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  • Largest town: Marietta

Love County, Oklahoma

Love County had 10,423 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 513.9 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 73rd by land area.

Population
10,423
#56 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,382 in US
Area
513.9 sq mi
#73 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,027 in US
Density
20 / sq mi
#44 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,238 in US
Median household income
$58,771
#23 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,962 in US

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

Love County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Love County population, land area and income

Love County had 10,423 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 513.9 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 73rd by land area. That works out to 20.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents; Love County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,771 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,423

3144th1st

2382nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

514 sq mi

3144th1st

2027th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2238th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,771

3143rd1st

1962nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

10,423

77th1st

56th of 77 (OK)

Land area

514 sq mi

77th1st

73rd of 77 (OK)

Density

20.3 / sq mi

77th1st

44th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$58,771

77th1st

23rd of 77 (OK)

How Love County's population changed since 2020

Love County gained 266 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 24th 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, Love County recorded 516 births and 683 deaths, a natural change of -167. Net international migration added +42 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +404. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 404 people.

10.2k202010.2k202110.2k202210.3k202310.4k2024
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
516
Deaths
683
Net international migration
+42
Net domestic migration
+404
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+118

Where Love County is

The Census internal point of Love County is at 33.957800, -97.245100. 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 Love 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: Love County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
33.957800, -97.245100
DMS
33°57'28.08"N 97°14'42.36"W
UTM
14N 662150.9E 3758864.3N
Geohash
9y4c5ju68
Plus code
8654XQ53+4X

Towns in Love County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Love County, 2,891 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Love County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marietta with 2,891.

  1. 01Marietta2,891
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Love County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Love County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Grayson County, TX, with 150,532 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 107.0 miles N of Love County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Denton, TX (population 165,998), 51.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ardmore, OK (population 25,064), 17.7 miles away.

Love County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Love County is 40085: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,771.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Love County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,423. That is up 266 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,157.

What is the FIPS code of Love County?

40085. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Love County?

Marietta, with 2,891 residents inside Love County in 2024.

Which counties border Love County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Grayson County, TX; Carter County, OK; Cooke County, TX; Montague County, TX; Marshall County, OK; Jefferson 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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