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Oklahoma County Government OKLAHOMA COUNTY GOVERNMENT COUNTY SEATS AD VALOREM TAX BASES POPULATION VOTING HISTORY COUNTY OFFICERS HISTORY OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT At the time of Oklahoma's land opening in 1889, county lines were not designated, though county seats had been named at Guthrie, Oklahoma City, Norman, EI Reno, Kingfisher and Stillwater. Territorial Governor, George Steele, laid out the counties designated as First, Second, and so on through the Sixth County. These were later named by the voters, respectively, Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher and Payne. In the second land opening, Beaver became the Seventh County. Counties resulting from other land openings were given letters of the alphabet, later assuming their present names. Oklahoma entered the Union in 1907 with 75 counties named for territorial leaders, eminent Americans or Indian tribes. Bryan County was named for William Jennings Bryan, the "cross of gold" orator who campaigned vigorously for the populist constitution written at the convention. Rogers County honors Clem Rogers, father of humorist Will Rogers and a leading member of the Constitutional Convention. Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Osage, Seminole and Pottawatomie are named for Indian tribes or nations who settled in the area. Osage, the state's largest county, was the Osage Indian Reservation during territorial days. Congress required separate county status for the Reservation in the 1906 Enabling Act. Shortly after statehood, two more counties were created under state con­ stitutional provisions, raising the number to the present 77. Harmon County was created from a portion of giant Greer County in May, 1909. Cotton County was carved from Comanche County in August, 1912. According to the Constitution, a new county must have at least 400 square miles of taxable area, 15,000 in population and $2.5 million in taxable wealth. Furthermore, the boundary of a new county cannot be closer than 10 miles from the seat of an existing county. These constitutional standards have been made more stringent by legislative enactment and now require 500 square miles taxable area, 20,000 in population and $4 million taxable wealth. Creation of any county requires a vote of the area's residents. To dissolve a county, the Constitution provdes that if the taxable wealth drops below the minimum amount, a petition signed by a fourth or more of the county's qualified electors requires an election on deorganization. If a majority of the voters approve, the county will be dissolved and attached to the adjoining county with the lowest taxable property valuation. Although county powers are delegated by the State and are almost entirely for the administration of state law, county officers are locally elected. Every county elects three county commissioners; a county clerk, assessor, treasurer and sheriff, and, most counties still elect a county superintendent of schools. County attorneys were elected in each county until a 1967 law created a district attorney system. Courts also have been reorganized, substituting a district system for the previous county elected judiciary. County general government is supported by tax levies on real estate and personal property not taxed in lieu by the state and by aircraft registration fees imposed by the state. Counties with a popUlation of 125,000 or less, upon a vote of the people, may levy a sales tax on those same products and services that are subject to state sales tax. Counties may also impose an occupation tax on liquor establishments up to the amount of the liquor license fee imposed by the state, when those establishments are located outside municipal boundaries. County road, bridge and highway funds are derived from a formula distribution of state collected: motor vehicle, boat and motor registration and license fees; drivers license fees; excise tax on motor vehicles, boats and motors; tax on motor vehicle rentals; motor fuel taxes; and inter-city bus mileage fees. Association of Central Oklahoma Governments 362 OKLAHOMA PLANNING REGIONS I ~E"'I , Al'IIo"'.t '_&lilt , .... ,. l:a1· .. ·~.. ,,~::I , ' , ' I I ---"----......i...__ -.j,i~ .... -:;ooo"'!. ... ' , I '- -loewe,- -- 1. Northeastern Counties, of Oklahoma (NECO) 2. Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) 3. Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma (KEDDO) 4. Southern Oklahoma Development Association (SODA) 5. Central Oklahoma Economic Development District (COEDD) 6. Indian Nations Council of Governments (IN COG) 7. Northern Oklahoma Development Association (NODA) 8. Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) 9. Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments (ASCOG) 10. Southwestern Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) 11. Oklahoma Economic Development Association (OEDA) Note Abbreviations D- Democrat PH - Prohibitionist on Following Pages: R - Republican PR - Progressive S - Socialist FL - Farmer Labor P - Populist A - American I - Independent L - Libertarian 363 r\tl' I I ADAIR ADAIR COUNTY COUNTY OFFICIALS County Seat - Stilwell Court Clerk Lou Nelle Rhoads (D) Stilwell Clerk Aaron Barton (D) Stilwell Sheriff Russell Neff (D) Stilwell Treasurer Virginia Ford (D) Stilwell Supt. of Schools Burl Bigby (D) Stilwell Assessor Elizabeth Bailey (D) Stilwell Election Board Secretary David Benham (D) Stilwell Commissioners: Dist. 1 Roy Ogen (R) Stilwell Dist.2 Darrell Wilson (D) Stilwell Dist. 3 Ray Gregory (D) Westville For Additional County Information: 1-918-696-7198 364 ADAIR Northeastern county bordering Arkansas created at statehood from the eastern portion of Indian Territory Recording District No.6. Named for well-known Cherokee Indian family whose most promi­ nent member was William Penn Adair. County Seat - Stilwell (Pop. 2.400) Area - 569 Square Miles Per Capita Income - $5,265 (1982) Recreation Area - Adair Maior Stream Systems - Illinois River, Sallisaw and Little Lee Creek. Museums and Historic Sites - Golda's Bitting Springs Gristmill. COUNTY POPULATION 1907 (Ind. Terr.) 9,115 1910 .. 10,535 1920. .13,703 1930 .. 14,756 1940 .15,755 1950 14,918 1960. 13,112 1970. 15,141 1980 .. 18,526 1984. 20,100 PROPERTY VALUATIONS 1983 1984 Increase Assessment Assessment or Decrease Real Estate and Improvement $ 14,664,945 $ 15,775,275 $ 1,110,330 Personal Subject to Tax 4,010,467 4,290,228 279,761 Total Locally Assessed $ 18,675.412 $ 20,065,503 $ 1,390,091 Homestead Exemptions Allowed 3,391,020 3.418,235 27,215 Net Assessed Locally $ 15,284,392 $ 16,647,268 $ 1,362,876 Public Service Assessment 2,698,999 2,814,620 115,621 Net Assessed Valuation $ 17,983,391 $ 19.461,888 $ 1.478,497 The General Election Vote for Governor or President y D R S P P F I T Y D R A L I T E E E 0 R R N 0 E E E M I N 0 A M P V 0 0 L D T A M P E B D T R G H A R R A L L 1907 922 718 6 1646 1946 2684 1982 20 4686 1910 753 693 26 9 1481 1948 3067 2407 5474 1912 916 850 151 11 1928 1950 2834 2508 6 5348 1914 1182 1028 174 9 2393 1952 2725 3037 5762 1916 1190 1010 212 2 7 2421 1954 2988 1905 4893 1918 1019 923 30 0 1972 1956 2418 3152 5570 1920 1565 2185 21 3771 1958 3136 1651 43 4830 1922 2470 1901 28 4399 1960 1903 3655 5558 1924 1942 2317 48 181 4488 1962 2419 2652 8 5079 1926 1796 1926 5 3 3730 1964 3003 2859 5862 1928 1944 2867 14 6 4831 1966 2484 2336 18 4838 1930 2658 2263 4 4925 1968 1549 2877 1000 5426 1932 3812 1941 5753 1970 2471 2204 158 4833 1934 2793 3271 32 I 2 6104 1972 1601 4720 134 6455 1936 3257 2699 9 7 5972 1974 3306 2165 5471 1938 3573 2125 21 5719 1976 3183 3013 63 6259 1940 3203 3275 6 6484 1978 2746 2223 116 5085 1942 2368 2205 10 4583 1980 2761 3429 44 107 6341 1944 2760 2792 12 5564 1982 4112 1965 to 6087 1984 2266 4423 56 6745 365 ALFALFA COUNTY COUNTY OFFICIALS County Seat - Cherokee Court Clerk Sherril Whitlow (D) Jet Clerk Kay Jay (R) Cherokee Sheriff Delmar Coppock (R) Cherokee Treasurer Jack D. Keltch (R) Cherokee Assessor Herbert Niles (R) Cherokee Election Board Secretary Rose McFall (D) Cherokee Commissioners: Dist. 1 Bobby Joe Starks (D) Amorita Dist. 2 Paul Murrow (D) Cherokee Dist.3 Virgil C. Thorp (D) Helena For Additional County Information: 1-405-596-3158 366 ALFALFA A northernmost county bordering Kansas named in honor of William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, president of Constitutional Convention and ninth governor of Okla­ homa. County Seat - Cherokee (Pop. 2,100) Area - 869 Square Miles Per Capita Income - $11,817 (1982) State Park - Great Salt Plains Maior Lake - Great Salt Plains Maior Stream Systems - Salt Fork of Arkansas, Turkey Creek, Evil Chief Creek. Museums and Historic Sites - Sod House Museum, Cleo Springs. COUNTY POPULATION 1907 (Okla. Terr.) 16,070 1910. 18,138 1920. 16,253 1930 15,228 1940 .14,129 1950. 10,699 1960 8,445 1970 .7,224 1980 7,060 1984 ... 7,100 PROPERTY VALUATIONS 1983 1984 Increase Assessment Assessment or Decrease Real Estate and Improvement $ 26,010,404 $ 28,602,767 $ 2,592,363 Personal Subject to Tax 9,315,240 9,898,235 582,995 Total Locally Assessed $ 35,325,644 $ 38,501,002 $ 3,175,358 Homestead Exemptions Allowed 1,993,233 1,971,019 (22,214) Net Assessed Locally $ 33,332,411 $ 36,529,983 $ 3,197,572 Public Service Assessment 7,538,958 7,624,614 85,656 Net Assessed Valuation $ 40,871,369 $ 44,154,597 $ 3,283,228 The General Election Vote for Governor or President y D R S P P F I T Y D R A L I T E E E 0 R R N 0 E E E M I N 0 A M P V 0 0 L D T A M P E B D T R G H A R R A L L 1907 1323 1698 122 0 3143 1946 1060 2318 114 3492 1910 1288 1883 256 113 3540 1948 1838 2765 4603 1912 1179 1714 395 89 3377 1950 1683 2858 7 4552 1914 954 1239 411 418 3 3025 1952 1118 4155 5273 1916
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