Southwest

Pauls Valley

Garvin County, OK

Population

6,031

Walk Score

68 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$774

Median home value

$87,600

Founded

1871

Pauls Valley is a city in and the county seat of Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,992 at the 2020 census, a decline of 3.2 percent from the figure of 6,187 in 2010. It was settled by and named for Smith Paul, a North Carolina native who married a Chickasaw woman and became a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation before the Civil War. The town economy is largely based on agriculture and oil production.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Pauls Valley Historic District · listed 1979

Notable landmarks

  • Beaty School · listed 2017
  • Garvin County Courthouse · listed 1985

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