
According to the 2020 census, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state with 3,959,353 inhabitants but the 19th largest by land area spanning 68,594.92 square miles (177,660.0 km 2) of land. Oklahoma is divided into 77 counties and contains 596 municipalities consisting of cities and towns.
East Duke, now known as Duke, is a town in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 394 as of the 2020 United States census . [ 4 ] It is located about 14 miles west of the county seat of Altus , and is located at the intersection of US Route 62 and Oklahoma State Highway 34 .
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years.
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Northwestern Oklahoma. The Glass Mountains are a series of mesas south of the Cimarron River.. Northwestern Oklahoma is the geographical region of the state of Oklahoma which includes the Oklahoma Panhandle and a majority of the Cherokee Outlet, stretching to an eastern extent along Interstate 35, and its southern extent along the Canadian River to Noble County.
The community of Snyder was established in Oklahoma Territory, just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mountain Park in 1902. The founder was Charles G. Jones of Oklahoma City, president of the Oklahoma City and Western Railroad, [a] who had a dispute with that municipality.
At least five of these areas, those of the so-called five civilized tribes of Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole (the 'Five Tribes' of Oklahoma), which cover 43% of the area of the state (including Tulsa), are recognized as reservations by federal treaty, and thus not subject to state law or jurisdiction for tribal members. [3] [4]