Greer County, Oklahoma

Greer County
Greer County
County
	Greer County Courthouse in Mangum
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°56′N 99°34′W / 34.93°N 99.56°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1896
Named for	John A. Greer
Seat	Mangum
Largest city	Mangum
Area
• Total	644 sq mi (1,670 km2)
• Land	639 sq mi (1,660 km2)
• Water	4.3 sq mi (11 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,491
• Density	8.5/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	greer.okcounties.org

Greer County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2020, 5,491 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Mangum. The county is named after John A. Greer, a former governor of Texas.

History

The county was founded in 1896, when Oklahoma was still the Indian Territory. From 1896 to 1903, the county prohibited African Americans from living in it. In 1907, land was take away from the county to form the counties of Jackson County and Beckham County. In 1909, land was once again taken away to from Harmon County. The population peak was in 1930.

The county has a total area of 644 square miles. It has 1 city, 2 towns, and 2 unincorporated communities.

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