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Woodward CountyOklahoma

Woodward County is a county in Oklahoma, founded in 1893, with its seat at Woodward.

  • Founded1893
  • County seatWoodward
  • Named forWoodward, Oklahoma
  • Land area1,243 sq mi + 3.7 sq mi water
  • Population20,470 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped17,054 checked 15 October 2026
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DeweyWoodsEllisHarperMajor Woodward Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Woodward on the map of Oklahoma

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History

Founded in 1893

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

Woodward County was created in Oklahoma Territory on September 16, 1893, from part of the Cherokee Outlet. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, Woodward County lost territory to the creation of Ellis and Harper counties and to Woods County.

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

  1. 1893
    Woodward County created County N, which became Woodward, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet. · U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/ pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140
  2. 1907
    Lost territory Woodward lost to creation of Ellis and Harper, and lost to Woods. Woodward became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:156

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Woodward

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

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Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Woodward by the Census

Population
20,470 2020 Census count
Housing units
9,386 2020 Census count
Land area
1,243 square miles
Water area
3.7 square miles
People per sq mi
16 population ÷ land area

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

Rules and offices

Woodward County's official site

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Woodward County

When was Woodward County founded?
Woodward County was founded in 1893, and named after Woodward, Oklahoma.
What is the county seat of Woodward County?
The county seat of Woodward County is Woodward.
Is there an online parcel map for Woodward County?
Yes. Woodward County publishes a parcel map of 17,054 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Woodward County's boundary or name changed?
Woodward County was created in 1893. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Ellis County, Harper County and Woods County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Woodward 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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