Canadian County, Oklahoma

Canadian County
County
El Reno Carnegie Library
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°32′N 97°59′W / 35.54°N 97.98°W / 35.54; -97.98
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	March, 1890
Named for	Canadian River
Seat	El Reno
Largest city	Yukon[a]
Area
• Total	906 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Land	897 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Water	9.0 sq mi (23 km2)  1.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	154,405
• Density	170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	3rd, 4th
Website	www.canadiancounty.org

Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,405,^[1] making it the fourth most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is El Reno.^[2]

The county is named for the Canadian River, which forms part of its southern border. The river may have been named for early European explorers who were fur traders and trappers from New France, or pre-1763 colonial Canada.^[3]

Canadian County is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area.

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