Texas County area

Texas County, Oklahoma covers 2,048.7 square miles: 2,041.3 square miles of land and 7.401 square miles of water. Its county seat is Guymon. An estimated 20,322 people lived there in 2025.

Official Census measurements · GEOID 401392026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area2,041.3 mi²
Water area7.401 mi²
Population (2025)20,322
People per mi²10

County outline

Generalized outline of Texas 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 Texas County is located

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

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.6% of Texas County’s measured area and water for 0.4%. Its combined area converts to 5,306.1 square kilometers or approximately 1,311,164 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land2,041.2935,286.9251,306,427.5
Water7.40119.1694,736.6
Total2,048.6945,306.0931,311,164.2

How Texas County compares

By original Census land area, Texas County ranks #2 of 77 in Oklahoma and #278 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 2.543 times the Oklahoma county-equivalent median of 802.7 square miles. It accounts for 3% of the combined county land area in the state.

See the complete Oklahoma ranking · What counts as a county equivalent?

Population and density of Texas County

The Census Bureau estimates that 20,322 people lived in Texas County on July 1, 2025. That ranks #1,866 of 3,222 county equivalents nationally and #39 of 77 in Oklahoma. Since the April 1, 2020 estimates base of 21,385, the population has declined by 1,063 (−5%), compared with +4.1% for Oklahoma as a whole.

With 2,041.3 square miles of land, that is 10 people per square mile (3.8 per km²), placing Texas County #2,646 nationally for density and #59 in Oklahoma. The median county equivalent has 47 people per square mile; the Oklahoma median is 28. Put another way, there are about 64 acres of land per resident.

Estimated population, 2020–2025 · line scaled to this county’s own range
July 1202020212022202320242025
Estimate21,29120,85420,61620,42620,44320,322
Change—−437−238−190+17−121

U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. Estimates are revised each year and are not decennial census counts. Density divides the whole population by the whole county’s land area, so it describes an average, not how settlement is distributed within the county. Population sources and methods.

Cities and towns in Texas County

7 incorporated places lie at least partly in Texas County. Together they are home to 16,941 people (83.4%); the other 3,381 (16.6%) live outside any incorporated place, in unincorporated communities and rural areas.

The largest is Guymon city, with 12,241 residents in the county.

Incorporated placePopulation 2025Since 2020Land mi²
Guymon cityCounty seat12,241−5.6%7.735
Hooker city1,706−5.5%1.112
Goodwell town915−3.8%2.197
Texhoma town825−4.6%0.641
Tyrone town745+1.9%0.422
Optima town313−5.7%0.533
Hardesty town196−3.9%0.225

Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 subcounty estimates, counting only the part of each place inside Texas County. Land: 2026 Census Gazetteer, for the whole place even where it extends into other counties. How communities are listed.

Metropolitan area

Texas County is a central county of the Guymon, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area. Texas County is the area’s only county equivalent, so the micro area has the same 2,041.3 square miles of land. By combined land it ranks #77 of 542 micropolitan areas, and #513 by population.

ZIP codes

9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas have land in Texas County; 7 of them have most of their land inside the county, and the others mainly cover neighboring areas.

739017393973942739447394573947739497395073951

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the Census Bureau’s approximations of USPS ZIP Code service areas, from the 2020 Census relationship files. Lighter codes have less than half of their land in this county. Post-office-box and single-address ZIP Codes have no tabulation area.

Counties bordering Texas County

Texas County shares a land border with 8 county equivalents, including 6 in Texas and Kansas. It has more land than every one of them. The largest neighbor is Cimarron County (1,834.8 mi²) and the smallest is Seward County (639.7 mi²). Together with its neighbors, Texas County forms a block of 10,548.1 mi² of land, of which it holds 19.4%.

