{"id":7028,"date":"2023-08-24T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7028"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:30","slug":"greer-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/greer-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Greer County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greer County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, in the southwest corner of the state along the Red River&#8217;s North Fork. It had a population of 5,491 at the 2020 census and covers 644 square miles (1,670 km2) centred near 34&deg;56&prime;N 99&deg;34&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Mangum is the county seat, and its postal code is 73554. The county has three incorporated municipalities &mdash; one city and two towns &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities. Oklahoma does not use civil townships, so the county has no township layer of government. Greer County observes Central time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Greer County<\/h2>\n<p>Greer County has three incorporated places and a handful of small unincorporated communities scattered across its farm and ranch country. The table below marks the county seat as <strong>City &middot; seat<\/strong>; unincorporated communities and rural crossroads are marked <strong>Unincorp.<\/strong><\/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>Mangum<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Granite<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willow<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brinkman<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reed<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bloomington<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>City View<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hester<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jester<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moravia<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plainview<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most of the unincorporated names above are former post-office or school-district communities rather than active towns; several have no remaining businesses. Their populations and ZIP assignments are not separately reported by the Census Bureau, so they are left blank here rather than guessed.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>73554 &mdash; Mangum (also serves the surrounding rural county seat area)<\/li>\n<li>73547 &mdash; Granite<\/li>\n<li>73673 &mdash; Willow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The small unincorporated communities elsewhere in the county are served by the nearest post office in Mangum, Granite, or Willow rather than carrying a ZIP code of their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Greer County sits on the rolling plains of southwestern Oklahoma, drained by the Elm Fork and North Fork of the Red River, which forms part of the county&#8217;s western boundary with Texas across the river. The Wichita Mountains foothills touch the county&#8217;s northeastern corner near Granite, giving that area a rockier, more broken terrain than the flat cropland farther south. Of the county&#8217;s 644 square miles, 639 square miles (1,660 km2) are land and 4.3 square miles (11 km2) are water.<\/p>\n<p>Greer County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/beckham-county\/\">Beckham County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kiowa-county-oklahoma\/\">Kiowa County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jackson-county-oklahoma\/\">Jackson County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harmon-county\/\">Harmon County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census counted 5,491 residents in Greer County. Mangum, the county seat, is by far the largest community, followed by the town of Granite. The county&#8217;s median household income runs well below the Oklahoma median of $62,138, reflecting its dependence on agriculture and a shrinking rural population base. Population density is under 9 people per square mile, among the more sparsely settled counties in southwestern Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives the local economy &mdash; cotton, wheat, alfalfa, and cattle ranching dominate the countryside, much as they have for over a century. The Oklahoma State Reformatory, a state correctional facility in Granite, is one of the county&#8217;s largest employers outside of farming. Mangum&#8217;s downtown square, built around the county courthouse, still anchors most of the retail and civic life in the county.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Greer County has a distinctive origin: from 1860 to 1896 it was claimed by Texas as a Texas county, based on a dispute over which river channel was the true North Fork of the Red River under the 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1896 that the disputed land belonged to the United States, not Texas, and it was organized as Greer County in Oklahoma Territory rather than joining Texas. The county is named for John A. Greer, a former lieutenant governor of Texas. Mangum was platted as the new county&#8217;s seat soon after organization.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Highway 283 runs north-south through the county and is the main route into Mangum; State Highways 6, 9, 34, and 44 connect the smaller communities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altus &mdash; 25 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Elk City &mdash; 35 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Lawton &mdash; 65 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Wichita Falls, Texas &mdash; 90 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Southwest Regional Airport in Altus.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Greer County, Oklahoma?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the southwest corner of Oklahoma, along the North Fork of the Red River bordering Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Greer County?<\/strong><br \/>5,491 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Greer County?<\/strong><br \/>644 square miles (1,670 km2), of which 639 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Greer County?<\/strong><br \/>Mangum is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Greer County?<\/strong><br \/>Three incorporated places &mdash; Mangum, Granite, and Willow &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Greer County?<\/strong><br \/>73554 (Mangum), 73547 (Granite), and 73673 (Willow).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why was Greer County once part of Texas?<\/strong><br \/>An 1819 treaty boundary dispute led Texas to claim the area until an 1896 Supreme Court ruling assigned it to Oklahoma Territory instead.<\/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>Greer County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, in the southwest corner of the state along the Red River&#8217;s North Fork. It had a population of 5,491 at the 2020 census and covers 644 square miles (1,670 km2) centred near 34&deg;56&prime;N 99&deg;34&prime;W. Mangum is the county seat, and its postal code is 73554. 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