Beaver County, Oklahoma

Beaver County
Beaver County
County
	Rural Beaver County (2011)
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°45′N 100°29′W / 36.75°N 100.48°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1890
Seat	Beaver
Largest town	Beaver
Area
• Total	1,818 sq mi (4,710 km2)
• Land	1,815 sq mi (4,700 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,049
• Density	3.1/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	beaver.okcounties.org

Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,049.^[1] The county seat is Beaver.^[2] The name was given because of the presence of many beaver dams on the Beaver River, which runs through the area.^[3] It is located in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

^ "Beaver County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Chronicles of Oklahoma. "Origin of County Names in Oklahoma." v. 2, N, 1. March 1924. Retrieved May 26, 2013.[1] Archived January 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine