Based on population changes reflected in the 2020 U.S. Census, all three districts in Kingfisher County now have slightly different boundaries.

County commissioners recently approved the new district boundaries, which came after reviewing a pair of options prepared by Keana Swadley, a graphic information system (GIS) analyst with the House Redistricting Office.

See Page 9A for the map of the new district boundaries.

The options were presented during a special meeting on Sept. 14.

The new districts went into effect after approval on Sept. 20.

Redistricting is required every 10 years after data is released from the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent survey.

Districts are split by population and must be within 5% of one another.

Commissioner Jeff Moss’ District 1 has a population of 5,270.

His district includes portions of Kingfisher, much of the area outside of Kingfisher city limits and stretches south and east to the county lines, which includes parts of Cashion.

District 2, overseen by Commissioner Ray Shimanek, has a population of 4,855, or 4.07% less than District 1.

It includes Dover and Hennessey and reaches the county line to the east, all of the north and parts of the northwest portion of the county.

District 3’s population is 5,059 or .04% less than District 1.

Overseen by Commissioner Heath Dobrovolny, that district includes most of Kingfisher city limits, Loyal and parts of Okarche to the south. It also reaches out to much of the western county border.

District 3 is slightly larger in land size than it was during the most recent 10-year stretch.

The district moved further to the north at its northwestern boundary.

While losing that portion, District 2 gained a portion at its southeastern boundary from what was previously a part of District 1.