Garvin County is in south-central
Oklahoma. As of the
2010 census, the population was 27,576. Its
county seat is
Pauls Valley. In 1906, delegates to Constitution Convention formed Garvin County from part of the
Chickasaw Nation,
Indian Territory The county was named for Samuel J. Garvin, a local Chickasaw rancher, merchant and banker. Its economy is largely based on farming, ranching and oil production.