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Blaine County, Oklahoma

Blaine County had 8,573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 928.5 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 27th by land area.

Population
8,573
#61 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,527 in US
Area
928.5 sq mi
#27 of 77 in Oklahoma · #778 in US
Density
9.2 / sq mi
#60 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,592 in US
Median household income
$58,573
#24 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,984 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Blaine County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Blaine County population, land area and income

Blaine County had 8,573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 928.5 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 9.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Blaine County has 42% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,573 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,573

3144th1st

2527th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

928 sq mi

3144th1st

778th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2592nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,573

3143rd1st

1984th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

8,573

77th1st

61st of 77 (OK)

Land area

928 sq mi

77th1st

27th of 77 (OK)

Density

9.2 / sq mi

77th1st

60th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$58,573

77th1st

24th of 77 (OK)

How Blaine County's population changed since 2020

Blaine County lost 129 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 66th of 77 in Oklahoma for growth. The median Oklahoma county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +3.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Blaine County recorded 462 births and 672 deaths, a natural change of -210. Net international migration added +229 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -175. The largest single component was international migration, which added 229 people.

8,70220208,55120218,47720228,54720238,5732024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
462
Deaths
672
Net international migration
+229
Net domestic migration
-175
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+26

Where Blaine County is

The Census internal point of Blaine County is at 35.877800, -98.429000. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Blaine County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Kingfisher County: +4.2%Okfuskee County: +0.8%Creek County: +2.9%Carter County: +2.3%Hughes County: +0.2%Murray County: -0.9%Haskell County: +2.2%Cherokee County: +3.5%Grady County: +6.3%Canadian County: +16.9%Caddo County: -2.1%Garvin County: +1.9%Custer County: -0.6%Pushmataha County: +0.1%Mayes County: +2.8%Stephens County: +2.9%Dewey County: -4.6%Greer County: -1.1%Logan County: +8.3%Atoka County: +3.1%Nowata County: +2.5%Beckham County: -0.4%Cimarron County: -6.9%Harper County: -1.2%Cleveland County: +2.6%Texas County: -3.4%Marshall County: +5.3%Tulsa County: +3.4%McIntosh County: +4.0%Grant County: -1.3%Seminole County: -0.7%Garfield County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.8%Blaine County: -1.5%Lincoln County: +4.4%Alfalfa County: +0.0%Jefferson County: +0.8%Okmulgee County: +1.1%Major County: -2.3%Noble County: -0.2%Oklahoma County: +2.3%Pawnee County: +3.5%Bryan County: +8.6%Payne County: +3.1%Adair County: +1.9%Harmon County: -6.5%Love County: +2.6%Craig County: +2.6%Rogers County: +6.3%Muskogee County: +0.8%Sequoyah County: +3.3%Delaware County: +3.4%Johnston County: +0.5%Pittsburg County: -0.9%Le Flore County: +3.4%McClain County: +15.6%Woodward County: -2.1%Ottawa County: +0.6%Choctaw County: -0.2%Cotton County: -0.6%Roger Mills County: -3.6%Washita County: -0.6%Coal County: +2.5%Pontotoc County: +0.6%Kiowa County: -2.8%Tillman County: -3.0%Ellis County: -3.9%Wagoner County: +12.1%Beaver County: -0.1%McCurtain County: -0.1%Kay County: -0.4%Pottawatomie County: +2.6%Osage County: +1.5%Comanche County: +0.2%Washington County: +2.8%Woods County: -0.2%Latimer County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.1%
  2. < +0.0%
  3. < +2.2%
  4. < +3.3%
  5. ≥ +3.3%
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Orange pin: Blaine County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.877800, -98.429000
DMS
35°52'40.08"N 98°25'44.40"W
UTM
14N 551542.4E 3970545.3N
Geohash
9y6h05q5q
Plus code
8673VHHC+4C

Towns in Blaine County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Blaine County, 3,669 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Blaine County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Watonga with 2,617.

  1. 01Watonga2,617
  2. 02Okeene1,052
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Blaine County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Blaine County. The most populous is Canadian County, OK, with 181,760 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 58.4 miles ESE of Blaine County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 58.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Weatherford, OK (population 12,047), 27.5 miles away.

Blaine County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Blaine County is 40011: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,573.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Blaine County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,573. That is down 129 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,702.

What is the FIPS code of Blaine County?

40011. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Blaine County?

Watonga, with 2,617 residents inside Blaine County in 2024.

Which counties border Blaine County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Canadian County, OK; Custer County, OK; Caddo County, OK; Kingfisher County, OK; Major County, OK; Dewey County, OK.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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