OK · GEOID 40037

Creek County area

Creek County, Oklahoma covers 969.5 square miles: 949.9 square miles of land and 19.6 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area949.9 mi²
Water area19.6 mi²
Total area969.5 mi²
National land rank#745

County outline

Generalized outline of Creek County, Oklahoma
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Creek County is located

Creek County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 98% of Creek County’s measured area and water for 2%. Its combined area converts to 2,511 square kilometers or approximately 620,489 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land949.9222,460.287607,950.1
Water19.59250.74312,538.9
Total969.5142,511.03620,489

How Creek County compares

By original Census land area, Creek County ranks #26 of 77 in Oklahoma and #745 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.183 times the Oklahoma county-equivalent median of 802.7 square miles. It accounts for 1.4% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Creek County?

Creek County has more land than 2,477 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Creek County949.9 mi²
Oklahoma median802.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Creek County at #820 nationally by total area, 75 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 2%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.9 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Creek County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#744Fayette County, Texas949.9Compare
#745Creek County, Oklahoma949.9This county
#746Robeson County, North Carolina947.3Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 35.907398, -96.380177. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 2,460,287,834 m²; AWATER: 50,744,211 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Creek County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 607,950 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 620,489 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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