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Welcome to Pottawatomie County ...

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

The community of Shawnee is the Seat for Pottawatomie County.

Pottawatomie County was founded in 1891.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pottawatomie had a population of 72,592 people. This is an increase of 4.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 69,650 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pottawatomie represented 1.86% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Pottawatomie County:

  • Asher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
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  • Bethel Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Brooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Earlsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Earlsboro is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
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  • Johnson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Macomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
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  • Maud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
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  • McLoud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
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    • Pink
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Saint Louis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
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    • Tecumseh
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
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    • Tribbey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Wanette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wanette is located in Pottawatomie County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 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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