Mayes County, Oklahoma

Mayes County
Pensacola Dam on the Neosho River in-between Disney and Langley on Oklahoma State Highway 28, creating Grand Lake o' the Cherokees.
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Mayes County
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Map of the United States highlighting Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°18′N 95°14′W / 36.3°N 95.24°W / 36.3; -95.24
Country United States
State Oklahoma
FoundedNovember 16, 1907
Named forSamuel Houston Mayes
SeatPryor Creek
Largest cityPryor Creek
Area
 • Total684 sq mi (1,770 km2)
 • Land655 sq mi (1,700 km2)
 • Water28 sq mi (70 km2)  4.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total39,046
 • Density57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitemayes.okcounties.org

Mayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,046.[1] Its county seat is Pryor Creek.[2] Named for Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899, it was originally created at the Sequoyah Convention in August 1905.[3]

  1. ^ "Mayes County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Amanda Carney, "Mayes County." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved September 14, 2011.

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