OK · GEOID 40077

Latimer County area

Latimer County, Oklahoma covers 729.1 square miles: 722.1 square miles of land and 7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area722.1 mi²
Water area7 mi²
Total area729.1 mi²
National land rank#1238

County outline

Generalized outline of Latimer 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 Latimer County is located

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

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99% of Latimer County’s measured area and water for 1%. Its combined area converts to 1,888.5 square kilometers or approximately 466,655 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land722.1131,870.264462,152.3
Water7.03618.2234,503
Total729.1491,888.487466,655.4

How Latimer County compares

By original Census land area, Latimer County ranks #49 of 77 in Oklahoma and #1238 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.9 times the Oklahoma county-equivalent median of 802.7 square miles. It accounts for 1.1% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Latimer County?

Latimer County has more land than 1,984 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Latimer County722.1 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 Latimer County at #1,325 nationally by total area, 87 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 1%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.2 percentage points lower. 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 Latimer County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1237St. Croix County, Wisconsin722.2Compare
#1238Latimer County, Oklahoma722.1This county
#1239St. Clair County, Michigan721.5Compare

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 34.875137, -95.272262. 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: 1,870,264,450 m²; AWATER: 18,222,341 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 Latimer County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 462,152 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 466,655 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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