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Mayes County
County
Pensacola Dam on the Neosho River in-between Disney and Langley on Oklahoma State Highway 28, creating Grand Lake o' the Cherokees.
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°18′N 95°14′W / 36.3°N 95.24°W / 36.3; -95.24
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	November 16, 1907
Named for	Samuel Houston Mayes
Seat	Pryor Creek
Largest city	Pryor Creek
Area
• Total	684 sq mi (1,770 km2)
• Land	655 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Water	28 sq mi (70 km2)  4.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	39,046
• Density	57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	mayes.okcounties.org

Mayes County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2020, 39,046 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Pryor, also known as Pryor Creek.

Bordering counties[change | change source]

• Craig County (north)
• Delaware County (east)
• Cherokee County (southeast)
• Wagoner County (south)
• Rogers County (west)

Cities and towns[change | change source]

NRHP Sites[change | change source]

The following sites in Mayes County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Cabin Creek Battlefield, Pensacola
• Farmers and Merchants Bank, Chouteau
• Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse, Salina
• Pensacola Dam, Langley
• Territorial Commercial District, Chouteau
• Union Mission Site, Mazie

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