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Lawton Metropolitan Area
The Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Comanche and Cotton – in Oklahoma, anchored by the city of Lawton. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 130,291. Counties *Comanche *Cotton Communities Cities *Cache *Elgin * Lawton (Principal city) * Walters (County Seat) Towns * Ahpeatone *Chattanooga (partial) * Cookietown * Devol * Emerson Center * Faxon * Fivemile * Fletcher *Geronimo *Hooper * Hulen * Indiahoma * Medicine Park * Randlett * Sterling *Taylor *Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ... See also * Oklahoma census statistical areas References {{coord, 34, 39, 45, N, 98, 28, 35, W, display=title Metropolitan areas of Oklahoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton County, Oklahoma
Cotton County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,527. Its county seat is Walters, Oklahoma, Walters. When Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, the area which is now Cotton County fell within the boundaries of Comanche County, Oklahoma, Comanche County. It was split off in 1912, becoming the last county created in Oklahoma; it was named for the county's primary crop.O'Dell, Larry,Cotton County" ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009, Accessed March 28, 2015. Cotton County is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma metropolitan area. History The eastern part of what is now Cotton County was opened to settlement by non-Native Americans by the 1901 Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Opening, which distributed land by a lottery system. In 1906, the remainder of the present county, then known as the Big Pasture was opened through a sealed bid process. Most of this territory beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooper, Oklahoma
Hooper is an unincorporated community in southeast Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is on US Route 70 approximately nine miles west of Waurika in adjacent Jefferson County and three miles north of the Red River and the Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ... border.''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 61 It is at an elevation of 942 feet. References Unincorporated communities in Cotton County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geronimo, Oklahoma
Geronimo is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,268 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 1,268 people, 451 households, and 340 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 533 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 67.0% White, 3.6% African American, 13.9% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.9% from other races, and 8.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 11.2% of the population. There were 451 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.7% of all households we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletcher, Oklahoma
Fletcher is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,177 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Utilities Telephone, Internet, and Digital TV Services are provided by Hilliary Communications. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 1,177 people, 478 households, and 329 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 544 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.0% White, 1.9% African American, 5.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population. There were 478 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fivemile Corner, Oklahoma
Fivemile Corner is an unincorporated community in northeast Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located at the intersection of Oklahoma State Highways 65 and 53 four miles east of Walters and 5.5 miles north of Temple.''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 61 Its elevation is 1,066 feet. The north end of Waurika Lake Waurika Lake is a reservoir in southwestern Oklahoma, near Waurika. It is primarily in Jefferson County, but small parts of it are in Stephens County and Cotton County, Oklahoma.Online Highways Travel Guide:USA. Waurika Lake. Retrieved April 2 ... is four miles to the east. References Unincorporated communities in Cotton County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faxon, Oklahoma
Faxon is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located on Oklahoma State Highway 36 about 18.3 driving miles southwest of Lawton. The population was 114 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 136 people, 55 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 66 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 89.7% White, 0.7% African American, 4.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population. There were 55 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerson Center, Oklahoma
Emerson Center is an unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ..., United States. A post office operated in Emerson from 1908 to 1914.Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', 2nd ed., Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984, p.82. The community was located six miles west of Walters. References Unincorporated communities in Cotton County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devol, Oklahoma
Devol is a town in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census, an decrease of 38 percent from 150 at the 2000 census. The town is named for J. Fiske Devol, who owned the land on which it stands.O'Dell, Larry"Devol."''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed January 13, 2016. History The community of Devol began in 1907, when the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway laid tracks through the area. A post office was established there on November 30, 1907. The railroad became a subsidiary of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (MK&T or Katy) in 1911. By that year, the town had about 400 residents. Discovery of the nearby Burkburnett Oil Field in 1918 initiated a brief boom in Devol. At least two refineries were built in the area, along with several oil pipelines. The 1920 census showed the population was 1,936. The town had the first dynamo in the area used for power in one of the two dance halls. Devol is said to have had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookietown, Oklahoma
Cookietown is a small unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located less than 15 driving miles southwest of the county seat of Walters, and is situated just off US Route 277 near its intersection with Oklahoma State Highway 5A State Highway 5 (SH-5 or OK-5) is the name assigned to two distinct state highways in the U.S state of Oklahoma. One runs for through extreme southwestern Oklahoma, passing through Harmon and Jackson Counties. The other is long and runs thr .... History Cookietown was named for a mercantile at the crossroads owned by Marvin Cornelius, circa 1928. The storeowner was noted for giving cookies to children. References Unincorporated communities in Cotton County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattanooga, Oklahoma
Chattanooga is a town in Comanche and Tillman counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is located on Oklahoma State Highway 36 about 23.7 driving miles southwest of Lawton. The population was 400 at the 2020 census. The Comanche County portion of Chattanooga is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Chattanooga emerged after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation to non-Indian settlement on August 6, 1901. Named by N. C. Sisson after his hometown in Tennessee, the Chattanooga Town Company, comprising Sisson, T. E. Richey, and E. C. Blake, obtained the townsite patent on December 18, 1902. The post office was established in January of the following year. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway played a pivotal role in Chattanooga's early development, extending a branch line from Lawton in 1903. The railway facilitated access to the Big Pasture, opened for settlement in 1906. The branch line was completed to Grandfield in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahpeatone, Oklahoma
Ahpeatone is an unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It is named for Ahpeatone, a Kiowa chief. The town had a post office between July 22, 1907 and June 30, 1916. The locale is about 16 miles directly east of the county seat of Walters, just south of Oklahoma State Highway 5 State Highway 5 (SH-5 or OK-5) is the name assigned to two distinct state highways in the United States, U.S state of Oklahoma. One runs for through extreme southwestern Oklahoma, passing through Harmon County, Oklahoma, Harmon and Jackson Co .... References Unincorporated communities in Cotton County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
