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Washita CountyOklahoma

Washita County is located in Oklahoma and has its county seat in New Cordell. The county was created in 1891 and named after the Washita River.

  • Founded1900
  • County seatNew Cordell
  • Named forWashita River
  • Land area1,003 sq mi + 5.6 sq mi water
  • Population10,924 2020 Census
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CusterKiowaCaddoBeckham New Cordell Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Washita on the map of Oklahoma

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History

Founded in 1900

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

Washita County was formed in 1900, and named after Washita River. New Cordell is the county seat.

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

  1. 1891
    Washita County created County H, which became Washita, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior.
    from U. S.
    · "Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54
  2. 1901
    Gained territory Washita gained part of County I (the Wichita Indian Reservation), and gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (part of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation).
    from County I
    · "President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124
  3. 1907
    Became part of Oklahoma Washita became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:155

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Washita

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a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Washita by the Census

Population
10,924 2020 Census count
Housing units
5,121 2020 Census count
Land area
1,003 square miles
Water area
5.6 square miles
People per sq mi
11 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 Washita County

When was Washita County founded?
Washita County was founded in 1900, and named after Washita River.
What is the county seat of Washita County?
The county seat of Washita County is New Cordell.
Is there an online parcel map for Washita 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 Washita County's boundary or name changed?
Washita County was created in 1891. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving County I.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Washita 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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