Canadian County

Canadian County, Oklahoma
Location in the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Founded	March, 1890
Named for	Canadian River
Seat	El Reno
Largest city	Oklahoma City
Area
• Total	906 sq mi (2,347 km2)
• Land	897 sq mi (2,323 km2)
• Water	9.0 sq mi (23 km2), 1.0%
Population (est.)
• (2014)	129,582
• Density	129/sq mi (50/km²)
Congressional districts	3rd, 4th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.canadiancounty.org

Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 115,541, making it the fifth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is El Reno. The county is named for the Canadian River.

Canadian County is also part of the Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In 1859, the U.S. Government moved the Caddo of Louisiana from its Brazos reservation in Texas to what would eventually become Canadian County, Oklahoma. Showetat, the last hereditary chief of the Caddos set up his camp near the present Union City, and is considered Canadian County's first permanent resident. The Wichita tribe were relocated to the same part of Indian Territory in 1861. The Treaty of Medicine Lodge gave the land west of the Caddos and Wichitas to the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, They moved from Colorado in 1869. The Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency (later renamed the Darlington Agency) was established in 1870.

Canadian County was formed in 1889 as County Four of Oklahoma Territory as part of the Oklahoma Organic Act, which created Oklahoma Territory from part of Indian Territory. It was named after the Canadian River, which runs through the county, and settled by white settlers after the April 22, 1889, land run that opened up Native American land. It was expanded by a second land run in 1892 and finally, the opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in 1902. El Reno was chosen as the county seat over competitors Reno City, Frisco, and Canadian City.

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