County · code 40075
Kiowa CountyOklahoma
Kiowa County is a county in Oklahoma with its seat in Hobart. It was created on July 8, 1901, from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory and named after the Kiowa people.
- Founded1901
- County seatHobart
- Named forKiowa people
- Land area1,015 sq mi + 16 sq mi water
- Population8,509 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped12,846 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Kiowa on the map of Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 77 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1901 from U. S. County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Kiowa County was formed in 1901 from U. S. County, and named after Kiowa people. Hobart is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1901 for land now in Kiowa County may have been recorded in U. S. County.
- 1901Kiowa County created Kiowa created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior.from U. S.· "President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124
- 1907Became part of Oklahoma Kiowa became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148
- 1910Changed In 1910, an attempt was made to create Swanson (proposed) from Comanche and Kiowa. The new county was declared illegal by the Oklahoma Supreme Court 9 August 1911.SwansonComanche· Morris, 134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; "Armstrong v. State," in Okla. Rpts., 29:161-170
- 1911Lost territory Kiowa lost to Tillman. · Tillman County Hist. Society, 2:401; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Kiowa
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Official
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 12,846 parcels from Kiowa County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Kiowa County yet.
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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
Kiowa by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Kiowa County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Kiowa County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Kiowa County
- When was Kiowa County founded?
- Kiowa County was founded in 1901, formed from U. S. County, and named after Kiowa people.
- What is the county seat of Kiowa County?
- The county seat of Kiowa County is Hobart.
- Is there an online parcel map for Kiowa County?
- Yes. Kiowa County publishes a parcel map of 12,846 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Kiowa County's boundary or name changed?
- Kiowa County was created in 1901 from U. S. County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Comanche County, Swanson County and Tillman County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Kiowa 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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