Elgin is a city in northwestern Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2010 census, a 78 percent increase from 1,210 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the site of Fort Sill National Cemetery.
Faxon is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 136 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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.
Lawton is a city in, and the county seat of, Comanche County, in the State of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, about 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, Lawton's population was 96,867, making it the fifth-largest city in the state.
Medicine Park is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, situated in the Wichita Mountains near the entrance to the 60,000-acre (240 km2) Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. Medicine Park has a long history as a vintage cobblestone resort town. Medicine Park is located near the city of Lawton and Fort Sill. It is an exurb, part of the Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Many of the original structures are constructed of naturally formed cobblestones—these red granite cobblestones are unique to the Wichita Mountains. The population was 382 at the 2010 census.
Chattanooga is a town in Comanche and Tillman counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 461 at the 2010 census. The Comanche County portion of Chattanooga is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cameron University is a public university in Lawton, Oklahoma. It offers more than 50 degrees through two-year, four-year, and graduate programs. The degree programs emphasize the liberal arts, science and technology, and graduate and professional studies. It began in 1908, right after Oklahoma became a state, as one of six agricultural high schools.
Eisenhower Senior High School (EHS) is one of three public high schools and is located in west Lawton, Oklahoma. It was the second high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma in the early 1960s.
Great Plains Technology Center is a public career and technology education center that has campuses in Lawton, Oklahoma and Frederick, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.
Southwest Oklahoma is a geographical name for the southwest portion of the state of Oklahoma, typically considered to be south of the Canadian River, extending eastward from the Texas border to a line roughly from Weatherford, to Anadarko, to Duncan. Geologically, the region is defined by a failed continental rift known as the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen. The austere nature of the prairie landscape with intermittent island ranges has made it a favorable place for artists and photographers alike. For tourism purposes, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has designated Southwestern Oklahoma as Great Plains Country, and defined it to consist of 14 counties including Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Kiowa, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Comanche, Tillman, Cotton, Stephens, and Jefferson counties.
Dangam District is situated in the eastern end of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Marawara district to the west, Asadabad district to the northwest, Bar Kunar district to the north, Nari district to the northeast and Pakistan to the east and south. The district is mountainous and poor. The population is 15,000 (2006), and is 98% Pashtun and 2% Tajik. There are 50 sub-villages and the district center is Dangam at 1356 m altitude, located in the central part of the district.
Comanche Nation College was a two-year, open admissions, American Indian tribal community college. It is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, the capital of the Comanche Nation. The school was chartered by the Comanche Nation Business Committee. Comanche Nation College closed on July 31, 2017.
Lawton Public Schools is a public school district based in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States.
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 124,089.
KMGZ is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. The station serves the Lawton, Oklahoma area. It appears to be privately owned.
KJMZ is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Contemporary format. The station is licensed to Cache, Oklahoma, and serves the Lawton area. KJMZ is owned by Mollman Media. Prior to the change in 1996 KJMZ was KRLG G-98 Adult Contemporary/Top 40 in the mid-1970s and rebranded as 98 FM KRLG featuring Album Orientated Rock from the late 1970s into the early 1980s then rebranded as the New 98 featuring the Adult contemporary format in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The station first signed on as Country KCCO FM in the early 1970s
KZCD is a radio station broadcasting a Rock format. Also known as Z94, it serves the Lawton, Oklahoma area. It is owned by Townsquare Media.
MacArthur High School (MHS) was the third high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma. MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoods which were under development: Carriage Hills, Park Lane, Sullivan Village, and SunGate.
Comanche Nation Casino, originally known as Comanche Nation Games, is a Native American casino geographically situated in the Southwest Great Plains Country of the United States. The American Indian casino is located in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma with East Cache Creek serving as a picturesque. The gaming establishment, opening in 2007, is operated and owned by the tribal sovereignty of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma with the governing powers in Lawton.
Lawton Correctional Center is a privately managed prison for men located in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.