OK · GEOID 40141

Tillman County area

Tillman County, Oklahoma covers 879.2 square miles: 871.1 square miles of land and 8.1 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area871.1 mi²
Water area8.1 mi²
Total area879.2 mi²
National land rank#936

County outline

Generalized outline of Tillman 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 Tillman County is located

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

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.1% of Tillman County’s measured area and water for 0.9%. Its combined area converts to 2,277.1 square kilometers or approximately 562,689 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land871.1342,256.227557,525.8
Water8.06820.8965,163.5
Total879.2022,277.123562,689.3

How Tillman County compares

By original Census land area, Tillman County ranks #33 of 77 in Oklahoma and #936 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.085 times the Oklahoma county-equivalent median of 802.7 square miles. It accounts for 1.3% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Tillman County?

Tillman County has more land than 2,286 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Tillman County871.1 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 Tillman County at #1,030 nationally by total area, 94 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 0.9%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.3 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 Tillman County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#935Pender County, North Carolina871.3Compare
#936Tillman County, Oklahoma871.1This county
#937Langlade County, Wisconsin870.7Compare

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 34.371085, -98.931701. 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: 2,256,226,925 m²; AWATER: 20,895,052 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 Tillman County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 557,526 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 562,689 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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