Map of Texas County and the 8 county equivalents that border it Beaver County, Oklahoma: 1,814.8 mi² landCimarron County, Oklahoma: 1,834.8 mi² landHansford County, Texas: 919.8 mi² landStevens County, Kansas: 727.4 mi² landMorton County, Kansas: 729.7 mi² landSherman County, Texas: 922.9 mi² landOchiltree County, Texas: 917.7 mi² landSeward County, Kansas: 639.7 mi² land
Texas County (dark) and its bordering county equivalents. Select a neighbor to open its profile. Drawn from the 2025 Census cartographic boundaries in an equal-area projection. How borders are determined.
Bordering county equivalentLand mi²Size vs. TexasCompare
Cimarron County1,834.81.1× smallerCompare
Beaver County1,814.81.1× smallerCompare
Sherman CountyTexas922.92.2× smallerCompare
Hansford CountyTexas919.82.2× smallerCompare
Ochiltree CountyTexas917.72.2× smallerCompare
Morton CountyKansas729.72.8× smallerCompare
Stevens CountyKansas727.42.8× smallerCompare
Seward CountyKansas639.73.2× smallerCompare

How big is Texas County compared with U.S. states?

Texas County has more land than 2 of the 50 states. It is about 1 times the land area of Delaware (1,948.6 mi²), while Connecticut, the next larger state, has 2.4 times as much land (4,842.5 mi²). Oklahoma’s county land could hold about 34 areas the size of Texas County.

Land area: Texas County and the closest-sized states
Delaware1,948.6 mi²
Texas County2,041.3 mi²
Connecticut4,842.5 mi²

Another way to picture it: the same land area would fill a square about 45.2 miles (72.7 km) on each side. Real county shapes are rarely square, so this is a scale reference rather than a width or driving distance.

State figures are the sums of each state’s county-equivalent land measurements in the same Census release, so states and counties are compared on the same basis. Published state totals can differ slightly because of rounding. Compare all states · Counties bigger than entire states.

What stands out about Texas County?

Texas County has more land than 2,944 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Texas County2,041.3 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 Texas County at #310 nationally by total area, 32 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 0.4%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.8 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 Texas County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#277Carbon County, Montana2,047.9Compare
#278Texas County, Oklahoma2,041.3This county
#279Union County, Oregon2,036.9Compare

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 36.746317, -101.483855. 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: 5,286,923,152 m²; AWATER: 19,169,339 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 big is Texas County?

Texas County, Oklahoma has 2,041.3 square miles (5,286.9 km²) of land and 7.401 square miles of water, for a total area of 2,048.7 square miles. It ranks #278 of 3,222 U.S. county equivalents by land area.

Is Texas County the largest county in Oklahoma?

No. Texas County ranks #2 of 77 in Oklahoma by land area. The largest is Osage County, with 2,246.7 square miles of land.

What counties border Texas County?

Texas County shares a land border with Beaver County, Cimarron County, Hansford County, Texas, Stevens County, Kansas, Morton County, Kansas, Sherman County, Texas, Ochiltree County, Texas, and Seward County, Kansas.

What is the population of Texas County?

The Census Bureau estimates Texas County had 20,322 residents on July 1, 2025, ranking #1,866 of 3,222 county equivalents. That is 10 people per square mile of land.

What is the county seat of Texas County?

The county seat of Texas County is Guymon.

What cities and towns are in Texas County?

Texas County has 7 incorporated places. The most populous five are Guymon city, Hooker city, Goodwell town, Texhoma town, and Tyrone town; 3,381 residents live outside any incorporated place.

Is Texas County part of a metropolitan area?

Yes. It is a central county of the Guymon, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area.

How many ZIP codes are in Texas County?

9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas have land in Texas County, and 7 of them have most of their land inside the county. Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate USPS ZIP Code areas.

How does Texas County compare with U.S. states?

It has more land than 2 of the 50 states, including Delaware (1,948.6 square miles of land).

How many acres of land are in Texas County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 1,306,428 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 1,311,164 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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