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Welcome to Atoka County ...

Time Zone: Atoka County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Atoka is the Seat for Atoka County.

Atoka County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Atoka had a population of 13,758 people. This is a decrease of 3.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,214 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atoka represented 0.38% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Atoka County:

  • Atoka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
    • Atoka is located in Atoka County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <2>
  • Caney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Atoka County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <2>
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tushka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
    • Tushka is located in Atoka County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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