Latimer County, Oklahoma

Latimer County
Latimer County
County
	Robbers Cave State Park
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°52′N 95°14′W / 34.87°N 95.24°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1907
Named for	James L. Latimer
Seat	Wilburton
Largest city	Wilburton
Area
• Total	729 sq mi (1,890 km2)
• Land	722 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Water	7.0 sq mi (18 km2) 0.95%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,444
• Density	13/sq mi (5.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Latimer County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Wilburton.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,444.^[2] The county was created at statehood in 1907 and named for James L. Latimer, a delegate from Wilburton to the 1906 state Constitutional Convention. Prior to statehood, it had been for several decades part of Gaines County, Sugar Loaf County, and Wade County in the Choctaw Nation.^[3]

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Latimer County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ Everett, Dianna. "Latimer County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.

[GR6-1] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[2] "Latimer County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[EOHC-LatCo-3] Everett, Dianna. "Latimer County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.

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