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Welcome to Woods County ...

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

The community of Alva is the Seat for Woods County.

Woods County was founded in 1893.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Woods had a population of 8,793 people. This is a decrease of 1.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,903 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woods represented 0.24% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Woods County:

  • Alva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alva is located in Woods County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <2>
  • Dacoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dacoma is located in Woods County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dacoma <2>
  • Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Waynoka
    (13 miles [20.9 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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