Cotton County, Oklahoma
10 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,485
- Median household income
- $58,425
- ±4,275
- Unemployed
- 3.5%
- 85 of 2,444 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.0%
- 1,733 of 2,040 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Cotton | 5,480 (2021) | 301 N Broadway St, Walters | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Walters | 2,390 (2021) | Po Box 485, Walters | Website |
| Town of Devol | 93 (2021) | Po Box 68, Devol | — |
| Town of Randlett | 290 (2021) | Po Box 173, Randlett | — |
| Town of Temple | 841 (2021) | Po Box 40, Temple | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Town Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 100 McClain Dr, Temple | — |
| Walters City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 452, Walters | — |
| Randlette Public Water Authority | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 97, Randlett | — |
| Cotton County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 126, Walters | — |
| Cotton County Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | P.o. Box 65, Walters | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BIG PASTURE
School district2 schools
1502 N 10th St, Randlett, OK, 73562
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TEMPLE
School district2 schools
206 School Road, Temple, OK, 73568
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WALTERS
School district3 schools
418 South Broadway Street, Walters, OK, 73572
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lawton Farmers Market (920 SW Sheridan Rd Lawton)
Red River Farmers Market (101 E. Hatton Road Wichita Falls) · Charlie Thornberry Farmers Market (713 Ohio St Wichita Falls) · Charlie ~ Thornberry Certified Farmers Market Association (713 Ohio Wichita Falls)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.