Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Courthouse in Ada
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Pontotoc County
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Map of the United States highlighting Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°43′N 96°41′W / 34.72°N 96.69°W / 34.72; -96.69
Country United States
State Oklahoma
Founded1907
Named forChickasaw word for the region meaning either "cattail prairie" "land of hanging grapes"
SeatAda
Largest cityAda
Area
 • Total725 sq mi (1,880 km2)
 • Land720 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Water4.8 sq mi (12 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total38,065
 • Density53/sq mi (20/km2)
Congressional district4th

Pontotoc County is a county in the south central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,065.[1] Its county seat is Ada.[2] The county was created at statehood from part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. It was named for a historic Chickasaw tribal area in Mississippi. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Pontotoc is usually translated "cattail prairie" or "land of hanging grapes."[3]

Pontotoc County comprises the Ada, OK micropolitan statistical area.

The Chickasaw Nation's headquarters are in Ada.

  1. ^ "Pontotoc County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Turner, Alvin O. "Pontotoc County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.

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