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Welcome to Cotton County ...

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

The community of Walters is the Seat for Cotton County.

Cotton County was founded in 1912.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cotton had a population of 5,666 people. This is a decrease of 8.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,172 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cotton represented 0.16% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Cotton County:

  • Devol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Devol is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devol <2>
  • Randlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Temple is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
  • Walters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walters is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
    • Former name for Walters:
    • Walter
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <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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