{"id":7005,"date":"2023-08-23T21:10:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7005"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:12","slug":"cotton-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cotton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cotton County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, in the south-central part of the state along the Texas border. It had a population of 5,527 at the 2020 census and covers 642 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 633 square miles (1,640 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) is water, centred near 34&deg;17&prime;N 98&deg;22&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Walters is the county seat, and its postal code is 73572. The county has one city, three towns and six unincorporated communities. Cotton County is in the Central time zone and is part of the Lawton, Oklahoma metropolitan statistical area.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Cotton County<\/h2>\n<p>Cotton County has ten named places: one city (the county seat), three incorporated towns, and six unincorporated communities. Unincorporated places have no municipal government and are listed here for reference only.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Walters<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Devol<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Randlett<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Temple<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73568<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ahpeatone<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cookietown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fivemile Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hooper<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hulen<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taylor<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahpeatone, a small community named for a 19th-century Kiowa leader, is not always included on older place lists but is one of the county&#8217;s six recognized unincorporated communities alongside Cookietown, Fivemile Corner, Hooper, Hulen and Taylor.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>73572 &mdash; Walters (county seat)<\/li>\n<li>73531 &mdash; Devol<\/li>\n<li>73562 &mdash; Randlett<\/li>\n<li>73568 &mdash; Temple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The unincorporated communities of Ahpeatone, Cookietown, Fivemile Corner, Hooper, Hulen and Taylor have no post offices of their own and are served by the ZIP codes above or by neighboring Comanche County offices.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Cotton County sits on the plains of southwestern Oklahoma, with the Red River forming its southern boundary against Texas. The terrain is a mix of rolling farmland and river-bottom land along the Red River and its tributaries. Land use is dominated by cropland and pasture, with 9.3 square miles of the county&#8217;s total area classified as water.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton County borders Comanche County to the north, Stephens County to the northeast, Jefferson County to the southeast, Clay County, Texas to the south, Wichita County, Texas to the southwest, and Tillman County to the west. Comanche and Stephens counties both have their own directory pages on this site: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/comanche-county-oklahoma\/\">Comanche County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stephens-county-oklahoma\/\">Stephens County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census counted 5,527 residents in Cotton County, down from a peak of 16,679 in 1920. Walters and Temple are the county&#8217;s two largest communities. Population density works out to roughly 8.7 people per square mile of land, reflecting the county&#8217;s sparsely settled, agricultural character. Household incomes in Cotton County run below the Oklahoma median of $62,138, in line with other rural counties in the southwestern part of the state.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives the local economy, with cotton, wheat and cattle ranching as the traditional mainstays &mdash; the county itself is named for its historic cotton crop. Oil and gas production also contributes to the tax base. Many residents commute north to jobs at Fort Sill and in Lawton. The county gained wider attention as the setting for the Animal Planet series <em>Hillbilly Handfishin&#8217;<\/em>, which filmed on the Red River near the county&#8217;s southern edge.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Cotton County was created in 1912, five years after Oklahoma statehood, when voters split it off from the southern portion of Comanche County. It was the last county formed in Oklahoma and was named for the cotton crop that dominated local farming at the time. Walters was chosen as county seat and has held that role ever since.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 44 and the H.E. Bailey Turnpike cross the county, along with US Routes 70, 277 and 281 and State Highways 5, 36, 53 and 65.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lawton &mdash; about 25 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Wichita Falls, Texas &mdash; about 40 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Duncan &mdash; about 25 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Altus &mdash; about 45 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Cotton County, Oklahoma?<\/strong><br \/>It is in south-central Oklahoma on the Texas border, part of the Lawton metropolitan area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Cotton County?<\/strong><br \/>5,527 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Cotton County?<\/strong><br \/>642 square miles (1,660 km2), including 9.3 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Cotton County seat?<\/strong><br \/>Walters is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Cotton County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Walters) and three towns (Devol, Randlett and Temple), plus six unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Cotton County?<\/strong><br \/>73572 (Walters), 73531 (Devol), 73562 (Randlett) and 73568 (Temple).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called Cotton County?<\/strong><br \/>It was named in 1912 for the cotton crop that dominated local farming when the county was formed.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/oklahoma\/\">Towns and villages in Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cotton County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, in the south-central part of the state along the Texas border. 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