Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County
County
	Pontotoc County Courthouse in Ada
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°43′N 96°41′W / 34.72°N 96.69°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1907
Named for	Chickasaw word for the region meaning either "cattail prairie" "land of hanging grapes"
Seat	Ada
Largest city	Ada
Area
• Total	725 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Land	720 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Water	4.8 sq mi (12 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	38,065
• Density	53/sq mi (20/km2)
Congressional district	4th

Pontotoc County is in the south central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,065.^[1] Its county seat is Ada.^[2] The county was created at statehood from part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. It was named for a historic Chickasaw tribal area in Mississippi. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Pontotoc is usually translated "cattail prairie" or "land of hanging grapes."^[3]

Pontotoc County comprises the Ada, OK micropolitan statistical area.

The Chickasaw Nation's headquarters are in Ada.

^ "Pontotoc County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Turner, Alvin O. "Pontotoc County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.

[1] "Pontotoc County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[EOHC-PontotocCo-3] Turner, Alvin O. "Pontotoc County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.

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