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Welcome to Hughes County ...

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

The community of Holdenville is the Seat for Hughes County.

Hughes County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hughes had a population of 13,279 people. This is a decrease of 5.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,030 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hughes represented 0.37% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Hughes County:

  • Atwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Atwood is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
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  • Calvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Calvin is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
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  • Dustin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dustin is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Gerty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gerty is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Holdenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Horntown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Horntown is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lamar is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
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  • Spaulding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spaulding is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Stuart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stuart is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
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  • Wetumka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wetumka is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,186 people
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  • Yeager
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeager is located in Hughes County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 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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