Nowata County is a county located in northeastern Oklahoma, United States, on the Kansas border. As of the 2020 census, its population is 9,320. Its county seat is Nowata. Their name is derived from a Delaware word, no-we-ata, meaning “come here” or “welcome”.

The state of Oklahoma and Nowata County was established in 1907, and the county had a population of 10,453. The town of Nowata was named as county seat. The Nowata County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The courthouse serves the county’s rural population, with an economy historically based on agriculture, wheat, corn, oats, sorghum, and cattle ranching.

Parking

There is a free parking lot to the south of the building. There is also free street parking on the east side of the building.

Local Highlights

Small town and not a lot of options here. But the locals love their Mexican food at El Tapatio located at 132 S Ash St.
Address
229 N. Maple
Nowata, OK 74048
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Clerk’s Office
(918) 273-0127

District Attorney’s Office
(918) 273-3167

Travel Info
Fly into Tulsa International Airport (TUL)