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  • FIPS 40037
  • Largest town: Sapulpa

Creek County, Oklahoma

Creek County had 73,971 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 949.9 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 26th by land area.

Population
73,971
#10 of 77 in Oklahoma · #757 in US
Area
949.9 sq mi
#26 of 77 in Oklahoma · #745 in US
Density
78 / sq mi
#13 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,097 in US
Median household income
$58,195
#26 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,010 in US

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

Creek County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Creek County population, land area and income

Creek County had 73,971 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 949.9 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 77.9 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Creek County is 3.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,195 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

73,971

3144th1st

757th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

950 sq mi

3144th1st

745th of 3,144 (US)

Density

77.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1097th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,195

3143rd1st

2010th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

73,971

77th1st

10th of 77 (OK)

Land area

950 sq mi

77th1st

26th of 77 (OK)

Density

77.9 / sq mi

77th1st

13th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$58,195

77th1st

26th of 77 (OK)

How Creek County's population changed since 2020

Creek County gained 2,114 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 20th 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, Creek County recorded 3,442 births and 4,273 deaths, a natural change of -831. Net international migration added +83 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,927. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,927 people.

71.9k202072.3k202172.7k202273.4k202374.0k2024
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
3,442
Deaths
4,273
Net international migration
+83
Net domestic migration
+2,927
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+599

Where Creek County is

The Census internal point of Creek County is at 35.907400, -96.380200. 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 Creek 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: Creek County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.907400, -96.380200
DMS
35°54'26.64"N 96°22'48.72"W
UTM
14N 736418.0E 3976849.0N
Geohash
9y7kqbdpf
Plus code
8675WJ49+XW

Towns in Creek County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Creek County, 36,608 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Creek County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sapulpa with 23,186.

  1. 01Sapulpa (part)23,186
  2. 02Bristow4,282
  3. 03Mannford (part)3,364
  4. 04Drumright (part)2,454
  5. 05Kiefer2,271
  6. 06Kellyville1,049
  7. 07Stroud (part)2
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Creek County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Creek County. The most populous is Tulsa County, OK, with 693,514 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 69.2 miles WSW of Creek County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tulsa, OK (population 415,154), 30.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sapulpa, OK (population 23,297), 15.8 miles away.

Creek County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Creek County is 40037: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,195.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Creek County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 73,971. That is up 2,114 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 71,857.

What is the FIPS code of Creek County?

40037. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Creek County?

Sapulpa, with 23,186 residents inside Creek County in 2024 (23,297 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Creek County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tulsa County, OK; Payne County, OK; Okmulgee County, OK; Lincoln County, OK; Pawnee County, OK; Okfuskee 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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