Harmon

Formed May 22, 1909 (76^th county)

Harmon County (2,488), Hollis (1,792)

The Classical Revival and Commercial 1926 courthouse sit two blocks north of United States Highway 62 at North Main and West Hollis.  Layton, Hicks and Forsyth designed this red brick structure.  No other permanent courthouses have served the county since its founding on May 22, 1909 therefore Hollis is the only county seat.  The courthouse has been enlarged.  The county was formed from Greer County as the 76^th county.  Governor of Ohio and later United States Secretary of State, Judson C. Harmon was the source for the county’s name.  Hollis was named for landowner, George W. Hollis. 

Harmon County government consists of a treasurer, a sheriff, an assessor, and a clerk (executive).  It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.)  Seven District Court Judges serve Harmon, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa and Tillman counties and a court clerk serves Harmon County (judicial.)  The county is situated in the far southwest corner of Oklahoma with both a western and southern border with Texas.  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is northeast and Amarillo, Texas is west of the county.  The Red River is part of the southern border and the Salt Fork of the Red River crosses the county, west to east.  The county center is 8.9 miles Northeast of Hollis nearer Gould.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Beckham, Greer, and Jackson counties and Texas. 

The area of the county is 538 square miles.  It is 70 out of 77 in the state.  It ranks 76 out of 77 in population in the state.  It has a density of 4.6 persons per square mile making it 70 out of 77 in the state.  Harmon County has 76.1% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 62 cuts across the county east to west, Jackson County to Texas.  The county is a tall rectangle with four “steps” down on its eastern border.  Hollis is in the southwest corner of the county.  Hollis is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 72.0% of the county population.