When was Hughes County founded?

Hughes County was founded in 1907, and named after William C. Hughes.

What is the county seat of Hughes County?

The county seat of Hughes County is Holdenville.

Is there an online parcel map for Hughes County?

Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.

Has Hughes County's boundary or name changed?

Hughes County was created in 1907. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving McIntosh County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Hughes County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 40063

Hughes CountyOklahoma

Hughes County is a county in Oklahoma, with its seat in Holdenville, formed in 1907.

Founded1907
County seatHoldenville
Named forWilliam C. Hughes
Land area804 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
Population13,367 2020 Census

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Founded in 1907

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Hughes County was created from former Indian Territory on November 16, 1907. In 1915, Hughes County lost land to McIntosh County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1907
Hughes County created Hughes created from former Indian Territory. 16 November 1907 · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:146-147
1915
Lost territory In 1915, Hughes lost to McIntosh.
to McIntosh
31 December 1915 · Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Hughes

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Missing

No public parcel map found for Hughes County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office.
Address points Missing

No public address points layer found for Hughes County yet.
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Hughes by the Census

Population

13,367 2020 Census count

Housing units

5,766 2020 Census count

Land area

804 square miles

Water area

10 square miles

People per sq mi

17 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Hughes County

When was Hughes County founded?: Hughes County was founded in 1907, and named after William C. Hughes.
What is the county seat of Hughes County?: The county seat of Hughes County is Holdenville.
Is there an online parcel map for Hughes County?: Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Hughes County's boundary or name changed?: Hughes County was created in 1907. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving McIntosh County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Hughes County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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