Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Water tower in Pauls Valley
Water tower in Pauls Valley
Location of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Location of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°44′16″N 97°13′51″W / 34.73778°N 97.23083°W / 34.73778; -97.23083
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyGarvin
Area
 • Total
8.49 sq mi (21.99 km2)
 • Land8.32 sq mi (21.56 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,992
 • Density719.85/sq mi (277.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73075
Area code405
FIPS code40-57550[3]
GNIS feature ID2411387[2]
Websitewww.paulsvalley.com
Kerr-McGee Service Station in Pauls Valley, 1982

Pauls Valley is a city in and the county seat of Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,992 at the 2020 census, a decline of 3.2 percent from the figure of 6,187 in 2010.[4] It was settled by and named for Smith Paul, a North Carolina native who married a Chickasaw woman and became a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation before the Civil War. The town economy is largely based on agriculture and oil production.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "City of Pauls Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Census:Viewer:Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Population. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Lough, D. Keith. "Garvin County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.