{"id":7079,"date":"2023-08-25T10:17:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:22","slug":"noble-county-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/noble-county-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Noble County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Noble County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, about 70 miles north of Oklahoma City. It<br \/>\nhad a population of 10,924 at the 2020 census, an estimated 10,899 by 2025, and covers 743 square<br \/>\nmiles (1,920 km2) centred near 36\u00b023\u2032N 97\u00b014\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Perry is the county seat and the county&#8217;s only city; its postal code is 73077. The county<br \/>\nholds 5 incorporated places and 11 unincorporated communities across the county, and it runs on<br \/>\nCentral Time. Its FIPS code is 40103.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Noble County<\/h2>\n<p>Noble County has 16 named places on record: 1 city, 4 incorporated towns, 2 census-designated<br \/>\nplaces and 9 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for<br \/>\ncensus designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural hamlets with no formal boundary.<\/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>Perry<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>4,484<\/td>\n<td>73077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morrison<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>723<\/td>\n<td>73061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>578<\/td>\n<td>74630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red Rock<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>245<\/td>\n<td>74651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marland<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>184<\/td>\n<td>74644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lucien<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td>73757<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sumner<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bills Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black Bear<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ceres<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drace<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gansel<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>McMahon<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Bliss<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otoe<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Petes Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Old Bliss sits about 1.4 miles southeast of Marland; it was one of the Miller Brothers 101<br \/>\nRanch townsites and had its own post office from 1894 until the office moved to Marland in 1922,<br \/>\nwhich is why its mail now runs under Marland&#8217;s ZIP code.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>73077 &mdash; Perry (county seat)<\/li>\n<li>73061 &mdash; Morrison<\/li>\n<li>74630 &mdash; Billings<\/li>\n<li>74651 &mdash; Red Rock<\/li>\n<li>74644 &mdash; Marland (also serves Old Bliss)<\/li>\n<li>73757 &mdash; Lucien<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sumner, Ceres, Gansel, Otoe, Black Bear, Bills Corner, Petes Corner, Drace and McMahon have no<br \/>\nZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered under the nearest incorporated town&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Noble County sits in Oklahoma&#8217;s north-central plains, land that was part of the Cherokee<br \/>\nOutlet before the 1893 opening. Of its 743 square miles, 732 are land and 11 are water, about 1.4<br \/>\npercent. The Arkansas River forms part of the county&#8217;s northeastern boundary, and two<br \/>\ntributary creeks drain the rest of the county toward it: Red Rock Creek in the north and Black<br \/>\nBear Creek in the south.<\/p>\n<p>Kay County lies to the north, Osage County to the northeast, Pawnee County to the east, Payne<br \/>\nCounty to the south, Logan County to the southwest, and Garfield County to the west. <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kay-county\/\">Kay County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/osage-county-oklahoma\/\">Osage County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pawnee-county-oklahoma\/\">Pawnee County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/payne-county\/\">Payne County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/logan-county-oklahoma\/\">Logan County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/garfield-county-oklahoma\/\">Garfield County<\/a> all border<br \/>\nNoble County directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Noble County had a population of 10,924 at the 2020 census, edging down to an estimated 10,899<br \/>\nby 2025. Perry and Morrison are the two largest communities, together holding roughly half the<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s population. The county is 78.4 percent white, 9.8 percent two or more races, 9.0<br \/>\npercent American Indian or Alaska Native, and 3.8 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race, per the<br \/>\n2020 census. Median household income runs $66,365 (2024 ACS, via Data USA), above Oklahoma&#8217;s<br \/>\nstatewide figure of $62,138 (2023 ACS). Population density works out to roughly 15 people per<br \/>\nsquare mile of land.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturing employs the most workers in the county, about 834 people, followed by health<br \/>\ncare and social assistance at 664 and educational services at 524. Ditch Witch, the Charles<br \/>\nMachine Works construction-equipment maker, is headquartered in Perry and employs roughly 1,300<br \/>\npeople, making it the county&#8217;s largest single employer. The Cherokee Strip Museum, run by<br \/>\nthe Oklahoma Historical Society, preserves the county&#8217;s land-run history in Perry. The<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s biggest annual event is Perry&#8217;s Cherokee Strip Celebration each September,<br \/>\nmarking the September 16, 1893, opening of the Cherokee Outlet with a parade, rodeo and<br \/>\ncarnival.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The land that became Noble County was part of the Cherokee Outlet in Indian Territory until<br \/>\nOklahoma Territory was created in 1890, when it was designated County P. The federal government<br \/>\nopened the area to non-Indian settlement in the September 16, 1893, land run, and the county was<br \/>\nrenamed for John Willock Noble, who was serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior at the time.<br \/>\nPerry was established as the county seat that August.<\/p>\n<p>On April 19, 1995, Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Charlie Hanger stopped Timothy McVeigh on<br \/>\nInterstate 35 in Noble County for driving without a license tag, hours after the Oklahoma City<br \/>\nbombing. McVeigh was still in custody on a weapons charge when investigators identified him as a<br \/>\nsuspect and ordered him held.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 35 crosses the county north to south through Perry. US Routes 64, 77, 177 and 412<br \/>\nalso run through the county, along with State Highways 15, 86, 108, 156 and 164.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oklahoma City &mdash; about 70 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Stillwater &mdash; about 25 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Ponca City &mdash; about 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Enid &mdash; about 35 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, about 70 miles south of Perry, is the nearest major<br \/>\ncommercial airport. Amtrak&#8217;s Heartland Flyer stops at Oklahoma City&#8217;s Santa Fe Transit<br \/>\nHub, the nearest Amtrak station to the county.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Noble County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in Oklahoma&#8217;s north-central plains, about 70 miles north of Oklahoma City, bordered<br \/>\nby Kay, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Logan and Garfield counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Noble County?<\/strong><br \/>\n10,924 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 10,899.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Noble County?<\/strong><br \/>\n743 square miles (1,920 km2), of which 732 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Noble County?<\/strong><br \/>\nPerry, established as county seat in August 1893, is the county&#8217;s only city and largest<br \/>\nplace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Noble County?<\/strong><br \/>\nFive incorporated places &mdash; Perry, Morrison, Billings, Red Rock and Marland &mdash; plus<br \/>\nLucien and Sumner as census-designated places, and nine smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Noble County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n73077 for Perry, 73061 for Morrison, 74630 for Billings, 74651 for Red Rock, 74644 for Marland and<br \/>\n73757 for Lucien.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Noble County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nPerry&#8217;s Cherokee Strip Celebration marking the 1893 land run, and the April 1995 roadside<br \/>\narrest of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh on Interstate 35.<\/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>Noble County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, about 70 miles north of Oklahoma City. It had a population of 10,924 at the 2020 census, an estimated 10,899 by 2025, and covers 743 square miles (1,920 km2) centred near 36\u00b023\u2032N 97\u00b014\u2032W. 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