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Welcome to Dewey County ...

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

The community of Taloga is the Seat for Dewey County.

Dewey County was founded in 1892.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dewey had a population of 4,891 people. This is an increase of 1.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,810 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dewey represented 0.13% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Dewey County:

  • Camargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Leedey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
    • Leedey is located in Dewey County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leedey <2>
  • Oakwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Putnam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Seiling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taloga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
    • Taloga is located in Dewey County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taloga <2>
  • Vici
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vici
    • Vici is located in Dewey County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vici <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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