Pontotoc County | |
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Coordinates: 34°43′N 96°41′W / 34.72°N 96.69°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
Founded | 1907 |
Named for | Chickasaw word for the region meaning either "cattail prairie" "land of hanging grapes" |
Seat | Ada |
Largest city | Ada |
Area | |
• Total | 725 sq mi (1,880 km2) |
• Land | 720 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Water | 4.8 sq mi (12 km2) 0.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,065 |
• Density | 53/sq mi (20/km2) |
Congressional district | 4th |
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.