Garvin County, Oklahoma

Garvin County
Garvin County
County
	Garvin County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°43′N 97°19′W / 34.71°N 97.31°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1906
Named for	Samuel J. Garvin
Seat	Pauls Valley
Largest city	Pauls Valley
Area
• Total	814 sq mi (2,110 km2)
• Land	802 sq mi (2,080 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,656
• Density	32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th

Garvin County is a county in south-central Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,656.^[2] Its county seat is Pauls Valley.^[3] In 1906, delegates to Constitution Convention formed Garvin County from part of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. The county was named for Samuel J. Garvin, a local Chickasaw rancher, merchant and banker. Its economy is largely based on farming, ranching and oil production.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lough, D. Keith. "Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Garvin County". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "Garvin County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[garvinhist-1] Lough, D. Keith. "Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Garvin County". Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[:0-2] "Garvin County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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