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Garfield County
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county in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Land
- 1,058 sq mi (2,740 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 61,779
- Density
- 59/sq mi (23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .garfieldok .com
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- Named after
- James A. Garfield
- Seat
- Enid
- Largest city
- Enid
- Total
- 1,060 sq mi (2,700 km )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,846. Its county seat is Enid. The county is named after President James A. Garfield. Garfield County comprises the Enid, OK metropolitan statistical area.
Prior to the Land Run of 1893, Garfield County was named O County and was part of the Cherokee Outlet, occupied by the Cherokee people following the Treaty of New Echota and the Cherokee trail of tears. Historically, the area was a hunting ground for the Wichita, Osage, and Kiowa tribes.
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