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Welcome to Tulsa County ...

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

The community of Tulsa is the Seat for Tulsa County.

Tulsa County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tulsa had a population of 651,552 people. This is an increase of 7.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 604,973 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tulsa represented 16.13% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Tulsa County:

  • Bixby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bixby is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
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  • Broken Arrow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Glenpool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jenks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jenks is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
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  • Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Lotsee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
  • Owasso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Owasso is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,241 people
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  • Sand Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sperry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sperry is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
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  • Tulsa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 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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