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Welcome to Ottawa County ...

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

The community of Miami is the Seat for Ottawa County.

Ottawa County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ottawa had a population of 31,127 people. This is a decrease of 2.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,859 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ottawa represented 0.85% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Ottawa County:

  • Afton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton is located in Ottawa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
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  • Commerce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fairland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Miami
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
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  • North Miami
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Peoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Quapaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
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  • Wyandotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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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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