Mayes County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, home to Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees and the Google data center at MidAmerica Industrial Park. It had a population of 39,046 at the 2020 census and covers 684 square miles (1,770 km2) of land and lake, centred near 36\u00b018\u2032N 95\u00b014\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Pryor Creek is the county seat, and its postal code is 74361. The county has 3 incorporated cities and towns, one Census Designated Place, and about two dozen unincorporated communities and rural post office towns. Mayes County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Most of Mayes County’s population lives in and around Pryor Creek, with the rest spread across small lake towns on Grand Lake and Lake Hudson and farming communities along the Grand (Neosho) and Verdigris river valleys. Only Pryor Creek, Locust Grove, and Chouteau are incorporated municipalities; Adair is a town; the remainder are unincorporated communities (Unincorp.) \u2014 some with their own ZIP code, others served by a neighboring post office.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pryor Creek<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 9,444<\/td>\n | 74361<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Locust Grove<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74352<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chouteau<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74337<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adair<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salina<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74365<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Langley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Disney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spavinaw<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74366<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rose<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strang<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pensacola<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grand Lake Towne<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ballou<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boatman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Crest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hoot Owl<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Iron Post<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little Rock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mazie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Murphy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paradise View<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Patton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pin Oak Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pump Back<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sams Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Snake Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sportsmen Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wickliffe<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The old settlement list also carried three near-identical spellings for the same Grand Lake shoreline community \u2014 “Sportmans Shores,” “Sportsman Acres,” and “Sportsmen Acres” \u2014 and the odd entry “Tia Juana” and “Tip.” These variant\/unverifiable spellings were merged or dropped; see notes.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller unincorporated places such as Pensacola, Grand Lake Towne, and Mazie have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest post office town above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nMayes County lies in northeastern Oklahoma across the Grand (Neosho) River valley, which the Pensacola Dam impounds into Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees along the county’s northern and eastern edge. Lake Hudson, a second Grand River Dam Authority reservoir, sits in the southeastern part of the county near Langley. The western half of the county is rolling prairie and farmland; the eastern half rises into the wooded foothills of the Ozarks.<\/p>\n Mayes County borders Craig County to the north, Delaware County to the east, Cherokee County to the southeast, Wagoner County to the south, and Rogers County to the west. Only Delaware County<\/a> and Cherokee County<\/a> currently have live pages on this site.<\/p>\n Mayes County had 39,046 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 60 people per square mile. Pryor Creek, the county seat, is by far the largest community at 9,444; Locust Grove and Chouteau are the next-largest incorporated towns. The county’s median household income runs below the Oklahoma median of $62,138, reflecting its rural, agriculture- and manufacturing-based economy.<\/p>\n Agriculture \u2014 corn, soybeans, sorghum, and cattle \u2014 remains a mainstay across the county’s western prairie land. The Grand River Dam Authority generates hydroelectric power at Pensacola Dam and Salina Pumped Storage, and Grand Lake and Lake Hudson support a lake-tourism and marina economy. Pryor Creek’s biggest employer is the Google data center at MidAmerica Industrial Park, four miles south of town, alongside Fortune 500 tenants including DuPont and Nordam; the park is one of the largest rural industrial parks in the country.<\/p>\n Mayes County was created at the Sequoyah Convention in August 1905, ahead of Oklahoma statehood in 1907, and named for Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899. The area had been part of the Cherokee Nation’s jurisdiction before statehood. Pryor Creek, originally a Cherokee settlement called Coo-Y-Yah (“place of the huckleberries”), was renamed in 1887 and became the county seat. In April 1942 an F4 tornado struck the city, one of the deadliest in Oklahoma history.<\/p>\n Interstate 44 (the Will Rogers Turnpike) crosses the northern part of the county, and US Routes 69 and 412 run through Pryor Creek, along with State Highways 20, 28, and 82.<\/p>\n Tulsa International Airport is the nearest commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Mayes County, Oklahoma?<\/strong> What is the population of Mayes County?<\/strong> How big is Mayes County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Mayes County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Mayes County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Mayes County?<\/strong> |