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Name | Comanche |
Alt names | Comanche | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 34.667°N 98.483°W |
Located in | Oklahoma, United States (1901 - ) |
See also | Caddo, Oklahoma, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cotton, Oklahoma, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Grady, Oklahoma, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stephens, Oklahoma, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Tillman, Oklahoma, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,098, making it the fourth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Lawton. The county was created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory. It was named for the Comanche tribal nation.
Comanche County is included in the Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Built on former reservation lands of the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache in Indian Territory, Comanche County was open for settlement on August 16, 1901, by lottery. The region has three cities and seven towns as well as the Fort Sill military installation and Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The landscape of the county is typical of the Great Plains with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the areas in the north are marked by the Wichita Mountains. Interstate 44 and three major US Highways serve the county by ground, while the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport serves the county by air.
Comanche County's economy is largely based in the government sector which consist of half of the county's Gross Domestic Product. The governance of the county is led by a three commission board, which are elected in four year staggered terms. The county is served by several school districts and Cameron University in education as well as three hospitals for health care.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1893 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1901 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1901 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1901 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1901 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1906 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1907 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1907 | 31,738
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1910 | 41,489
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1920 | 26,629
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1930 | 34,317
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1940 | 38,988
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1950 | 55,165
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1960 | 90,803
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1970 | 108,144
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1980 | 112,456
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1990 | 111,486
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Research Tips
External links
www.comancheco.gen.ok.us/
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