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The state of Oklahoma historically had civil townships.On August 5, 1913, voters passed the Oklahoma Township Amendment, also known as State Question 58. [1] This allowed the creation or abolishment of townships on a county by county basis; by the mid-1930s, all Oklahoma counties had voted to abolish them. [2]
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Townships in Oklahoma Individual townships are not included in this category or in a 'Townships in Oklahoma by county' because the townships do not have articles. The main article for this category is List of Oklahoma townships
The first seven counties were later renamed. The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention named all of the counties that were formed when Oklahoma entered statehood in 1907. Only two counties have been formed since then. [2] Upon statehood, all Oklahoma counties allowed civil townships within their counties. A few years after statehood, a ...
A view of Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Osage County, Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,304 square miles (5,970 km 2), of which 2,246 square miles (5,820 km 2) is land and 58 square miles (150 km 2) (2.5%) is water. [6] It is the largest county in Oklahoma by area.
Oklahoma State Highway 6 and 152 run concurrently east-west through the town. [12] Oklahoma State Highway 30 runs north-south through town. [12] The Texas border is just to the west. [12] Hobart Regional Airport (KHBR, or FAA ID: HBR) is about 74 miles southeast. [13] [14] It features two paved runways, the largest 5507’ by 100’. [13]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,004 square miles (2,600 km 2), of which 1,001 square miles (2,590 km 2) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km 2) (0.3%) is water. [7] Most of the county is drained by the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River and its tributaries (Pond, Deer, Osage, and Crooked creeks).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 834 square miles (2,160 km 2), of which 822 square miles (2,130 km 2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km 2) (1.4%) is water. [5] The county contains parts of several physiographic regions, including the Arbuckle Mountains, the Coastal Plains, the Red Bed plains and the Cross ...