Welcome to Hugo ...

The city of Hugo is located in Choctaw County<1> (at the time of its founding, Hugo was located in Indian Territory) and is the County Seat for Choctaw County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hugo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hugo has a population of 5,069 people<2> (see below for details).

Hugo is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hugo is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Hugo: 74743<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hugo had an population of 5,069 people. This is a decrease of 4.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hugo had a population of 5,310 people (or 34.92% of the total population of Choctaw County). This makes Hugo the county's most populous community.

The population of Hugo represents 0.14% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,310 people, the population of Hugo decreased 4.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,536 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hugo.

Communities Also Named Hugo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hugo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hugo.

Communities near Hugo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hugo.

• Antlers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <5>
• Fort Towson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <5>
• Sawyer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <5>
• Rattan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <5>
• Soper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <5>
• Swink
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <5>
• Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
• Virgil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
• Apple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Apple is located in Choctaw County
• Arthur City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
  • Arthur City is located in Lamar County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hugo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hugo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hugo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hugo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hugo. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hugo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hugo ...

Looking for more information about Hugo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hugo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hugo.

Adding Hugo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hugo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hugo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hugo post office opened in 1901.

We also found Hugo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hugo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hugo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/