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Welcome to Washita County ...

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

The community of New Cordell is the Seat for Washita County.

Washita County was founded in 1897.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Washita had a population of 10,916 people. This is a decrease of 5.43% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,543 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washita represented 0.31% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Washita County:

  • Bessie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bessie is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
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  • Burns Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Canute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Canute is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
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  • Colony
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Colony is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
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  • Corn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corn is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
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  • Dill City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Foss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Foss is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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  • New Cordell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
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  • Rocky
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rocky is located in Washita County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
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  • Sentinel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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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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