McCurtain County, Oklahoma
McCurtain County | |
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The McCurtain County Courthouse is located downtown in Idabel. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma | |
Oklahoma's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°07′N 94°46′W / 34.11°N 94.77°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Named after | An influential Choctaw Indian family |
| Seat | Idabel |
| Largest city | Idabel |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,902 sq mi (4,930 km2) |
| • Land | 1,850 sq mi (4,800 km2) |
| • Water | 52 sq mi (130 km2) 2.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,814 |
• Estimate (2022) | 30,931 |
| • Density | 16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
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McCurtain County is a county in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,814. Its county seat is Idabel. It was formed at statehood from part of the earlier Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. The name honors an influential Choctaw family who lived in the area. Jackson McCurtain and Edmund McCurtain served in the Confederate Army before their terms as chief, while Green McCurtain was the last chief when Oklahoma became a state in 1907.