Texas County, Oklahoma
| Texas County, Oklahoma | |
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Texas County Courthouse in Guymon
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 Location in the U.S. state of Oklahoma |
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 Oklahoma's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1907 |
| Seat | Guymon |
| Largest city | Guymon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,049 sq mi (5,307 km2) |
| • Land | 2,041 sq mi (5,286 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2), 0.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2013) | 22,081 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | texas |
Texas County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Guymon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,640. It is the second-largest county in the state, based on land area, and is named for Texas, the state that adjoins the county to its south.
Texas County comprises the Guymon, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county economy is largely based on farming and cattle production. It is one of the top producing counties in the U.S. for wheat, cattle and hogs. It also lies within the noted Hugoton-Panhandle natural gas field.
Texas County was formed at Oklahoma statehood (16 November 1907) from the central one-third of "Old Beaver County". When the formation of the county was authorized by the Constitutional Convention of 1907, the county was so named because it was wholly included within the limits of the Texas Cession of 1850, whereby the ownership of the area was passed from the State of Texas to the United States Government. From 1850 to 1890, its lands were never attached to any state or territory, never surveyed, and never divided into townships and sections like the eastern counties were. From 1890 to 1907, it was part of Beaver County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,049 square miles (5,310 km2), of which 2,041 square miles (5,290 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (0.4%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Oklahoma by area. The county lies in the High Plains of the Great Plains physiographic region. It is generally flat, but has some rolling hills. It is drained by the North Canadian River, often called the Beaver River in this area. Tributaries of the river are Coldwater, Hackberry, Goff, Teepee, and Pony creeks.
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