Jefferson County, Oklahoma
18 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
- 5,380
- Median household income
- $48,668
- ±4,558
- Unemployed
- 5.2%
- 117 of 2,233 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.3%
- 1,608 of 2,163 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 Jefferson | 5,438 (2021) | 220 N Main St, Waurika | — |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ryan | 677 (2021) | 614 Washington St, Ryan | — |
| City of Waurika | 1,886 (2021) | 122 S Main St, Waurika | — |
| Town of Addington | 87 (2021) | Po Box 111, Addington | — |
| Town of Cornish | 111 (2021) | Po Box 333, Ringling | — |
| Town of Hastings | 106 (2021) | Po Box 67, Hastings | — |
| Town of Ringling | 882 (2021) | Po Box 565, Ringling | — |
| Town of Sugden | 22 (2021) | 214 McCabe St, Sugden | — |
| Town of Terral | 282 (2021) | Po Box 399, Terral | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waurika Emergency Medical Service District | Health | 121 S. Main St, Waurika | — |
| Circuit Engineering District 6 | Highways | 10665 East 1990 Rd, Waurika | — |
| Ringling City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 20, Ringling | — |
| Ryan City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 147, Ryan | — |
| Terral City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 70, Terral | — |
| Waurika City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 811 Phillips Ave, Waurika | Website |
| Jefferson County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1431 E G Ave, Waurika | — |
| Jefferson County Consolidated Rural Water and Sewer District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 97, Hastings | — |
| Waurika Project Master Conservancy District | Water supply utility | 5404 E 1890 Rd, Waurika | — |
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
RINGLING
School district3 schools
706 N 5th St Unit G, Ringling, OK, 73456
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RYAN
School district2 schools
1201 Washington Street, Ryan, OK, 73565
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WAURIKA
School district3 schools
600 East Florida Avenue, Waurika, OK, 73573
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
The Market Place on Broadway (Ardmore)
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.