Originally part of the Cherokee Nation, Rogers County was created at statehood, and named for Clem V. Rogers, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and father of famed Will Rogers.
Claremore, the county seat, was named for the Osage Chief Clermont, killed during the Clermont Mound Massacre. It claims as its own such notables as singer Patti Page and astronaut Stuart Roosa. Lynn Riggs, author of Green Grow the Lilacs, from which the musical Oklahoma! was adapted, was born three miles from Claremore. J.M. Davis, a local resident, owned a hotel and collected more than 20,000 guns in his lifetime.
Catoosa, now a port, was once a rail terminal which saw the likes of the Daltons, Youngers, Doolins and other outlaws pass through its boundaries. The waterway extends from the Verdigris, Arkansas, and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico.
While agriculture is still basic, the mining of coal and shale has also been important to the economy of Rogers County. Points of interest in the county include the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, which attracts nearly one million visitors annually; the J.M. Davis Gun Museum; Totem Pole Historical Park located east of Foyil; and the Belvidere Mansion in Claremore. For more information, call the county clerk's office at 918/341-1860. County narrative provided courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries from the 2002-2004 Oklahoma Almanac.
| Population Totals | ||
| 2006 Estimate | 2000 Census | |
| Rogers | 82,435 | 70,641 |
| Median Age: | 36.4 | 36.2 |
| Median Household Income: | $52,769 | $44,471 |
Colleges and Universities
Rogers State University
County Government:
County Seat- Claremore
Court Clerk- Candi Czapansky, D, Claremore
Clerk- Peggy Armstrong, D, Claremore
Sheriff- Scott Walton, D, Claremore
Treasurer- Cathy Pinkerton Baker, D, Claremore
Assessor- Melissa Anderson, D, Chelsea
Election Board Secretary- Terri D. Thomas, D, Claremore
Commissioners:
District 1- Dan Delozier, D, Chelsea
District 2- Mike Helm, R, Owasso
District 3- Kirt Thacker, R, Inola
