Latimer County | |
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 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.