Atoka stands situated in southeastern Oklahoma which it held since prior to statehood - 16th November 1907 - with Atoka proudly serving as the county seat while other sizable towns like Lehigh, Stringtown and Farris dotted across its 3 700 km² (1430 sq mi). Recent statistics taken by the United States Census Bureau estimates computed 13 876 inhabitants living within Atoka's boundaries come 2019; making Atokaunmistakably amongst some of those counties existing amongOklahoma's least densely populated areas.