{"id":7048,"date":"2023-08-24T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7048"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:40","slug":"kingfisher-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kingfisher-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingfisher County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kingfisher County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, on the Cimarron River between Oklahoma City and Enid. It had a population of 15,184 at the 2020 census and covers 898 square miles (2,330 km2) of land centred near 35&deg;56&prime;N 97&deg;56&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Kingfisher is the county seat, and its postal code is 73750. The county has six incorporated cities and towns plus a handful of unincorporated communities, no civil townships (Oklahoma counties do not use townships), and sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Kingfisher County<\/h2>\n<p>Ten named places from the county&#8217;s Land Run-era settlement pattern appear on current maps: six incorporated cities and towns and four unincorporated communities. Type key: City &middot; seat, City, Town, Unincorp.<\/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>Kingfisher<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>4,903<\/td>\n<td>73750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hennessey<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>2,151<\/td>\n<td>73742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cashion<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Okarche<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dover<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73734<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Loyal<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73756<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Omega<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alpha<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lacey<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Four Counties Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cashion and Okarche both straddle the Kingfisher&ndash;Canadian County line, with most of each town&#8217;s built-up area on the Kingfisher County side. Four Counties Corner marks the meeting point of Kingfisher, Blaine, Canadian, and Caddo counties, though Caddo does not actually touch the corner &mdash; the name is historical rather than geographically exact.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>73750 &mdash; Kingfisher (also serves Alpha)<\/li>\n<li>73742 &mdash; Hennessey<\/li>\n<li>73016 &mdash; Cashion<\/li>\n<li>73762 &mdash; Okarche<\/li>\n<li>73734 &mdash; Dover<\/li>\n<li>73756 &mdash; Loyal<\/li>\n<li>73764 &mdash; Omega<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lacey and Four Counties Corner have no dedicated post office and are served by the ZIP code of the nearest incorporated town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Kingfisher County lies on the gently rolling wheat plains of central Oklahoma, drained west to east by the Cimarron River, which forms part of the county&#8217;s northern boundary before crossing through its northeast corner. Cottonwood Creek and Kingfisher Creek are the county&#8217;s other principal streams. The terrain is mostly prairie and cropland, with sandy bottomland along the Cimarron.<\/p>\n<p>Kingfisher County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/garfield-county-oklahoma\/\">Garfield County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/logan-county-oklahoma\/\">Logan County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/oklahoma-county\/\">Oklahoma County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/canadian-county\/\">Canadian County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/blaine-county-oklahoma\/\">Blaine County<\/a> to the west, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/major-county\/\">Major County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The county&#8217;s population was 15,184 at the 2020 census, spread across a density of about 17 people per square mile. Kingfisher (4,903) and Hennessey (2,151) are the two largest communities, together holding about half the county&#8217;s residents. Kingfisher County&#8217;s median household income runs above the Oklahoma median of $62,138, reflecting the county&#8217;s mix of grain farming, oil-field work, and commuters into the Oklahoma City metro.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Wheat and rye farming has been the backbone of the county&#8217;s economy since the 1889 Land Run, and Kingfisher County remains one of Oklahoma&#8217;s leading wheat-producing counties. Oil and gas development, concentrated around Hennessey, Cashion, and Dover, became a major second industry starting in the 1920s and continues today. Kingfisher itself functions increasingly as a bedroom community for workers commuting to Oklahoma City and Enid; Kingfisher Public Schools and the Chisholm Trail Museum, which houses the restored Governor Abraham Jefferson Seay Mansion, anchor the county seat&#8217;s civic life.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Kingfisher County was organized on May 2, 1890, from land opened to settlement in the Land Run of April 22, 1889. The origin of the county&#8217;s name is not firmly established: local tradition variously credits early rancher David Lewis Payne&#8217;s associate King Fisher, a blending of two settlers&#8217; surnames King and Fisher, or a trader named John Fisher who camped along a nearby creek. Kingfisher briefly served as a contender for the Oklahoma Territory capital before Guthrie was chosen. The federal government initially set aside the area for the Creek Nation under Reconstruction-era treaty terms before reassigning it for non-Native settlement ahead of the 1889 run.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 81 runs north&ndash;south through Kingfisher and Hennessey, and State Highways 3, 33, 51, and 132 cross the county east&ndash;west and diagonally.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oklahoma City &mdash; 40 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Enid &mdash; 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Guthrie &mdash; 25 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Watonga &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City is the nearest commercial airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Kingfisher County, Oklahoma?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in central Oklahoma, on the Cimarron River between Oklahoma City and Enid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Kingfisher County?<\/strong><br \/>\n15,184 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Kingfisher County?<\/strong><br \/>\n898 square miles (2,330 km2) of land, plus about 8 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Kingfisher County?<\/strong><br \/>\nKingfisher is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Kingfisher County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSix incorporated cities and towns &mdash; Kingfisher, Hennessey, Cashion, Okarche, Dover, and Loyal &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Kingfisher County?<\/strong><br \/>\n73750, 73742, 73016, 73762, 73734, 73756, and 73764.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Kingfisher County&#8217;s main industry?<\/strong><br \/>\nWheat farming and oil and gas production, with growing commuter ties to Oklahoma City.<\/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>Kingfisher County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, on the Cimarron River between Oklahoma City and Enid. It had a population of 15,184 at the 2020 census and covers 898 square miles (2,330 km2) of land centred near 35&deg;56&prime;N 97&deg;56&prime;W. Kingfisher is the county seat, and its postal code is 73750. 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