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Welcome to Choctaw County ...

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

The community of Hugo is the Seat for Choctaw County.

Choctaw County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Choctaw had a population of 14,672 people. This is a decrease of 3.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,236 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Choctaw represented 0.41% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Choctaw County:

  • Boswell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Boswell is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
  • Fort Towson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hugo
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
  • Sawyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <2>
  • Soper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Soper is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <2>

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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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