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Welcome to Jefferson County ...

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

The community of Waurika is the Seat for Jefferson County.

Jefferson County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jefferson had a population of 6,002 people. This is a decrease of 6.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,438 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson represented 0.17% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Jefferson County:

  • Addington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings is located in Jefferson County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
  • Ringling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ringling is located in Jefferson County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
  • Ryan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <2>
  • Sugden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Terral
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <2>
  • Waurika
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Waurika is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waurika <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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