Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States.
Mount Scott, 10 miles (16 km) North of Lawton, is the second highest peak in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and the third highest peak in the state of Oklahoma.
Lawton | |
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| Lawton, Oklahoma | |
 Lawton City Hall | |
 Location in the state of Oklahoma | |
  Lawton Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′15″N 98°23′44″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Comanche |
| Founded | August 6, 1901 |
| Named for | Henry Ware Lawton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Fred L. Fitch |
| • City council | List of Council Members |
| • City Manager | Jerry Ihler [1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 81.0 sq mi (210 km2) |
| • Land | 81.0 sq mi (210 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 96,867 |
| • Estimate (2013)[3] | 97,151 |
| • Rank | US: 304th |
| • Density | 1,195.4/sq mi (461.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 94,457 (US: 312th) |
| • Metro | 131,089 (US: 300th) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 73501–73507 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-41850[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1094539[5] |
| Website | City of Lawton |
References
- "City Manager". LawtonOK.gov.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- American Fact Finder. "Geographic Identifiers". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- Geographic Names Information System (December 18, 1979). "Lawton". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
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