McCurtain County, Oklahoma

McCurtain County
McCurtain County
County
	The McCurtain County Courthouse is located downtown in Idabel.
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°07′N 94°46′W / 34.11°N 94.77°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1907
Named for	An influential Choctaw Indian family
Seat	Idabel
Largest city	Idabel
Area
• Total	1,902 sq mi (4,930 km2)
• Land	1,850 sq mi (4,800 km2)
• Water	52 sq mi (130 km2) 2.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	30,814
• Estimate (2022)	30,931
• Density	16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Congressional district	2nd

McCurtain County is in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,814.^[1] Its county seat is Idabel.^[2] It was formed at statehood from part of the earlier Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory.^[3] The name honors an influential Choctaw family who lived in the area. Green McCurtain was the last chief when Oklahoma became a state in 1907.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Coleman, Louis. "McCurtain County", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.
^ "Origin of County Names in Oklahoma". In: Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 2, Number 1. March, 1924. Archived August 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 14, 2014.