Mayes County, Oklahoma

Mayes County
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°18′N 95°14′W / 36.3°N 95.24°W / 36.3; -95.24
Country United States
State Oklahoma
FoundedNovember 16, 1907
Named afterSamuel Houston Mayes
SeatPryor Creek
Largest cityPryor Creek
Area
  Total
684 sq mi (1,770 km2)
  Land655 sq mi (1,700 km2)
  Water28 sq mi (70 km2)  4.1%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
39,046
  Density57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitemayes.okcounties.org

Mayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,046. Its county seat is Pryor Creek. Named for Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899, it was originally created at the Sequoyah Convention in August 1905.